Rules are IF/THEN statements that you can use to automate your inbox triage.
For example:
IF channel_type is (DM or Goup DM)THEN move to Important inbox
Find them in the bottom-left of your sidebar
Keep in mind that rules are evaluated in order.
Click on the sidebar button at the very top of the Dispatch Title bar to toggle it open/closed. Or press [⌘⇧D].
Every channel has a “Default Inbox” where messages from that channel will go.
Yes, you have a Rule that moves any thread you're mentioned in to the Important Inbox.
Yes, click on a group to expand it and see each individual thread. From there you can take action on one thread at a time.
Press Escape [Esc] to focus the Inbox and Return [⏎] to focus Slack.
Hotkey to clear out all open threads in an inbox.
These are the hotkeys to switch between inboxes.
Go to the Rules page to bulk update which #channel messages appear in which inboxes
When you’re on your phone, use Slack like the "mobile companion app" to Dispatch on the desktop.
getting a thread that's marked done back to your inbox
Want to see future replies to a thread that you’ve marked done? We call this “following” a thread.
A few tips to help manage your inbox: Group by Channel, Select All [⌘A], and more.
The inbox that messages in channels will end up in a default inbox.
Move an message to a different inbox or move a ✔️Done message back to your Dispatch inbox.