Google Desktop Notifications

Edit your Google Calendar notifications settings

First, change your notification settings in Google Calendar:

• On your computer, open Google Calendar.

• In the top right, click Settings Settings and then Settings.

• On the left, click General and then Event settings.

• Under “Event settings,” you can choose to:

  • Turn notifications on or off: Click Notifications, and select how you want to get them.

  • Get notified only for Yes or Maybe responses: Click Automatically add invitations and then Yes, but don’t send event notifications unless I have responded “Yes” or “Maybe.”.

To enable Desktop Notifications, change your global notification settings in Google Chrome:

• Open Chrome.

• At the top right, click More More and then Settings.

• At the bottom of the page click Advanced Down Arrow.

• Under "Privacy and security," click Content Settings.

• Click Notifications.

• Next to "Allow," click Add.

• Enter calendar.google.com and then click Add.

Edit your Google Gmail notifications settings

Enable Desktop Notifications in Gmail:

• On your computer, open Gmail.

• In the top right, click Settings Settings and then Settings.

• Scroll down to the "Desktop notifications" section.

• Click the option: 

• Select New mail notifications on, Important mail notifications on, or Mail notifications off.

• At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.