How Do I Turn Notifications Off On Facebook
Thursday, June 21, 2018
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Today I'm going to show you ways to switch off notices for a single Facebook post, and control exactly what you see and when. How Do I Turn Notifications Off On Facebook
Use these instructions if Facebook typically alerts you with an e-mail when there's a new talk about a post by someone.
Why would I desire to turn off alerts on a Facebook post?
Sometimes you desire to post a discuss a Facebook post however you don't wish to see all of the replies and remarks that follow it. Why might this be? Here are some examples ...
These instructions work for posts in either your main timeline or a Facebook group, but they look somewhat different so I have actually simplified into 2 sections.
So, how do I avoid Facebook from emailing me each time there's a comment, if I don't desire to change my entire Facebook informs settings?
How do I switch off Facebook notices in a post on my timeline?
If you wish to keep a post readily available in your timeline (i.e. you don't want to hide it) but you don't wish to get notices of additional remarks on the post when you've commented, here is how to Stop notices.
First, discover and press the little down-arrow in the top right-hand corner of the post:
This will give you a menu of things you can do:
You can see here that you can likewise Hide the post or unfollow the person who posted it. However we wish to click on Shut off notifications at the bottom of the list.
Now Facebook will confirm exactly what you've done:
This works, as you can click Switch on Alerts if you did this by mistake.
If you desire to turn your alerts back on at any time (so that you get an e-mail each time somebody else remarks), go and find the post, click the down-arrow and select Switch on notices:
Now you will receive an e-mail each time somebody talk about the post.
How do I turn off Facebook notifications on my own post?
Of course this is somewhat different-- if you wish to switch off alerts on among your very own posts, you get more choices when you click that down-arrow:
How do I shut off Facebook notices in a Group?
If you are a member of a Facebook Group but select not to have it come up in your timeline (for example, if you're in a photo-a-day group and would end up with 80 posts a day in your Facebook timeline), there's a somewhat different way to turn off notifications.
In this example, a friend has actually posted about the Excellent British Bake-Off and another friend has actually pointed out, and tagged me in their comment, that I haven't seen it yet and will be seeing it tomorrow. I don't wish to see any more remarks in case someone lets slip who's left the competitors.
Click the little down-arrow in the top right corner of the post ...
This will raise a menu. Here you can likewise report a post as spam if you have to-- but we're going to focus on shutting off the notifications. You do that by clicking Shut off notices:.
Once you have actually done that, you'll see a message above the post telling you that you will no longer get alerts about this post. This means that whenever anybody talk about the post, you won't get an e-mail informing you that this has occurred.
Note that you will likewise see a clickable link allowing you to Turn On Notifications-- which is extremely helpful if you've done this by mishap. You can click Switch on Notifications to make sure you still get remarks emailed to you:.
If you wish to turn notifications back on for a post, go and discover the post (you have not concealed it, so it will still remain in your timeline or the group it was posted in). Click the down-arrow again and select Switch on notices:.
Now you will get an e-mail every time somebody discuss the post.
This post has actually shown you how to switch off alerts in your Facebook timeline, by yourself posts and in Groups. You can find more on social networks in the Resource Guide or using the Search box in the right-hand column.
Use these instructions if Facebook typically alerts you with an e-mail when there's a new talk about a post by someone.
Why would I desire to turn off alerts on a Facebook post?
Sometimes you desire to post a discuss a Facebook post however you don't wish to see all of the replies and remarks that follow it. Why might this be? Here are some examples ...
- Your good friend has had an excellent (or bad) occasion in their life and published about it, and you desire to post a message of congratulations or support however you understand about a million other -people are going to publish a similar remark and you don't desire lots of e-mails flooding your mail box.
- You have actually gone into a competition by talking about an organisation's post however you do not desire to see all the other entries.
- You have actually commented on a news item someone's shared but it's rather disturbing and you don't want to be advised of it each time somebody else remarks.
These instructions work for posts in either your main timeline or a Facebook group, but they look somewhat different so I have actually simplified into 2 sections.
So, how do I avoid Facebook from emailing me each time there's a comment, if I don't desire to change my entire Facebook informs settings?
How do I switch off Facebook notices in a post on my timeline?
If you wish to keep a post readily available in your timeline (i.e. you don't want to hide it) but you don't wish to get notices of additional remarks on the post when you've commented, here is how to Stop notices.
First, discover and press the little down-arrow in the top right-hand corner of the post:
This will give you a menu of things you can do:
You can see here that you can likewise Hide the post or unfollow the person who posted it. However we wish to click on Shut off notifications at the bottom of the list.
Now Facebook will confirm exactly what you've done:
This works, as you can click Switch on Alerts if you did this by mistake.
If you desire to turn your alerts back on at any time (so that you get an e-mail each time somebody else remarks), go and find the post, click the down-arrow and select Switch on notices:
Now you will receive an e-mail each time somebody talk about the post.
How do I turn off Facebook notifications on my own post?
Of course this is somewhat different-- if you wish to switch off alerts on among your very own posts, you get more choices when you click that down-arrow:
How do I shut off Facebook notices in a Group?
If you are a member of a Facebook Group but select not to have it come up in your timeline (for example, if you're in a photo-a-day group and would end up with 80 posts a day in your Facebook timeline), there's a somewhat different way to turn off notifications.
In this example, a friend has actually posted about the Excellent British Bake-Off and another friend has actually pointed out, and tagged me in their comment, that I haven't seen it yet and will be seeing it tomorrow. I don't wish to see any more remarks in case someone lets slip who's left the competitors.
Click the little down-arrow in the top right corner of the post ...
This will raise a menu. Here you can likewise report a post as spam if you have to-- but we're going to focus on shutting off the notifications. You do that by clicking Shut off notices:.
Once you have actually done that, you'll see a message above the post telling you that you will no longer get alerts about this post. This means that whenever anybody talk about the post, you won't get an e-mail informing you that this has occurred.
Note that you will likewise see a clickable link allowing you to Turn On Notifications-- which is extremely helpful if you've done this by mishap. You can click Switch on Notifications to make sure you still get remarks emailed to you:.
If you wish to turn notifications back on for a post, go and discover the post (you have not concealed it, so it will still remain in your timeline or the group it was posted in). Click the down-arrow again and select Switch on notices:.
Now you will get an e-mail every time somebody discuss the post.
This post has actually shown you how to switch off alerts in your Facebook timeline, by yourself posts and in Groups. You can find more on social networks in the Resource Guide or using the Search box in the right-hand column.