Focus mode in Slack

Notifications are great for alerting you to new developments in tasks and projects and for keeping you on the same page as your teammates. But it's helpful to tune them out every now and then to focus on the work that needs to get done. Focus mode already exists in Flow to mute notifications for a set period of time, but now you can also enable it right from Slack to turn off Slack and Flow notifications. 

FYI: Our Slack integration is only available to Plus and Pro subscribers. To see what else is included in these plans head here.

To get started, make sure that your Flow organization owner (if not you) has enabled the Slack integration in Organization Settings and that you've linked your account. You'll find the steps for this here. 

Once your account is linked you can access the various Flow commands available in Slack. To enable focus mode from Slack just enter the following in any channel:

/flow focus DURATION
	

For example, if you wanted to mute notifications for 30 minutes, you would type:

/flow focus 30m
	

Tip: You can indicate hours using  h, i.e., /flow focus 1h

Doing so will turn on "Do not Disturb" in Slack and your notifications will be muted for the duration you entered. Teammates who send you direct messages during this time will receive a notification that you have "Do not Disturb" enabled and will let them know when you'll be available again. 

The  focus command also turns on Focus mode in Flow. Focus mode mutes notifications too, but in Flow. If you turn it on from Slack it will be remain on for the duration you entered. Like regular focus mode, the blue focus icon, with the set amount of time, will appear in the navigation bar in Flow and your notification centre will appear x'd out. 

If you wrap up early and need to turn focus mode off, just enter:

/flow focus off
	

You can also disable focus mode by switching it off in Flow; just click 'stop' to the left of the search bar and wait for the icon to disappear.