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How to leave a comment on a task in Slack

Comments on a task show up in the task detail in the Workast Dashboard. When you add a comment to a task, any users that are following the task will receive a notification in their Workast channel in Slack.

In Slack, you can leave a comment on a task in three ways:

By using the "View details" button immediately after a task is created.

By using the drop-down message menu after typing the /todo list command in a channel.

By using the "View" button with task notifications in your Workast channel.

 Commenting on a task immediately after task creation

1

Click on the "View details" button underneath the task creation message. A "Task details" window will pop up.

2

Click on +New comment button, next to comments.

3

Type your comment in the text box. Click "Send" when you are done to add the comment to the task.

How to leave a comment on a task in Slack

Users following the task will receive a notification in their Workast channel, informing them about the comment.

Commenting on a task after using the /todo list command

1

Type /todo list to bring up the list of open tasks in the channel.

2

Click on the ellipses (three dots) next to the task, then select "Add comment".

3

Type your comment in the text box. Click "Send" when you are done to add the comment to the task.

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Commenting using the "Add Comment" button in your Workast channel

When you receive a notification about a task in your Workast channel, there is an "View details" button available for you to get to add a comment.

1

Click on the "View details" button underneath the task message. A "Task details" window will pop up.

2

Click on +New comment button, next to comments.

3

Type your comment in the text box. Click "Send" when you are done to add the comment to the task.

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If you want to learn how to tag users in comments in the Workast web app, click here. 

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