When you first login to Canvas, the notification preferences will be on the default settings. You can customize these settings to adjust what notifications you receive and how you receive them.

Adding Contact Methods and Setting Notification Preferences

First, ensure that your preferred contact methods are specified in your account. These contact methods must be confirmed before notifications will send.

• How do I add contact methods?

(Norman) Instructions for adding @ou.edu alias email address to Canvas:

1. Log into Canvas, click the Account link, then click the Settings link.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
2. In the Ways to Contact sidebar (located in top right of page), your account displays the default email associated with your account. To add your OU alias email address, click the Add Email Address link.                                                                                                                                             
3. On the Register Communication page, enter your alias email address, then click Register Email.                                                                                                
4. You will receive a Confirm Email Address pop up screen. Go to your OU Email inbox and click on the confirmation link located in the Canvas email to finish the registration process (you will be redirected to the Canvas log in screen).
5. Click Login. Enter your OUNet ID and password (if prompted), then click Sign In.
6. IMPORTANT FINAL STEP: Go to your account settings. Under Ways to Contact, hover to the right of your alias email address and click the star icon next to your email address to confirm registration.                                                                                                                                                                                       

Once your preferred contact methods are in Canvas, you can decide what types of notifications are sent. These preferences only apply to you; they are not used to control how course updates are sent to other users. Notifications have four setting levels: notify immediately, daily summary, weekly summary, or notifications off. If you change a setting, the change is made immediately to your account.

• How do I set my Canvas notification preferences?
• To learn more about notification options and triggers in depth, view the Canvas Notifications PDF.

Notification settings apply to all your courses unless you set notification preferences for individual courses.

• How do I manage notification settings for individual courses?

You can reply directly to email notifications outside of Canvas and have the reply appear in Conversations. However, please be aware that attachments added as part of an external reply are not included with the message shown in the Canvas Inbox.

Note: The Canvas app supports setting notification preferences. However, setting preferences inside the app will override preferences in the browser version of Canvas.