If you are working remotely, let others know by setting your Slack status. If no status is set, it is assumed you are working from campus.
Step-by-step guide
- From Slack on your desktop, click your profile picture in the top right
- Click the Update your status field.
- Select Working Remotely
- Click Clear after to choose when you will no longer be working remotely.
- Click Save
Did you know?
You can have the Outlook Calendar App for Slack set your remote status automatically. See the steps here: Set your Slack status to working remotely using the Outlook Calendar App
Use the mobile app
To set your remote status from the Slack mobile app:
Tap the You tab at the bottom of your screen.
You tab looks like this
- Tap the Update your status field.
Choose Working remotely
- Tap Clear after to choose when your status will clear.
- Tap Done.
To clear your status from the Slack mobile app:
- Tap the You tab at the bottom of your screen.
- Tap your current status to edit it, or tap the X icon to clear it.
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