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Channel folders

Organizations can sort channels into folders. For example, you can put all the channels associated with a team into a dedicated folder. Users can decide whether to group channels by folder in the Inbox view and the left sidebar.

Everyone can pin channels they personally want to pay close attention to. Pinned channels appear in a dedicated pinned channels section above channel folders.

Folders that only contain inactive and muted channels are sorted at the bottom.

Move a channel to a folder

Section titled “Move a channel to a folder”
  1. Click on the gear () icon in the upper right corner of the web or desktop app.
  2. Select Channel settings.
  3. Click All in the upper left.
  4. Select a channel.
  5. Select the General tab on the right.
  6. (optional) Create a new channel folder.
  7. Under Folders, select the desired folder from the Channel folder dropdown.
  8. Click Save changes.

Configure whether channels are grouped by folder in the Inbox view

Section titled “Configure whether channels are grouped by folder in the Inbox view”
  1. Click the ellipsis ( ) to the right of the Filter box at the top of the Inbox view.
  2. Click Group channels by folder or Don’t group channels by folder, as desired.

Configure whether channels are grouped by folder in the left sidebar

Section titled “Configure whether channels are grouped by folder in the left sidebar”
  1. Click the ellipsis ( ) to the right of the Filter left sidebar box in the upper left.
  2. Click Group channels by folder or Don’t group channels by folder, as desired.
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