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Connect Slack and Google Docs integrations

Explore the combination of Slack and Google Docs for greater efficiency. Automate tasks, streamline team performance, and improve collaboration through Make integrations.

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Create a custom workflow

Elevate team collaboration by integrating Slack and Google Docs with Make for automated workflows that trigger real-time alerts, ensuring instant updates and communication without manual effort.

Create a custom workflow

Every automation starts with a trigger and an action. Select one from each app to generate a workflow tailored to your needs.

Slack
Trigger: Watch Direct Messages
Google Docs
Action: Select an action
1. Select a trigger

  • Triggers when a new message is added to a direct message channel.

  • Triggers when a new file is added.

  • Triggers when a new interactive event has arrived.

  • Triggers when a new message is added to a multiparty direct message channel.

  • Triggers when a new message or another event is created.

  • Triggers when a new message is added to a private channel.

  • Triggers when a new message is added to a public channel.

  • Triggers when a new message is scheduled.

  • Triggers when a new user is added or an existing user has changed. Only emit the latest change since the last scenario run.

2. Select an action

  • Adds a tab to a Google Docs document.

  • Creates a new Google document by adding the content of HTML format.

  • Creates a copy of an existing template document and replaces any tags e.g. {{name}}, {{email}}. This module also allows users to replace images by new images with URLs.

  • Deletes a document.

  • Downloads a document to a required format.

  • Gets a content of a document.

  • Inserts or appends a new paragraph to an existing document.

  • Inserts a new image with URL to a document. The original size of the image is entered or the image is resized as required by the user. The original image ratio is maintained.

  • Makes all links in a document clickable.

  • Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.

  • Replaces an old text by a new text in a document.

  • Replaces an existing image with a new image with URL in the document. In order to fill the original image's bounds, the new image may be scaled or cropped.

Select a trigger and an action

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Triggers and actions

Integrate Slack and Google Docs using Make to automate workflows by triggering actions when specific events occur. Set Slack to trigger alerts and notifications when activities take place, such as updates or creations of new documents in Google Docs. This setup allows real-time alerts to be sent to designated Slack channels, ensuring your team receives timely updates without the need for manual intervention. With this integration, improve communication and document collaboration.

Add a Document Tab
Adds a tab to a Google Docs document.
Action
Add a Reaction
Adds a reaction to a message.
Action
Add a Star
Adds a star to a channel.
Action
Archive a Channel
Archives a channel.
Action
Create a Channel
Creates a channel.
Action
Create a Document
Creates a new Google document by adding the content of HTML format.
Action
Create a Document from a Template
Creates a copy of an existing template document and replaces any tags e.g. {{name}}, {{email}}. This module also allows users to replace images by new images with URLs.
Action
Create a Reminder
Creates a reminder.
Action
Delete a Document
Deletes a document.
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How to set up Slack and Google Docs in 5 easy steps

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Start by logging into Make

Access your Make account where you will manage all application connections.

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Add your app module

Choose to add Slack or Google Docs to set up their connection with Make.

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Initiate a connection

Click 'Create a connection' to start linking the chosen application to Make.

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Authenticate your account

Follow prompts to sign in and verify your Google Docs or Slack account.

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Complete the connection

Grant any necessary permissions, and your connection is ready for use.

Enhance team collaboration and efficiency with Slack and Google Docs integration

Integrate Slack with Google Docs using Make for automated report generation, brand monitoring, and improved performance management, streamlining communication and increasing productivity.

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Streamlined performance management

Automatically send reminders on Slack and generate detailed performance reports using Google Docs templates.

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Efficient team performance oversight

Generate comprehensive team performance graphs and share insights via Slack notifications using Google Docs data.

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Real-time brand monitoring

Receive daily Slack updates on brand mentions with detailed documentation organized in Google Docs.

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Automated report distribution

Create and distribute performance review visual charts directly to managers on Slack.

Popular Slack and Google Docs workflows

Connect Slack and Google Docs with Make. Automate manual tasks, sync real-time data, and build more efficient workflows.

App Families

Performance Management - Reminder and Individual Performance Generation 2/3

In the second scenario, reminders are sent for those team members whose reviews have not been completed yet. For those reviews that have been completed, a report with a visual chart are created and sent to the manager on Slack. This template works with this Google Doc template: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wf0N0KfWqnsDgI96MYfpxBZpC--cVh9NVYdaju-N3as/edit?usp=sharing and this QuickChart: https://quickchart.io/chart/render/zm-6ac62add-a5e2-49aa-93ee-f3138962e196

Performance Management - Reminder and Individual Performance Generation 2/3
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Track Brand Mentions with DataForSEO API

This template checks for new brand mentions daily using the DataForSEO API and sends a Slack message with detailed results, documented in Google Docs.

Track Brand Mentions with DataForSEO API
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Performance Management - Team Performance Generation 3/3

The third scenario compiles the team's overall rating graph, the team’s comparative KPI ratings graph, and the individual KPI ratings graphs. Please use the Google Docs template for this scenario to work correctly. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jSVNxntn261zk0Zb05BcRJHI_1S8EVJAxU5qvi9WGos/edit?usp=sharing

Performance Management - Team Performance Generation 3/3
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FAQs

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By integrating Slack and Google Docs with Make, you can improve team collaboration and document management. You can automate the sharing of updates, comments, or edits from Google Docs directly into relevant Slack channels, ensuring that your team is always informed without switching between platforms.

Make provides secure connections and data handling protocols to ensure that your information is transferred safely between Slack and Google Docs. You can set permissions and authentication measures as additional layers of security during the integration process.

Yes, Make allows you to create automated workflows called 'scenarios' that can trigger actions in Slack based on events in Google Docs, and vice versa. For instance, you can create a scenario to automatically notify a Slack channel when a document is edited or when a new comment is added in Google Docs.

No coding skills are required to integrate Slack and Google Docs on Make. The platform provides a user-friendly, visual interface where you can connect your apps and establish automated workflows using drag-and-drop actions.