Slack是最流行的团队协作工具之一。虽然Slack中的所有本机功能都很有用，但您也可以通过各种Slack 应用程序集成(Slack app integrations)来添加这些功能。
其中最有用的之一是Slack的Google Calendar集成。启用此功能后，您可以使用Slack创建、删除或获取日历约会和事件的通知。
添加集成只需点击几下。在本文中，您将了解Slack 日历(Slack Calendar)集成的工作原理，以及启用它后获得的所有功能。
启用Slack 日历集成(Slack Calendar Integration)
要开始使用，请登录您的Slack团队帐户。
- 选择设置和管理(Settings & administration)，然后选择管理应用程序(Manage apps)。
- 使用顶部的搜索字段搜索“日历”。您将看到与Slack一起使用的日历应用程序列表。在这种情况下，我们将集成Google Calendar，因此选择Google Calendar。
- 在下一个窗口中，选择添加到 Slack(Add to Slack)以完成启用Slack 日历(Slack Calendar)集成。
- 这将打开一个权限页面，您可以在其中查看Google 日历(Google Calendar)访问您的Slack帐户所需的所有权限。选择允许(Allow)以允许所有权限。
- 接下来，您需要选择要用于此Google 日历(Google Calendar)集成的Google帐户。(Google)
- 选择Google帐户后，您只需要再次选择允许(Allow)以授予Slack访问您的 Google日历(Calendar)帐户的权限。
完成后，您将在Slack帐户中看到应用程序频道。消息选项卡已经包含一个评论列表，可以帮助您开始使用新的Slack 日历(Slack Calendar)集成。
为了更轻松地使用此集成，我们将介绍基本功能以及如何在Slack中使用它们。
Slack 日历集成配置(Slack Calendar Integration Configuration)
在Google Calendar Slack频道中，选择“关于(About)”选项卡。
在这里，您将看到向您展示此应用集成可用的所有功能的说明。
如果您想对初始集成设置进行任何更改，只需选择此页面上的配置(Configuration)按钮。
这将向您显示您批准的Google 日历(Google Calendar)集成，如果您愿意，可以随时撤销该授权。
您还可以查看和管理您希望授予其更改Google 日历或使用(Google Calendar)Slack查看事件的权限的所有 Slack 成员。
如果一切如您所愿，请返回Slack Google 日历(Slack Google Calendar)频道以开始使用该应用程序。
使用 Slack Google 日历应用
在主页选项卡中，您可以通过选择(Home)今天(Today)或明天(Tomorrow)按钮 查看今天或明天的所有日历事件。
选择任何即将举行的活动的蓝色链接以打开包含活动或约会详细信息的Google 日历页面。(Google Calendar)
如果您想查看另一天的事件，可以使用选择日期(Select a date)下拉菜单并使用日历小部件选择任何其他日历日期。
只需选择任意一天即可查看Slack(Slack)频道中显示的当天事件列表。
您还可以通过选择创建活动在您的(Create event)Google 日历(Google Calendar)帐户中创建一个新活动。这将打开一个创建(Create)活动窗口，您可以在其中填写在您的Google 日历(Google Calendar)帐户中创建新活动所需的所有信息。
这样做的方便之处在于，您无需离开Slack即可在(Slack)Google 日历(Google Calendar)中创建新事件。只需(Just)填写所有详细信息并选择“创建(Create)”按钮。
现在，当您登录您的Google 日历帐户时，您会在您从(Google Calendar)Slack分配的日期在您的日历中看到新事件。
使用 GCal 命令
您还可以在Slack的任何频道上键入快捷命令来查看当天的事件。只需(Just)输入命令/gcal，您就会看到一个包含多个选项的下拉菜单。
这些选项包括：
- 输入/gcal today 或/gcal tomorrow 以查看任何一天即将发生的事件
- 选择使用 Google 日历创建活动以在(Create event with Google Calendar)Slack中打开创建(Create)活动窗口
如果您键入/gcal settings，您将看到一个按钮和选项列表，以快速更改您的Slack Google 日历(Slack Google Calendar)应用程序的设置。
您可以使用任何按钮或下拉设置从消息内部更改配置。
这些设置包括：
- 更改日历应用通知设置
- 断开当前日历与日历应用的连接
- 将同步的日历更改为您Google 日历(Google Calendar)帐户上的其他日历
- 启用或禁用日历同步，以便根据您当前的日历事件更新您的 Slack 状态
您还可以通过转到Google 日历(Google Calendar)频道并选择主页(Home)选项卡来访问Google 日历应用程序设置。(Google Calendar)然后，选择设置(Settings)按钮。
这将打开“设置”(Settings)窗口，您可以在其中浏览并更新所有相同的Google 日历(Google Calendar)应用设置。
为什么Slack 日历集成(Slack Calendar Integration)很有用
当您将Slack用作协作工具时，拥有用于创建和管理团队约会和活动的功能非常有用。Slack 日历(Slack Calendar)集成以一种相当无缝且易于使用的方式将此功能添加到Slack 。
一旦您开始在Slack中使用此(Slack)Google 日历(Google Calendar)集成，您会想知道在没有它的情况下使用Slack是如何相处的。
How Slack Calendar Integration Works
Slack is one of the most popular collaborativе tools for teams to work together. While all of the native featureѕ in Slack аre helpful, you can also add to those features with various Slack app integrations.
One of the most useful of those is Slack’s Google Calendar integration. Once you enable this, you can use Slack to create, delete, or get notifications of calendar appointments and events.
Adding the integration just takes a few clicks. In this article you’ll learn how Slack Calendar integration works, and all of the features you get once you enable it.
Enabling the Slack Calendar Integration
To get started, log into your Slack team account.
- Select Settings & administration, then select Manage apps.
- Use the search field at the top to search for “Calendar”. You’ll see a list of calendar apps that work with Slack. In this case, we’ll be integrating Google Calendar, so select Google Calendar.
- On the next window, select Add to Slack to to finish enabling the Slack Calendar integration.
- This will open a permissions page where you can review all of the permissions Google Calendar needs in order to access your Slack account. Select Allow to allow all permissions.
- Next, you’ll need to select the Google account you want to use for this Google Calendar integration.
- Once you select the Google account, you’ll just need to select Allow once more to give Slack permissions to access your google Calendar account.
When you’re done, you’ll see the app channel in your Slack account. The messages tab will already contain a list of comments that will help you get started with your new Slack Calendar integration.
To make using this integration easier, we’ll walk through the basic features and how you can use them from inside Slack.
Slack Calendar Integration Configuration
In the Google Calendar Slack channel, select the About tab.
Here, you’ll see instructions showing you all of the features that are available with this app integration.
If you ever want to make any changes to the initial integration settings, just select the Configuration button on this page.
This will show you the Google Calendar integration you approved, with the ability to revoke that authorization at any time if you choose.
You can also see and manage all of the slack members who you want to provide permissions to make changes to the Google Calendar or see events using Slack.
If everything looks how you expect, go back to the Slack Google Calendar channel to get started with using the app.
Using the Slack Google Calendar App
The Home tab is where you can review all of today’s or tomorrow’s calendar events by selecting either the Today or Tomorrow button.
Select the blue link for any of the upcoming events to open the Google Calendar page with the event or appointment details.
If you want to see events for another day, you can use the Select a date dropdown and use the calendar widget to choose any other calendar date.
Just select any day to see the list of events for that day displayed in the Slack channel.
You can also create a new event in your Google Calendar account by selecting Create event. This will open a Create event window where you can fill out all of the information required to create a new event in your Google Calendar account.
What’s convenient about this is you can create new events in Google Calendar without ever leaving Slack. Just fill in all of the details and select the Create button.
Now, when you log into your Google Calendar account you’ll see the new event listed in your calendar on the date you’ve assigned it from Slack.
Using the GCal Command
There is also a shortcut command you can type on any channel in Slack to see the day’s events. Just type the command /gcal and you’ll see a dropdown with several options.
These options include:
- Type /gcal today or /gcal tomorrow to see upcoming events for either day
- Select Create event with Google Calendar to open the Create event window in Slack
If you type /gcal settings, you’ll see a list of buttons and options to quickly change the settings for your Slack Google Calendar app.
You can use any of the buttons or dropdown settings to change the configuration from right inside the message.
These settings include:
- Changing the calendar app notification settings
- Disconnect the current calendar from the calendar app
- Change the synced calendar to a different calendar on your Google Calendar account
- Enable or disable calendar syncing so your Slack status updates based on your current Calendar events
You can also access the Google Calendar app settings by going to the Google Calendar channel and selecting the Home tab. Then, select the Settings button.
This will bring up the Settings window where you can go through and update all of the same Google Calendar app settings.
Why Slack Calendar Integration is Useful
When you use Slack as a collaboration tool, it’s very useful to have a feature for creating and managing team appointments and events. The Slack Calendar integration adds this feature to Slack in a way that’s fairly seamless and easy to use.
Once you’ve started using this Google Calendar integration in Slack, you’ll wonder how you ever got along using Slack without it.
