# Any way to make notifications a bit more obvious?

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**Created:** [October 13, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-make-notifications-a-bit-more-obvious/513608 "2009-10-13T01:25:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-make-notifications-a-bit-more-obvious/513608/1 "2009-10-13T01:25:47Z")

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Is there any way to make notifications a bit more obvious? This is the second time I’ve gotten a private message and didn’t notice it until later. Fortunately this one was only a few days instead of a few months like last time (oops).

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2009, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-make-notifications-a-bit-more-obvious/513608/2 "2009-10-13T01:30:20Z")

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Go into your Control Panel, go to **edit options** , you can choose to have a pop-up when you get a new PM.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-make-notifications-a-bit-more-obvious/513608/3 "2009-10-13T04:02:40Z")

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Perfect! Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-make-notifications-a-bit-more-obvious/513608/4 "2009-10-13T13:49:33Z")

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Or have the system send you an e-mail when you get a PM.

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**Author:** ![TheMadHun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@TheMadHun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadHun)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-make-notifications-a-bit-more-obvious/513608/5 "2009-10-13T17:03:23Z")

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> [@runner pat](#):
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> Go into your Control Panel, go to **edit options** , you can choose to have a pop-up when you get a new PM.

Good to know.