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DMs, mentions, and alerts
You can configure desktop, mobile, and email notifications for direct messages (DMs), mentions, and alert words.
Configure notifications
These settings will affect notifications for direct messages, group direct messages, mentions, and alert words.
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- In the Notification triggers table, toggle the settings for DMs, mentions, and alerts.
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You can also hide the content of direct messages (and group direct messages) from desktop notifications.
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- Under Desktop message notifications, toggle Include content of direct messages in desktop notifications.
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Wildcard mentions
By default, wildcard mentions (@**all**, @**everyone**) trigger
email/push notifications as though they were personal @-mentions. You
can toggle whether you receive notifications for wildcard mentions.
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Unlike personal mentions, wildcard mentions do not trigger notifications
in muted streams.
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- In the Notification triggers table, toggle the @all checkbox for Streams.
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Additionally, you can override this configuration for individual streams in your Stream settings, and administrators can restrict use of wildcard mentions in large streams.
Alert words
Zulip lets you to specify alert words or phrases that notify you whenever the alert word is included in a message. Alert words are case-insensitive.
Add an alert word or phrase
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Add a word or phrase.
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Click Add alert word.
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