Notifications

In this article, you'll learn how to access and manage your notifications in awork. You'll discover what types of notifications are available and how you can unsubscribe from notifications.

Notifications help you stay on top of important deadlines and keep you informed about updates.

Opening and viewing notifications

1. Notification icon in the main menu
   The notification icon is located at the bottom of the left navigation bar, in the footer area next to the settings icon. The bell symbol shows you with a badge how many unread notifications you have.
2. Open the notification panel
   Click on the bell symbol to open the notification panel. A floating window appears that displays various information to you.
   • Upcoming deadlines
   • Your new projects
   • Your new tasks
   • Your new documents
   • Your new shared filters
   • Project news
   • Birthdays

• Grouped notifications: Notifications about status changes in projects and tasks are displayed as expandable rows. These summarize the status changes of tasks (visualized through colored icons) since the last "read" time for the project. Expand the row using the arrow symbol pointing right to see all the details.

• For your new projects, new tasks, new documents, and new shared filters, you can directly turn off notifications from the notification panel or activate reminder functions (Remind me tomorrow, Remind me in an hour)

Marking notifications as read

• Click the checkmark next to a notification: Mark as read
• In a group, you can use the double checkmarks to Mark all in this group as read
• Using the double checkmarks in the bottom right corner of the notification popup, you can Mark all as read.

Enabling or unsubscribing from notifications

The notification settings are located in your account settings. You have two ways to get there:

1. Click on the settings icon in the notification popup (bell). The Notifications section opens automatically.
2. Open the account settings from your profile or the settings icon in the main menu and scroll to the Notifications section.

For each type of notification, you can choose which channels you'd like to be notified through:

• In the awork web application

• Push notifications in the awork App for iOS or Android (not available for all notifications)

• Email for direct delivery to your inbox

• Slack for messages via the Slack integration (if linked)

Notifications for upcoming tasks and projects

Upcoming tasks

• Beginning of the week: Notification about tasks that are due this week.
• Daily reminders: Notification for tasks due the next day.
• Friday: The reminder also includes tasks due on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

Upcoming projects

• Friday: Notification about projects that are due in the coming week.

Email notifications are typically sent in the morning.

FAQ

Can I prevent notifications from being marked as read when I click on them?

Yes, you can. Open your account settings and scroll to the Notifications section. Here you can specify whether notifications should be automatically marked as read when clicked or whether you prefer to mark them as read manually using the checkmark.

How do I disable email notifications?

In your notification settings (click the settings icon in the notification menu or open account settings). You can disable email notifications for each notification type.

I've disabled everything, but I'm still getting emails. Why?

Some system emails, such as those for exports or automations, can't be completely disabled and are sent regardless of your personal notification settings.
Also check whether it's the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from it using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email.