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How to Add People to a Group Conversation in Slack

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Slack group conversations let you chat with multiple people without creating a channel. This guide shows you how to add someone to an existing direct message to turn it into a group conversation, including options for sharing conversation history.

Here's how to add people to a group conversation in Slack

  1. Click on the name of the person in the conversation header
  2. Go to 'Add people to this conversation'
  3. Type the person's name you want to add
  4. Choose the person from the search results
  5. Click 'Next' to proceed to conversation history settings
  6. Choose whether to show conversation history
  7. Click 'Done' to finalize the group conversation

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Frequently Asked Questions

When adding someone to a group conversation, Slack asks whether to share the conversation history. You can choose to show or hide previous messages from the new member.