How to Manage Mac Slack Notifications

As a user of Slack and Teams, it's essential to have control over your notifications on your Mac. Whether you're looking to customize how long notifications are displayed or choose when they appear, this guide will walk you through the steps.

Activating Notification Settings

To access notification settings, log out and in again after making any changes to the setting. This will ensure that all changes take effect immediately.

Expanding Notifications

If you want to see all of your notifications at once, click anywhere on a top-level notification to expand the stack. This feature allows you to easily view multiple notifications from the same app or channel.

Customizing Notification Settings

To adjust the time a notification is displayed on your screen, use the following command in your terminal window:

`defaults write bannerTime SECONDS`

Replace `SECONDS` with the number of seconds you want the notification to remain visible.

Notification Options

On your Mac, move your pointer over a notification and choose from the following options:

* Expand or collapse a stack of notifications: If an app's notifications are grouped, multiple notifications will be stacked. You can expand or collapse these stacks as needed.

* Allow notifications when mirroring or sharing the display: If you're on lots of calls where you share your screen or running a PowerPoint in the conference room, you might want to keep this setting off to avoid annoying notifications showing up in front of people.

* Allow notifications when the screen is locked: Turn this option on if you want your computer to alert you for every notification, even when it's locked. Alternatively, turn it off if you don't want notifications to disturb you while your Mac is locked.

Additional Options

Other options include:

* Allow notifications when the display is sleeping: If your Mac puts its display to sleep, you might not want it to keep flashing back on for every notification you get, so you can turn this option off.

* Show previews: Choose from Always, When Unlocked, or Never to control how much of a message preview is displayed.

Slack Notification Settings

In addition to these Mac settings, you can also adjust your Slack notification settings within the app. To access these settings:

1. Go to Preferences by clicking on your workspace.

2. Scroll down to the 'Notifications' panel.

3. Choose from options such as Sound & Appearance to customize how notifications look, sound, and behave.

By following these steps, you can take control of your Mac Slack notifications and ensure they're tailored to your needs.

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