Last updated on October 19, 2021

You can receive a variety of notifications on Canvas regarding course activities, due dates, submissions, interactions, and appointments. These notifications are entirely customizable by you and can even be sent to different email addresses and as text messages to allow you the communication and reminders that work for you.

Directions

1. Go to MSU Denver’s Faculty and Staff Hub.
2. Click Canvas in the Teaching & Learning section.
3. Log in to your Canvas Account.
4. Click Account on the global navigation bar at left.
5. Select Notifications.
   • Note: You will be given a list of possible notifications you can choose to receive.
6. Click the Email or Push Notification icon next to the notification you would like to receive.
7. Select your Notification Frequency.
   • Note: Options include Notify Immediately, Daily Summary, Weekly Summary, and Turn Notifications Off.
   • Note: The settings selected will apply to all of your courses. You cannot customize notifications to individual courses from this page. To learn what each notification covers, hover over the notification title.
   • Note: You can select different settings for each email address or phone number registered within your Settings.

Adding Notification Methods

By default, Canvas notifications are sent to your MSUD email. If you would like to have them sent to another email or even as a text message, you can easily do that within Canvas.

1. Go to MSU Denver’s Faculty and Staff Hub.
2. Click Canvas in the Teaching & Learning section.
3. Log in to your Canvas Account.
4. Click Account on the global navigation bar at left.
5. Select Settings.

To Add an Email

1. Click + Email Address on the right.
2. Type an Email Address. 
3. Click the Register Email Button.

To Add a Cell Phone for SMS

1. Click + Email Address.
2. Select Text (SMS) Tab.
3. Type Cell Phone Number in Cell Number Box.
4. Select Carrier from Carrier Drop-Down Box.
   • Note: Your SMS Email will auto-populate in the SMS email box. You will not be able to edit this email and that is normal.
5. Click Register SMS.