# Publishing to Slack

Once published, you can share posts with team members and customers via Slack. 

## Installing Released in Slack

To enable sharing to Slack, you will need to install Released in your Slack account. 

1. Click on the **Share** button when hovering over any post
2. Click the **Install** button in the popup
3. Click **Allow** to grant Released permission to access Slack 

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If the workspace you wish to connect to is not displayed in the dialog, you have the option to switch your workspace using a dropdown located in the top-right corner of the screen.
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## Sharing a post to Slack

Sharing a post to Slack will post the entire content, not just a link, to the selected Slack channels. Allowing users to read the update right within Slack.&#x20;

Sharing a post to Slack only takes a couple of clicks.&#x20;

1. Click on the **Share** button when hovering over any post
2. Select the workspace where you want to share the post
3. Select the Slack channel(s) to share to
4. Click **Post** to share&#x20;

The workspace and channel settings will be remembered. If you are frequently sharing updates to the same workspace and channels, all you need to do next time is hit **Post**.

<figure><img src="https://1499735372-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FCU5VgN3YVTfigwSnbdbk%2Fuploads%2FTGQGdlCjG0Rsj3U6YYV8%2FSlack%20Share.png?alt=media&#x26;token=9cf0c202-2db7-485a-bcff-dc97103221e5" alt="" width="344"><figcaption><p>Slack Share dialog</p></figcaption></figure>

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**What is the difference between publishing and sharing?**

When publishing posts to the widget, page or Confluence, you can continue to edit and update the same post by publishing it again. \
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Sharing a post is a one time action. Content posted to Slack can not be unpublished or updated from within Released.&#x20;
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## Troubleshooting

### Couldn't share to Slack

Sharing to Slack can happen for multiple reasons. The most common one is a lack of permission to post to the chosen channel.&#x20;

Please check the channel permission and ensure that the Released App is allows to post to the channel. For more details, please refer to the Slack documentation on how to [manage channel posting permissions](https://slack.com/intl/en-gb/help/articles/360004635551-Manage-channel-posting-permissions-).

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