Slack just limits you to standard text.Ĭoming down to notifications, both Teams and Slack will integrate with Windows 10’s Action Center. That includes a bulleted list, font color, inserting links, blockquotes, headlines, and more. Why? With Microsoft Teams, you have full-on formatting options when creating a message. However, Microsoft Teams is a bit more sophisticated when it comes to messaging. Users on both platforms can also pin messages, edit messages, mention users, and more. The messaging system, threads, and notificationsĬoming down to the differences in messaging, Teams and Slack both feature group chats, threaded conversations, and private messages. For even more customization, you can create your own theme, and share it with others. Just like Teams, there are also accessible themes and even an option for a Dark Mode. You can choose from the classic Aubergine theme, a lighter Hoth theme, or a green an interesting Choco Mint theme. Slack, on the other hand, has fully customizable themes. For users who need assistive technologies, Microsoft Teams also features a high-contrast theme. The default is a light theme, but there are options for a dark theme as well. With Teams, there are just three theme options. Slack offers many more ways to tweak the look of the app, as we will discuss here. Microsoft loves giving its users customization options in Windows 10, but with Teams, the customization options are a bit limited when compared to Slack. ![]() This ability to seem members in a channel isn’t as easily accessible in Teams. From the information menu, you can see files that are shared, and members of the channel, as well as highlights. There’s a button for calls (only available in direct messages,) information, settings, activity, starred messages and downloads. These buttons are keen to the “tabs” in Teams. Wrapping things up, Slack also features some buttons running under the top of the window, near the name of a channel, or the person a user chatting with. Users can add channels and start direct messages with a “+” sign, which is different from Teams where adding channels involves pressing a (…) menu. That’s then followed by an area for direct messages, and another area for apps. Pushing forward, under that, are two buttons dedicated to unread messages in any channels, and an area for any threads the user may be a part of. However, unlike Teams where the search bar is constantly universal across the UI, Slack’s search bar only appears in Channels and Direct Messages. Channel names in the bar will even light up in a white color whenever there’s an unread message, or show a red (1) if you’ve been mentioned or also a separate mini search bar titled “Jump To” which allows users to search for content and move between areas of Slack they’ve previously visited. There are many customization options for it available in the settings, as we will touch on later. Unlike with Teams, this list of channels is more compact and is out of the way from the user. Running along the far left side of the Slack window will be the main navigation bar, known as the sidebar. This is how you can jump between activities, chat, Teams, Calendar, Calls, Files, Apps, Help, and other apps. That can be quite annoying for some users who like simplicity.įinally, there is an extra navigation bar on the very far left of the Teams window. Unless the open Microsoft Teams window is put in a “mini” mode, this bar will always be visible. It should be noted that this list of Teams channels, is not collapsable. ![]() ![]() ![]() The channels listed in this area will light up black when there’s unread messages. Moving on, in Teams, there is also a dedicated area on the middle-left side for navigating different Teams channels. Similar features are found in Slack, as we will discuss later. You’ll then notice “Tabs” for Conversations, Files, OneDrive, and any other apps added by an administrator. That is then followed by an area underneath for the name of the Team Channel. This differs from what’s offered in Slack, as it also is home to shortcuts for messaging and people. Starting with Teams, one of the first things you’ll notice that there’s a search bar on the top. Slack departs from that and is a bit more simplistic and visually efficient. Main layout and designīoth Microsoft Teams and Slack feature a vertical style panel design. But what about the most important thing of them all? How does Microsoft Teams look and feel different from Slack? And which one is better? In our final entry into the Teams vs Slack series, we’ll now take a comprehensive look at the user interface differences.
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