> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.pixwel.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Notifications

> How Pixwel's in-app and email notifications work, and how to turn email updates on or off.

Pixwel keeps you posted on activity that matters to you — orders moving through their stages, embargoes lifting, and new assets being uploaded — both inside the app and by email.

## In-app notifications

Click the **bell icon** above your user profile to open the **Notifications panel**. Notifications are organized into tabs:

* **Orders** — updates on your [work requests](/features/work-requests).
* **Embargoes** — when an [embargoed](/glossary) file's restriction changes.
* **General** — other updates, such as asset uploads.

Within a tab you can **search** for a specific notification, tick **Unread Only** to filter to what you haven't seen, and use **Mark all as Read** to clear them.

<Frame caption="The Notifications panel — Orders, Embargoes, and General tabs, with search, Unread Only, and Mark all as Read.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pixwel/EzZene0sLkTaATKH/img/guides/how-notifications-work-1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=EzZene0sLkTaATKH&q=85&s=a98726632cd5f42e6303cc21db5c3f81" alt="The in-app Notifications panel with Orders, Embargoes, and General tabs" width="702" height="958" data-path="img/guides/how-notifications-work-1.png" />
</Frame>

## Email notifications

Email notifications tell you by email whenever a project or work order is updated, or a share is received.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Preferences">
    Click your **user profile** at the bottom-left, then the settings gear (⚙️) to open **Preferences**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Go to Notifications">
    Open the **Notifications** tab and tick **Email Notifications**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set frequency">
    Choose how often you want emails from the dropdown.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Click **Save Preferences**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Frame caption="Open your user profile at the bottom-left, then the settings gear to reach Preferences.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pixwel/EzZene0sLkTaATKH/img/guides/receive-stop-notifications-1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=EzZene0sLkTaATKH&q=85&s=43d46694dc21a48089574f220b93dfac" alt="The user profile popover with the settings gear" width="417" height="173" data-path="img/guides/receive-stop-notifications-1.png" />
</Frame>

<Frame caption="In Preferences, open the Notifications tab and tick Email Notifications.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pixwel/EzZene0sLkTaATKH/img/guides/receive-stop-notifications-2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=EzZene0sLkTaATKH&q=85&s=71210ddc2e53cde8fa32c131117f2a45" alt="The Email Notifications checkbox on the Preferences Notifications tab" width="307" height="177" data-path="img/guides/receive-stop-notifications-2.png" />
</Frame>

<Frame caption="Set how often each kind of email arrives — Immediate, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Off.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pixwel/EzZene0sLkTaATKH/img/guides/receive-stop-notifications-3.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=EzZene0sLkTaATKH&q=85&s=f4ff54f160fbc545fcfc419c2a6c86f1" alt="Per-type email frequency dropdowns on the Notifications preferences tab" width="814" height="1190" data-path="img/guides/receive-stop-notifications-3.png" />
</Frame>

To stop receiving emails, untick **Email Notifications** and save again.