How to use onsite notifications

Feb 10 4:57pm | Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Comments (13)

Many of you use the Daily Digest sent to your email to see new activity in the community. Did you know you can also use notifications on the site?

Just look for the Bell icon in the upper-right corner. The blue circle tells you how many notifications you have relevant to you.

You receive an onsite notification when someone

@mentions you
replies to your comments
reacts to your posts
comments to discussions you participate in (started or commented) whether you follow the group or not
new discussions started in groups you follow
new newsfeed posts in blogs you follow

You can also sort your notifications by type:

Onsite notifications help you stay connected without leaving the site. Learn more about How to customize your notifications and settings.

Get more tips in the Help Center.

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Interested in more newsfeed posts like this? Go to the About Connect: Who, What & Why blog.

John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Feb 14 4:45pm

In reply to @maggiemae37 "Yes indeed, it’s good to talk" + (show)

If it helps, here are some discussion search links to get you started...

Painful fingers - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/discussions/?search=finger+pain
Tinnitus - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/discussions/?search=tinnitus

And we also have the Just Want to Talk Support Group discussions - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/other/

maggiemae37 | @maggiemae37 | Feb 14 6:06pm

In reply to @johnbishop "Hello @maggiemay37, Welcome to Connect. We have a wealth of patient discussions sharing their experiences along..." + (show)

Hello John, yes I would like to connect with other members with similar health conditions, hopefully not too many as I wouldn’t like to bore other likeminded people too much.

John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Feb 14 6:21pm

In reply to @maggiemae37 "Hello John, yes I would like to connect with other members with similar health conditions, hopefully..." + (show)

Hi @maggeemagee37, Did you see the links in my previous response - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1015809/? Hopefully you can find others with similar experiences.