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Slack article update #10

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Update Slack bot connection instructions and images
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Merge pull request #8 from simonpo/slackupdate
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Merge pull request #9 from Microsoft/revert-8-slackupdate
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Updating slack article with contribs
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Updates for style and grammar
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Expand Up @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Click the **Bot Users** tab and then click **Add a Bot User**.

![Create bot](~/media/channels/slack-CreateBot.png)

Adding a Bot User allows you to assign a user name for your bot and choose whether it is always shown as online. Click **Add Bot User** to validate your settings, and then click **Save Changes**.
Adding a Bot User allows you to assign a user name for your bot and choose whether it is always shown as online. Click **Add Bot User** to validate your settings, and then click **Save Changes**.

![Create bot](~/media/channels/slack-CreateBot-AddBotUser.png)

Expand All @@ -55,32 +55,7 @@ If your bot will use Slack-specific functionality such as buttons, click the **I
![Enable messages](~/media/channels/slack-EnableMessages.png)

1. Enter the Request URL for Interactive Messages. The Request URL should be https://slack.botframework.com/api/Actions.
2. Click the **Enable Interactive Messages** button.
2. Click the **Enable Interactive Messages** button.
3. Click **Save changes** once the URL is successfully validated.

![Enable messages](~/media/channels/slack-MessageURL.png)

## Gather credentials
Click the **Basic Information** tab, and scroll to the **App Credentials** section. The Client ID, Client Secret and optional Verification Token required for configuration of your Slack bot are displayed.

![Gather credentials](~/media/channels/slack-AppCredentials.png)

## Submit credentials

In a separate browser window, return to the Bot Framework site at http://dev.botframework.com/.

1. Click **My bots**and choose the Bot that you want to connect to Slack.
2. In the **Add a channel** section, click the Slack icon.
3. In the **Submit your Credentials** section, paste the App Credentials from the Slack website into the appropriate fields.
4. The **Landing Page URL** is optional. You may remove or change it.

![Submit credentials](~/media/channels/slack-SubmitCredentials.png)

Click **Submit Slack Credentials** and follow the instructions to authorize your Slack app's access to your Development Slack Team.

## Enable the bot
Check **Enable this bot on Slack**. Then click **I'm done configuring Slack**.

When you have completed these steps, your bot will be successfully configured to communicate with users in Slack.