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Slack · Upload a file

Basics

Windows · Linux

Ctrl+O

Mac

Cmd+O

Opens the file picker to upload into the conversation you are in; note that here Ctrl+O uploads rather than opens.

Group
Basics
Keys held
2

Enter sends the message in the composer. Shift+Enter makes a new line, and the two can be swapped in settings.

Reading the key names

  • Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
  • On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
  • Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
  • With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
  • When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.

Common questions

Q. What is the shortcut for Upload a file in Slack?

Opens the file picker to upload into the conversation you are in; note that here Ctrl+O uploads rather than opens. It is Ctrl+O on Windows and Cmd+O on a Mac.

Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?

No — Ctrl+O on Windows, Cmd+O on a Mac.

Q. How many keys is that?

2 pressed together. The combination sits under Basics in Slack.

The same action elsewhere

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