---
title: "Configure workspace notifications"
slug: "configure-workspace-notifications"
tags: ["Totara Engage", "How-to", "Participant"]
updated: 2022-11-30T16:38:52Z
published: 2022-11-30T16:38:52Z
canonical: "totara.help/configure-workspace-notifications"
---

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# Configure workspace notifications

There are a number of [workspace](/17/docs/what-are-workspaces) notifications that can be configured to keep a workspace's owner and members up to date with changes and ongoing discussions. To configure workspace notifications as a Site Administrator, follow these steps:

1. Go *Quick-access menu > Plugins > Message outputs > Default message outputs*.
2. Use the checkboxes in the **Enabled** column to decide which [notification types](/17/docs/workspace-notifications) are available.
3. Use the dropdowns to decide which notifications are permitted, and check the **Defaults** boxes to determine default behaviour.
4. Click **Save changes**.

In addition to the workspace notifications available when following the steps above, there is one workspace-related notification trigger in the [centralised notifications](/17/docs/what-are-centralised-notifications) system (*Quick-access menu > Notifications*). The **User added to a workspace** trigger can be used to send notifications to users, their managers, or the workspace owner when a user is added to a workspace. See [Using centralised notifications](/17/docs/using-centralised-notifications) for more information.

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