Update Your Notification Preferences
Canvas includes a set of default notification preferences Download default notification preferences you can receive for your courses. However, you can change the default settings by setting your own notification preferences. These preferences only apply to you; they are not used to control how course updates are sent to other users. For example, students are also able to set their own notifications preferences. Notifications are sent as one of four delivery types: send right away, daily summary, weekly summary, or do not send. If you change a setting, the change is made immediately to your account and that preference will also be reflected within each course as long as none of the notifications are manually changed at course level. Once a notification preference is changed at the course level it is no longer associated with the preference set in the Notification preferences page.
Learn more about notification settings in the following guides:
- How do I set my Canvas notification preferences? Links to an external site.
- How do I adjust notification preferences per course? Links to an external site.
- How do I add contact methods to receive Canvas notifications? Links to an external site.
- How do I add an additional email address as a contact method in Canvas? Links to an external site.
Note: you can only receive notifications in your email, if you validate your email address in Canvas. To validate your email address, you have to take the following steps:
- In the Global Navigation Menu, click Account and click Settings.
- If there is an exclamation mark next to your email address, then your email address is not yet verified. Hover over this sign to get information and follow the instructions.
- A confirmation link will be sent to your email address. To confirm your email address, click the link in that email. Make sure to check your spam box in case it got filtered.