Slack has launched a brand new characteristic referred to as “canvas,” which it describes as a “surface” the place groups can “curate, organize and share mission-critical resources.” When it launches subsequent 12 months, Canvas might substitute exterior apps or packages groups use to collate and share data and concepts, comparable to Google Docs, firm Wikis or Notion. 

Users can create a brand new canvas by selecting the choice within the drop-down menu beside their Slack crew’s identify. They can embed recordsdata in it, together with hyperlinks, channel lists, movies, workflows, duties to finish and different sources — something helpful crew members may want, so they do not must waste treasured time trying to find data.

The firm envisions canvas as one thing groups might use to arrange advertising and marketing campaigns, to share govt briefings with everybody and to onboard new hires. Users can create canvases with out having to make use of code, they usually can maintain modifying current templates as an alternative of making new ones many times. Here’s an instance of what a canvas might appear to be:

Slack has additionally began rolling out the brand new and up to date huddles with options it promised again in June. Huddles offers an audio chat functionality for groups inside Slack, however this replace offers customers the choice to change on video, as nicely. Opting for a video huddle will open a separate window, and customers may have the flexibility to blur their backgrounds like they will in different video conferencing apps comparable to Zoom. And sure, they will use emoji reactions in video huddles. 

In addition, the revamped huddle permits multiple individual to share their display screen on the similar time. In a session the place a number of persons are sharing screens, they will use stay cursors and the flexibility to attract on the shared screens as a visible assist. Any data shared throughout a huddle, together with hyperlinks, recordsdata and notes, will robotically get saved in a thread within the channel or the DM the place it was launched. These threads may be pinned for simple entry and can even be searchable. If they’re posted in channels as an alternative of in DMs, even customers who aren’t a part of the huddle will have the ability to see them. It might take some time for everybody to get entry to those options, however Slack says they’re going to make their strategy to all customers over the approaching weeks.