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How to set Notifications in Brightspace

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1. From the Brightspace homepage, select your account in the top right, then select "Notifications" in the drop down menu that opens.

The Brightspace homepage, with the user account button highlighted
The brightspace homepage with the user settings drop down menu opened and the "Notifications" link highlighted
the "Notifications" page, with the "Change your email settings" and "Register your mobile" links highlighted

3. If you'd like a summary of the activity on your courses (such as announcements or assignments) to be sent to you on a repeating basis, you can select how often you'd like under the "Summary of Activity" section.

the "Notification" page with the "How Often?" section of the "Summary of Activity" section highlighted

4. The next area contains check boxes for every kind of notification that Brightspace can provide you, each notification type has a check box for both email and sms notifications, so you can differentiate which notification goes to which medium.

The "Notifications" section, opened to the "Instant Notifications" section, with the notification options and the SMS and Email check boxes highlighted

5. The last section contains check boxes for customizing the notifications you are sent, allowing you to include your grade value in notifications about grades, or allow future courses to send notifications.

The "Customize Notifications" section of the Notifications page, wit hteh "Include my grade value in notifications from Grades" and "Allow Future courses to send me notificaitons" checkboxes highlighted
the "Exclude Some Courses" section of the "Notifications" page, with the "Manage my course exclusions" link highlighted

7. Finally, hit the "Save" button to save your changes or the "Cancel" button to close the window without saving the changes.

The "Save" and "Cancel" buttons of the "Notifications" page highlighted
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