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Spreadsheet.com Notifications

Spreadsheet.com sends you email notifications when collaborators share documents with you, comment in workbooks you belong to, and mention you in workbooks.

Notifications help you make the most of Spreadsheet.com’s sharing and collaboration features by notifying you of important actions in your documents, such as collaborators leaving comments or tagging you in cells and messages.

Notifications are sent via email and can be seen from any document via the Notifications dialog. You can customize your notification settings to reduce or increase the number of notifications you receive.

When will I receive notifications?

All Spreadsheet.com users receive notifications when they are invited to new documents, and when collaborators request higher permission levels in their documents. Depending on your notification settings and other preferences, you may also receive notifications…

Viewing Notifications

Notifications are sent via email to the email address associated with your Spreadsheet.com account. Notifications are also visible in the Notifications dialog, accessed by clicking the bell icon in the upper right corner of your browser window.

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Toggle between “All” and “Unread” notifications, and click “Mark all as read” to clear your unread notifications.

Managing Notification Settings

You can manage which notifications you receive via the Notification settings dialog (at the workbook level) and the Notifications panel of the Personal settings dialog (at the account level).

Managing notifications at the account level applies your preferences to all of your documents, but these can be overridden on a per-workbook basis.

How to Manage Account-Level Notification Settings

To change notification settings at the account level…

  1. Click your profile icon in the upper right corner of the browser window and select “Personal settings” from the dropdown
  2. Navigate to the Notifications panel of the Personal settings dialog
  3. Select your preferred notification setting

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How to Manage Workbook-Level Notification Settings

To change notification settings on a per-workbook basis…

  1. Open the Workbook messages dialog by clicking on the comment icon in the upper right corner of your browser window
  2. Click the bell icon at the top of the Workbook messages dialog
  3. Select your preferred notification setting

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There are three configuration options for notifications:

  • All Comments – You’ll be notified about all new comment activity
  • Comments for you – You’ll be notified about @mentions and threads involving you
  • None – Notification badges will be visible in documents, but you will not receive notifications

Some notifications are not impacted by these settings. If you’ve configured automations that send notifications, you will receive these regardless of your notification preferences.

You may also receive notifications when you are tagged in a User cell, as these notifications are configured at the column level and will override your workbook-level or account-level notification preferences.

Disabling notifications will not disable all communication from Spreadsheet.com, and will have no impact on important information like billing notifications, product announcements, and more.

Learn More: Sharing and Collaboration

Spreadsheet.com’s sharing and collaboration features help you work with your team more efficiently and effectively, no matter how big or small. Learn more with these resources: