You can select when you would like to receive notifications from Canvas (immediately, daily, weekly, or none). Listed below are UWF's recommended notification settings.

Please note: As of May 2, 2020, Canvas will only allow users to enable SMS Notifications for announcements and grading.
We highly encourage users to transition to the Canvas Mobile App for push notifications as these notification types are more consistent and reliable. 

Keep in mind:

  • These settings are applied to all courses and organizations across Canvas; you cannot adjust notification settings for an individual course or organization.
  • If you are forwarding your emails to another email account, these addresses MUST be added to your Canvas account in order to successfully reply to a Canvas email notification using that email account. Otherwise, your reply won't actually send.
  • If there is a Canvas organization or an old class that you no longer want to receive notifications from, you can disable all notifications for that course or organization. We do not recommend switching off notifications for any courses that you are currently taking otherwise you may miss important information from your instructors.

We strongly recommend that you select the following settings for your Canvas notifications:

COURSE ACTIVITIES
     Email NotificationPush Notification
Due DateImmediatelyOn
Grading PoliciesSend weekly summary OR do not send me anythingOff
Course ContentSend daily summaryAt your discretion: choose your preferred option
FilesSend daily summaryAt your discretion: choose your preferred option
AnnouncementImmediately

On

Announcement created by youImmediately

On

GradingAt your discretion: choose your preferred optionAt your discretion: choose your preferred option
InvitationImmediatelyOn
Submission CommentAt your discretion: choose your preferred optionAt your discretion: choose your preferred option
DISCUSSIONS
   Email NotificationPush Notification
Discussion
  • Distance students: Immediately, or send daily summary
  • Face-to-face students: send daily summary
  • Distance students: On
  • Face-to-face students: At your discretion - choose your preferred option
Discussion Post
  • Distance students: Immediately
  • Face-to-face students: Immediately, or send daily summary
  • Distance students: At your discretion - choose your preferred option
  • Face-to-face students: At your discretion - choose your preferred option
CONVERSATIONS
   Email NotificationPush Notification>
Added to conversationImmediatelyOn
Conversation messageImmediatelyOn
Conversations created by meImmediatelyAt your discretion: choose your preferred option
SCHEDULING
   Email NotificationPush Notification
Appointment signupsAt your discretion: choose your preferred optionAt your discretion: choose your preferred option
Appointment cancellationsAt your discretion: choose your preferred optionAt your discretion: choose your preferred option
Appointment availabilityAt your discretion: choose your preferred optionAt your discretion: choose your preferred option
CalendarImmediately, or send daily summaryAt your discretion: choose your preferred option
CONFERENCES
   Email NotificationPush Notification
Recording readySend daily digestOff
ALERTS
   Email NotificationPush Notification

Global Announcements

ImmediatelyOn

Only announcement and grading notifications can trigger SMS notifications. For more information about what each of these notification preferences entails, see Canvas's Notification Preferences PDF.

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