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title: Using Deskfound in Slack
description: Book desks, see who's in and check in without leaving Slack
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# Using Deskfound in Slack

## Book desks, see who's in and check in without leaving Slack

## Quick answer

**Where:** In Slack. Slack covers desk booking, your bookings, check-in and who's in. Everything else is in the **web app** ([app.deskfound.com](https://app.deskfound.com)). See *Web app or Slack: what you can do where*.

In any Slack message box, type `/book` to book a desk or `/bookings` to see and cancel your upcoming bookings. You can also click **Deskfound** under **Apps** in Slack's sidebar to open its Home tab.

## Before you start

- Your admin needs to have connected Deskfound to your Slack workspace. See *Connecting Deskfound to your Slack workspace*.
- Your Slack email needs to match your Deskfound email. Deskfound links your Slack account automatically the first time you use a command, or you can link it in Settings. See *How to link your Slack account*.
- You don't need to install anything yourself. Once your admin has connected Slack, everyone in the workspace can find Deskfound by searching for it in Slack.

## Commands and shortcuts

- `/book`: opens the **Book a desk** window. See *Booking a desk in Slack*.
- `/bookings`: shows your bookings for the next 7 days, each with a **Cancel** button. Only you can see this reply.
- **Shortcuts:** you can also find **Book a desk** and **My Bookings** in Slack's shortcuts menu (the lightning bolt or + button in the message box).

## The Home tab

Click **Deskfound** under **Apps** in Slack's sidebar. The **Home** tab shows:

- **Today's Booking**, with a **Check in** button if your admin has turned on Slack check-in.
- **Change location** and **Change week**, to look at another office or week.
- **Who is in?**: who's booked for each day of the week.
- A **Book a desk** button.
- For admins, an **Invite Team Members** button.

## Messages from Deskfound

Deskfound sends you direct messages in Slack for:

- Confirmations when you book from Slack, with **Cancel booking** and **Make another booking** buttons.
- Your 7am booking reminder, if you've chosen Slack reminders in Settings → Personal.
- A welcome message listing the commands, the first time your account is linked.

## What you can't do in Slack

Slack is for booking desks. These are only in the web app at [app.deskfound.com](https://app.deskfound.com):

- Reserving parking and booking meeting rooms.
- Repeating bookings, booking for someone else or a guest, and dog bookings.
- Favourite desks, office events, food places and sending lunch polls.
- Reports, personal settings, billing and all admin setup.

See *Web app or Slack: what you can do where*.

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Deskfound works with Slack only at the moment. Everything is also available in the web app.

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