Turn on notifications for specific channels to get the latest updates on new discussions and activity that are most relevant to you.
- Hover on a channel and select More options > Channel notifications .
- From here, you can turn on or off notifications for all new messages or posts (depending on layout).
- You can also choose to show notifications in Activity and banner, or only in Activity.
- For channels in the Threads layout:
- Choose to Include thread replies if you want to be notified when other people reply to a post or message.
- Choose to Follow all new threads if you want to see new replies in Followed threads at the top of your list of chats and channels.
- This setting won't notify you in Activity.
To view notifications for threads you follow, select Followed threads at the top of your chat and channels list.
To manually follow a thread:
- Hover over existing replies on a thread and select Follow.
- Hover over a message in the thread and select More options > Follow thread.
- From the side pane thread view, select More options > Follow thread in the header.
For a particularly important channel, configure your settings to automatically follow all new threads in that channel.
- Hover over a channel name and select More options > Channel notifications.
- Turn on the Follow all new threads toggle.
- Select Include replies to receive notifications for thread replies.
- Select Save.
You'll automatically follow a thread if you replied in the thread, if you're @mentioned in the thread, or if someone else starts a thread from your original message.