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Notification Preferences

If you want to receive notifications on email or in the mobile app, you must set Receive email or mobile notifications when there is activity in the community? to Yes.
If you want your email notifications to include the full text of the item you're being notified about, select Include body of content in email.

Note: The options to change your email and Inbox notification preferences may be unavailable in your community.

Notification for Inbox activity	When you select Email or Mobile
Inbox: Activity	Receive a notification when the content you created or participated in is updated.
Inbox: Direct Social Actions	Receive a notification when someone @mentions you, shares content with you, or sends you a message in the community. For more information about mentions, see Alerts for people, places, and content items.
Inbox: Alerts	Receive a notification when you have a new task, a new follower, or a new skills endorsement.
Inbox: Badges	Receive a notification when you receive a new badge.
Inbox: Moderation	Receive a notification when you have content to moderate. This option is available if you're a content moderator.

Note: The options to change your email and Inbox notification preferences may be unavailable in your community.

Notification for Inbox activity	When you select Email or Mobile
Custom streams created for you by community administrators	Receive a notification when a new activity is posted in custom streams created for you by your community administrators (if any).
Following	Receive a notification when a followed person, place, or item posts an update.
Custom streams	Receive a notification when a new activity is posted in custom streams you created for yourself (if any).
News Digest	Receive a summary of community news. For more information about the digest, see News Digest.