Utilizing Slack with the Rocketbook App

Our app works with Slack so that you can share your digitally captured handwritten ideas to the Slack channels (and co-workers) of your choice, and only those channels.

We’ll walk you through our top 3 tips for using Slack with the Rocketbook app, and explain how they’ll improve your remote work flow:

• Set Yourself as a Destination
• Set Up Your Most Used Channels as Destinations
• Send Unique Snapcast Links Straight to Slack 

Tip #1:  Set Yourself as a Destination

1. First, setup Slack as a Destination in the Rocketbook app.
2. Once you’re connected to your preferred Slack workspace, a new screen will appear that shows channels and users you can connect to.
   
   
3. Tap the option that reads “Send to Me (@yourname)” near the top of your phone screen. 
   
   
4. To confirm your new destination, tap “Save” in the top right corner of your screen.
   

Learn how to scan your notebook or scan your whiteboard so you can start sharing your ideas today.

Tip #2:  Set Your Most Used Channels As Destinations

Slack uses channels because not every conversation is relevant to everyone. For example, the marketing team doesn’t need to be included in every sales team conversation. Similarly, who you share your notes, sketches, or brainstorms with is based on who it’s relevant to. Luckily, the Rocketbook app is flexible.

1. First, setup Slack as a Destination in the Rocketbook app. (If you followed Tip #1, choose a separate destination symbol for this tip.)
2. Once you’re connected to your preferred Slack workspace, a new screen will appear that shows channels and users you can connect to.
   
   
3. At this point you have a choice. Option 1 is to save this destination as the channel (or person) you most commonly need to share information with. Option 2 is to give yourself the flexibility to decide the channel (or person) each time you create a new scan. 
   
   • Option 1: Scroll down and tap the channel (or person) you’d like to use as this destination.
     
     
   • Option 2: Tap “Prompt on scan”
     
     
4. To confirm your new destination, tap “Save” in the top right corner of your screen.
   
   

Learn how to scan your notebook or scan your whiteboard so you can start sharing your ideas today.

Tip #3:  Send Unique Snapcast Links Straight to Slack

Snapcast is a feature in the Rocketbook app that allows you to share any notebook page or whiteboard with remote teammates as the content is updated. 

Learn more about what Snapcast is or how to enter Snapcast mode.

Snapcast is a great way to share updates with an easily accessible URL, and Slack is a great way to share that URL. 

Get into Snapcast mode and share the Snapcast URL:

1. Tap the More Options button on the bottom of your screen.
   
   
2. Tap “Share Snapcast URL”.
   
   
3. On your screen, swipe through the options and tap the “Slack” icon (you may have to tap “More” if Slack doesn’t appear). Note that the Slack mobile app must be downloaded onto your device for the icon to appear in this step.
   
   
4. Tap “Share to…”.
   
   
5. Tap to select the Slack channel (or person) you’d like to send the message to.
   
   
6. Tap “Post” in the top right of your phone screen to send the message.
   
   

Pro Tip: Slack also has integration with Google Hangouts and Zoom, two video conferencing tools. See our full guide on the best ways to use Snapcast with Zoom (or Google Hangout) to share ideas.

Why Use Slack with the Rocketbook App:

In case you can’t think of why this would be useful for you, here are some situations where using Slack with the Rocketbook app will help you master remote communication.

• Mark it Up: Have some notes, lists, or brainstorms you need to mark up on your computer? Transfer the handwritten directly to your computer by using Slack with the Rocketbook app.
• Sketches and Designs: Sometimes words aren’t enough and you need a team member to see what you’re talking about. Allow your co-workers to instantly see what you see by using Slack with the Rocketbook app.
• Share Updates: As ideas and plans change, so will your notes. Share the most up-to-date info with your team by using Slack to share a Snapcast URL.

Pro Tip: The key to effective communication is effective organization. Make sure your team is all on the same page by using Smart Titles in the Rocketbook app to turn a handwritten title into a scanned file name.

Additional Resources for Remote Workers

Try It Free: Communicating remotely is difficult for everyone, not just those with Rocketbook products. To help ease that difficulty, we offer free Rocketbook PDFs that can be used with Snapcast for notebooks. Additionally, you can make homemade Beacons for free, which will work with Snapcast for whiteboards. 

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