How to Update Your Settings in Gmail

Set up Gmail Notifications

Set up Gmail Notifications

  1. At the top right of your Gmail page, click on the cog to open Settings.



  1. Click on See all settings to open up more options. 



  1. Scroll down to the Desktop notifications section and click on Click here to enable desktop notifications for your Gmail account. 



  1. A pop-up notification requesting whether you want to block or allow the notifications will appear in the top left of your screen.
  2. Click Allow, scroll to the bottom of the Settings page and click Save Changes. 




Once you are in your Gmail application after receiving a notification, unread emails will appear highlighted in white and emails that have already been viewed will be greyed out.

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