How to Stop E-mail Notifications From Facebook
Facebook can be a fun and effective way to stay in touch with friends and family and get back in touch with long lost friends. You can even network and make new friends. It can also be a great place to get some exposure for your talents and businesses. However, once you have accumulated a lot of friends, it can be overwhelming to receive daily e-mail notifications regarding new comments, new messages, new friend requests, and things of that nature regarding your Facebook account. To remedy this situation, you can stop or reduce the e-mail madness by followings these instructions:
Instructions
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Log in to your Facebook account at http://www.facebook.com.
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Click on the "Settings" link located near the upper right corner of the page.
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Click on "Notifications" under the My Account heading.
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Select "Off" for each of the desired categories, and then click the button at the bottom to save the changes.
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Tips & Warnings
Since you are no longer receiving e-mail notifications, you will want to check your account often to make sure you are responding to your friends!
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I did this too... and it didn't work. How do I make it stop?
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To do this in the new fb look: Click on the down arrow in the upper-right of the page (to the right of "Home" - Select "Account Settings" - Click on "Notifications" on the left list. Under the "All Notifications" section, click "Edit" on the 'Facebook' line and de-select away...
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Got info from eHow, but couldn't print it out in order to follow the instructions. Hope it's posted here on Facebook and that it helps everyone. God bless America and the freedoms it endows upon us all!
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not working!
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if you get emails from a group, you have to edit settings in that group. I FINALLY figured that out!
