Set Up Email Notifications in D2L

Notification settings are found in the personal menu. The personal menu contains links to your profile, notification options, account settings, and log out. You must set up a contact method on the Notifications page to receive instant notifications via email. 

NOTE: The Notifications Tool sends email notifications. If you wish to receive push notifications on your mobile device, those are available via the Brightspace Pulse App.

Access the Notifications Tool

  1. Click your name on the Minibar to open the Personal Menu.

    Identifies Personal Menu

  2. Click [Notifications] from your personal menu on the minibar.

    Identifies the Notifications option.

Change Your Email Setting

  1. Click [Change your email settings] under Contact Methods on the Notifications page.

    Identifies the Change your email settings link.

  2. Select your [Use system email] to use your LSC email, or select [Use custom email] and enter your non-LSC email address in the text field.

    Shows email options.

  3. Click [Save].

  4. After you receive a registration confirmation in your email, click the confirmation link in the email.

Subscribe to instant notifications

  1. On the Notifications page, enable instant notifications for specific course activity and updates by selecting the Email check box to enable email notifications. Click [Save].

    Shows SMS and email checkboxes.

Customize Notifications

  1. On the Notifications page, select the checkbox next to the following options to receive notifications from non-current courses:

    • Allow past courses to send me notifications
    • Allow future courses to send me notifications Allow inactive courses to send me notifications
    • Allow inactive courses to send me notifications

      Shows cusotmize notifications options.

Exclude Some Courses

  1. On the Notifications page, click the [Manage my course exclusions] link.

    Identifies Manage my course exclusions link.

  2. Click the [X] next to the course(s) you want to stop receiving notifications from.

  3. When finished, click [Close].

    Shows courses to select for exclusion

    NOTE: For a more detailed overview of excluding courses from Notifications, see Exclude Select Courses From Notifications.