As a Site Administrator, you can set the default options within a user's account for email display, format, and digest type, and forum auto-subscribe and forum tracking. These defaults will be applied when a new user account is created, unless specified otherwise at the time.
A user can subsequently update these settings at any stage via their profile page.
User default preferences can be found under the Quick-access menu > Users > Accounts > User default preferences.
Setting
Description
Notes
Email display
Users can choose which users can see their email address:
Allow only other course members to see my email address: Only other users who are enrolled, or are teaching in a course (Totara Learn only) can see your email address
Hide my address from everyone: Prevent all users (except Site Administrators) from seeing your email address
Allow everyone to see my email address: Any user who can access the site can see your email address
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Email format
Users can choose the format in which they receive any emails from the system:
Pretty HTML format: Email is received with all HTML formatting and images included
Plain text format: Email is received without any formatting or images
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Email digest type
Users can choose whether to receive forum posts as a digest or summary message, as well as which type of digest message to receive.
No digest: You will receive one email per forum post
Digest - complete posts: You will receive one digest email per day containing the complete contents of each forum post
Digest - subjects only: You will receive one digest email per day containing just the subject of each forum post
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Forum auto-subscribe
Users can choose whether they will be automatically subscribed to a forum in which they post:
Yes: When a user posts they will be subscribed to that forum discussion
No: Don't automatically subscribe the user to forum discussions
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