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description: Now that you added apps to your Slack sidebar, use the Slack sidebar to locate the Financial Services Cloud for Slack app. Then open the app to connect Slack with Salesforce.
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# Connect Your Account

Now that you added apps to your Slack sidebar, use the Slack sidebar to locate the Financial Services Cloud for Slack app. Then open the app to connect Slack with Salesforce.

### Required Editions

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              <p>Available in: Lightning Experience</p>
              <p>Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, and <strong>Unlimited</strong> editions</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Available in: Slack (where approved by a workspace admin)</p>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d12605e60 ">To install the Financial Services Cloud for Slack app:</td>
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              <p>Connect Salesforce with Slack</p>
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1. From the Slack navigation menu, click **Apps**. If you don’t see it, open the More menu.
2. Type Financial Services Cloud, and then click the app to open it.
3. From the Financial Services Cloud app, click the **Home** tab.
4. Click **Connect Your Account.**
5. You’re prompted to enter your Salesforce login credentials. Click **Allow**.
6. You’re prompted to authorize the connection between Slack and Salesforce. Click **Allow**.
7. You’re prompted to allow Slack to access your Salesforce account. Select the checkbox to agree to the terms. Then click **Allow**.
8. Close the successfully authorized browser window.

You can now start to collaborate with your colleagues by using Financial Services Cloud for Slack.

#### See Also

- [Stay Up to Date on Interactions and Financial Deals With Financial Deal Channels](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=slack.fsc_slack_app_stay_up_to_date.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Salesforce provides a standard Lightning Flow template that you can use to automatically create Slack channels for financial deal records. Slack channels help streamline collaboration with other users.")