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This How.com.vn teaches you how to share animated images on Slack using Giphy, a free GIF plugin, or by uploading one from your computer.
Steps
Using Giphy
Sign into your Slack team. To do so, go to your team’s workspace URL in a web browser, or navigate to https://slack.com/signin.
Navigate to https://slack.com/apps/A0F827J2C-giphy. This opens the Giphy page in the Slack App Directory.[1]Advertisement
Click Install. It’s the green button in the left column.
Click Add Giphy Integration.
Select a GIF rating. The default is a G rating for general audiences, but you can select a different option from the drop-down menu.
Click Save Integration. Giphy is now ready to use.
Navigate back to your Slack workspace.
Click the channel where you want to share a GIF. Your channels appear in the left column.
Type /giphy <any word> and press ↵ Enter. Replace “<any word>” with something that describes the type of GIF you want to share. A matching GIF will appear.- For example, if you want to see GIFs of cats, type /giphy cats.
Click Shuffle to view more matching GIFs. Keep pressing the button until you find the GIF you want to send.
Click Send. The selected GIF will now appear in the channel.Advertisement
Uploading a GIF from your Computer
Sign into your Slack team. To do so, go to your team’s workspace URL in a web browser, or navigate to https://slack.com/signin.
Click the channel where you want to share a GIF. Channels appear in the list along the left side of the screen.
Click +. It’s at the bottom of the screen to the left of the typing area.
Click Your computer. Your computer’s file browser will appear.
Click the GIF you want to send. Clicking the GIF one time will select it.
Click Open.
Select who should be able to see the GIF. By default, the GIF will only be shared with you. Select another option from the drop-down menu as necessary.
Click Upload. The GIF is now shared with the selected users.Advertisement
Expert Q&A
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1.Sign into your Slack team.
2.Go to https://slack.com/apps/A0F827J2C-giphy.
3.Click Install.
4.Click Add Giphy Integration.
5.Select a rating.
6.Click Save Integration.
7.Go to a Slack channel or direct message.
8.Type "/giphy any-word." 9.Replace "any-word" with the keyword of your choice.
10.Click Shuffle until you see a GIF you like.
11.Click Send.
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