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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](https://566050748-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LyZZ-Rd8ZeUw4DKgY2O%2Fuploads%2FJCqJBfyPg45n1Z5siyxJ%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=5c7ff2e1-3e63-41c9-8959-d48c2512459d)

### 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:

![](https://566050748-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LyZZ-Rd8ZeUw4DKgY2O%2F-MXWHIeZFvRoUa9N6Dvr%2F-MXWIKLp6gPlxklJpb4Z%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=4176e583-0457-4ef3-86f6-ba4067fec5a3)

![](https://566050748-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LyZZ-Rd8ZeUw4DKgY2O%2F-MXWHIeZFvRoUa9N6Dvr%2F-MXWIPhHugC9rnwxjjX1%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=7851122a-eba2-411c-908c-c5218c9ebbe8)

### 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="https://566050748-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LyZZ-Rd8ZeUw4DKgY2O%2Fuploads%2FI6z7PraQgaLB082ljDGt%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=315696ab-b15d-4cc4-b740-596a631975b5" 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="https://566050748-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LyZZ-Rd8ZeUw4DKgY2O%2Fuploads%2FH7XUz7RZxoWOsMmulg0K%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=c5d9a8ed-043c-45b2-b76d-907290689f04" 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-dashboard/insights/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 %}