Calendar User Guide
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- Gmail Notification For Mac Shortcut
- Gmail Notification For Mac Catalina
- Gmail Notifications Windows 10
Use Alerts preferences in Calendar to set alert and notification preferences for events.
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- Use Notifications preferences to choose how and when Calendar notifications appear in the corner of the screen. If you deselect this option, you still receive notices in Calendar or by email. See also Notifications preferences Show or hide the Birthdays calendar on Mac Set event alerts and receive notifications in Calendar on Mac.
- In a notification on your Mac, do any of the following: Get details: Click Show, or click the notification. Respond to email or text messages: Click Reply. Save an AirDrop item to the desktop: Drag the item from the notification to the desktop.(Otherwise, AirDrop items are saved to the Downloads folder.).
To change these preferences in the Calendar app on your Mac, choose Calendar > Preferences, then click Alerts.
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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Account | Choose the account whose alert preferences you want to change. | ||||||||||
Events | Choose a default alert for new events. Choose None to not have a default alert. | ||||||||||
All Day Events | Choose a default alert for new all-day events. Choose None to not have a default alert. | ||||||||||
Birthdays | Choose a default alert for birthdays (in the Birthdays calendar). Choose None to not have a default alert. | ||||||||||
Use these default alerts on only this computer | Select to use the default alert settings on only this Mac, and not on other devices where you use Calendar. | ||||||||||
Time to leave | Select to receive notifications when it’s time to leave for events whose info window includes a map. You receive a notification based on your likely location before the event starts, the event’s location, and current traffic or transit conditions at these times:
The time to leave is calculated based on the preference set in the Maps app using the View > Directions menu. See Add location and travel time to events. | ||||||||||
Show shared calendar messages in Notification Center | Select to receive calendar invitation and change notifications in the top-right corner of the screen. Use Notifications preferences to choose how and when Calendar notifications appear in the corner of the screen. If you deselect this option, you still receive notices in Calendar or by email. | ||||||||||
Show invitation messages in Notification Center | Select to receive event invitation and change notifications in the top-right corner of the screen. Use Notifications preferences to choose how and when Calendar notifications appear in the corner of the screen. If you deselect this option, you still receive notices in Calendar or by email. |
See alsoNotifications preferencesShow or hide the Birthdays calendar on MacSet event alerts and receive notifications in Calendar on Mac
You can enable Gmail Desktop Notifications on Windows computer or Mac to receive notifications, whenever a New Email is received in your Gmail Account.
Enable Gmail Desktop Notifications
Gmail provide an in-built option to Enable or Disable Notifications on Windows computer, Mac, iPhone and Android Phone.
This allows you stay on top of your Emails, without the need to open Gmail to check for New Messages.
Also, it is possible to Enable Gmail Desktop Notifications for All Emails or only for Emails marked as important in your Gmail Account.
On MacBook, Mac Mini or iMac, Gmail Desktop Notifications appear only when you open the Chrome browser on your computer.
In case of Windows computers, it is possible to receive Gmail Notifications outside of the browser by Enabling Chrome Notifications in Windows Action Center.
1. Enable Gmail Notifications on Windows PC and Mac
Follow the steps below to Enable Gmail Desktop Notifications on your Windows 10 computer or Mac.
1. Login to your Gmail Account on your Windows Computer or Mac.
2. Click on the Gear icon located at top-right corner and select See All Settings in the drop-down menu.
3. On the settings screen, scroll down to Desktop Notifications section and select New Mail Notifications On option and click on Click here to enable desktop notifications for Gmail Link.
4. On the pop-up, click on the Allow option.
Desktop Mail Notification
5. Scroll down to bottom of the page and click on Save Changes button to save the New Notifications setting in your Gmail Account.
Now, whenever you launch Chrome browser on your computer, you will see Gmail Notifications.
2. Enable Gmail Notifications for Important Emails
It is also possible to Enable Gmail Desktop Notifications only for messages marked as important in your Gmail Account.
Gmail Notification For Mac Shortcut
1. Login to your Gmail Account > click on Gear icon > select See All Settings in the drop-down menu.
2. Scroll down to Desktop Notifications section > select Important Mail Notifications on option and click on Click here to enable desktop notifications for Gmail Link.
3. On the pop-up, click on the Allow option.
4. Scroll down to bottom of the page and click on Save Changes button to save the New Notifications setting in your Gmail Account.
Now, you will receive Gmail Notifications on your computer only when an important Email is received in your Gmail Account.
3. Enable Gmail Notifications Outside Chrome Browser
If you are using a Windows 10 computer, it is possible to get Gmail Notifications without having to open the Chrome browser.
1. Enable Gmail Notifications for All or Important Emails using steps as provided above.
2. Open Settings on your Windows 10 computer and click on System.
3. Click on Notifications & Actions in the left-pane. In the right-pane, scroll down to “Get notifications from these senders” section and Enable Notifications from Google Chrome.
Gmail Notification For Mac Catalina
After this, you won’t be required to launch Google Chrome browser to receive Gmail Notifications on your computer.
Gmail Notifications Windows 10
You will see Gmail Notification in the Windows Action Center, whenever a New Gmail Message is received in your Gmail Account.