Shared Content Notification

Question

I know that there is a little blue bubble that identifies someone has shared content with me, but how do I set my notifications so that I get an email alerting me to it?

Chris_Hofer · Accepted Answer

Hi @PatriciaDelaet ...

Unfortunately, I'm not finding anything in official Canvas documentation where you can set an e-mail notification for content that is shared with you.  Just as an example, I looked at this Guide:  How do I send a page to another instructor? - Instructure Community - 1079.  At the bottom of this Guide, there is a section on "View Shared Content".  But, there's nothing about getting e-mail notifications.  Also, I looked at How do I manage content shared to me from other us... - Instructure Community - 913, and there's nothing that I can find there, either.  It seems that it's all within the Canvas interface at this time.

You could suggest this as a new feature to add to Canvas, though.  Just know that the entire idea process is on hold at the moment because the Community site is undergoing some changes.  You can read more about that at these links:

*  Community Migration Update: Read-Only Window Sched... - Instructure Community - 659709 
* Turning Your Feedback into Better Prioritization a... - Instructure Community - 637959

Also, here are the links you'll need for how to create an idea here in the Community:

* What is the feature development process for Instructure products?
* How do Ideas work in the Instructure Community?
* What are the guidelines for submitting a new idea?
* How do I create a new idea in the Instructure Community?

I hope these links will be helpful for you.  Good luck!!!