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# Annoto Notifications

## Follow the discussion

You can stay on top of things by **following the discussion**.

Following a discussion means you will receive a notification email whenever someone **replies to your comments** in a discussion or whenever **a new comment** is added to the conversation.

Following\ Unfollowing the discussion is done via the Annoto menu. 

### How to follow?

By default, you will not be notified on new comments.

Following a discussion is by either of the following:

* **Adding a comment** in the Comments space (once you add a comment in the shared comments area in a specific video, you will be notified on replies and new comments created in this video).
* **Following** a video via the Annoto menu

You can follow the video discussion without adding a new comment by clicking the Bell icon in the Annoto menu:

![Illustration: Annoto menu, following options](/files/fdiNtryM5Hlou0REalpC)

### What to follow?

Instructors can choose what they want to follow: 

* **Follow this discussion** - means receiving notifications for new comments & replies that are added in this specific video
* **Follow this group** - means receiving notifications for new comments & replies that are added in any of the videos in the course\ channel.

In order to be a follower - the bell should be **green**. When the following-bells in the menu are **clear** - no notifications will be received, as can be seen here:

![](/files/-MXWIKLp6gPlxklJpb4Z)

![](/files/-MXWIPhHugC9rnwxjjX1)

### Notifications' preferences

You can enable/disable which email notification you will get from Annoto in "my Space". Accessing it is from the Annoto menu:  

<figure><img src="/files/PBO1N5IzwFMvJ6u7NH0O" alt=""><figcaption><p>Illustration: Annoto menu, My Space</p></figcaption></figure>

Choose which email notifications you would like to receive:&#x20;

* **Followed Groups** - once enabled, you will be notified on new comments and replies in the videos within the group (course/ channel, etc.)
* **Followed Discussions** - once enabled, you will be notified on new comments and replies in this discussion (video)
* **Replies** - once enabled, you will be notified when a comment you wrote received a reply
* **Mentions** - once enabled, you will be notified on comments that you are mentioned in

<figure><img src="/files/xPK9eCbmApp9v7dIj1b2" alt=""><figcaption><p>Illustration: Notification options</p></figcaption></figure>

<mark style="color:purple;">**Toggle right (green)  = Enabled**</mark>

<mark style="color:purple;">**Toggle left (grey) = Disabled**</mark>

{% hint style="danger" %}
**Please note that if you disable notifications in the preferences, you will no longer receive any emails for any of the videos in the course.**
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="success" %}
Want to control which notification you receive? You can manage the Annoto discussions in all the videos from the Annoto menu. Click [**here** ](/guides/annoto-platform/introduction/video-view.md#manage-the-discussion)to learn how.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
You can also follow\unfollow the discussion from the Annoto Dashboard. Click [**here** ](https://docs.annoto.net/guides/dashboard/introduction#controls-bar)to learn how to do so.&#x20;
{% endhint %}


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