Project Notifications

SECURITY  All users

NAVIGATION  Workplace Online > Click your name (My Account) > My Settings > Project Notifications

Project notifications are automated messages designed to alert you when particular events (like changes made by other users) take place in the projects with which you are associated.

Notifications are designed to facilitate collaboration, but you can manage when and how they're sent.

Your project notification options are listed below. System default selections are marked with a , but you can modify all selections. Modified notifications display a .

When to be notified: System Default Selection
New comment has been added
File has been added or changed. Refer to File types that trigger notifications.
How to be notified:  
Display notifications on my Dashboard and highlight unread events on my Projects tab
Display notifications via Workplace Desktop popups

Notifications are only displayed for the following file types/extensions:

Type File Extensions
Adobe files .psd; .ai; .eps; .svg
Apple iWork files .key; .pages; .numbers
Archive .zip; .rar
Audio files .aiff; .aifc; .mp3; .wav; .wma; .aif; .aac; .m4p
Flash .swf; .fla; .flv
Image files .png; .jpg; .jpeg; .bmp; .tif; .tiff
Microsoft Excel .xls; .xlsx; .xlt; .xltx
Microsoft Money .mny
Microsoft PowerPoint .ppt; .pptx; .pps
Microsoft Visio .vsd; .vsx
Microsoft Word .doc; .docx; .dot; .dotx
QuarkXPress .qxd; .qxt
Video files .wmv; .mov; .mpg; .mpeg; .avi
Other .pdf; .txt; .htm; .html; .css; .rtf
Adobe files .psd; .ai; .eps; .svg
Apple iWork files .key; .pages; .numbers
Archive .zip; .rar
Audio files .aiff; .aifc; .mp3; .wav; .wma; .aif; .aac; .m4p
Flash .swf; .fla; .flv
Image files .png; .jpg; .jpeg; .bmp; .tif; .tiff
Microsoft Excel .xls; .xlsx; .xlt; .xltx
Microsoft Money .mny
Microsoft PowerPoint .ppt; .pptx; .pps
Microsoft Visio .vsd; .vsx
Microsoft Word .doc; .docx; .dot; .dotx
QuarkXPress .qxd; .qxt
Video files .wmv; .mov; .mpg; .mpeg; .avi
Other .pdf; .txt; .htm; .html; .css; .rtf

How to...

  1. Go to My Settings > Project Notifications:
  2. Click Default Settings:

  3. Select the notification settings you wish to apply to projects by default.
  4. Click Save.

NOTE  You can also enable or disable notifications for specific projects and access the Manage Notifications popup for specific projects from the lower part of the page.

  1. Go to My Settings > Project Notifications:
  1. Click the icon next to the project.
  2. Confirm that you want to turn notifications off.
  3. To enable notifications, click the icon next to the project.
  1. Go to My Settings > Project Notifications:
  2. Click the icon next to the project. This will open the Manage Project Notifications popup:

  3. Select the notification options you want to apply to the project.
  4. Optionally, you can select the Apply these Settings to all of my Projects check box. Because this will override any settings previously used for all other projects, you will be asked to confirm your selection.
  5. Click Save.