# Turn off Capable email notifications

To stop Capable emails for yourself, open your Capable settings and turn off the **Email** switch in the **Notifications** section. It only affects you, and Slack and Microsoft Teams messages carry on. To stop approval emails for everyone, a site administrator turns off **Email notifications** on the **Notifications** tab in Global settings.

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## Before you start

| **You want to**                | **Who can do it**               |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------- |
| Stop your own emails           | Anyone, for themselves          |
| Stop emails for the whole site | A Confluence site administrator |

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## Steps

### For yourself

1. Open any Capable page and select the settings gear to open **User settings**.
2. In the **Notifications** section, turn off **Email**.

You can do the same from **Notifications** under Manage in the Approval sidebar, by turning off **Send me email notifications**.

### For everyone

1. Open **Global settings** for Capable, or select **Manage notifications** in your Capable settings.
2. Select the **Notifications** tab.
3. On the **Email** card, turn off **Email notifications**.

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## If it does not work

* Your switch is greyed out: an administrator has already turned email off for the site.
* Still getting emails from Capable: check whether you also use a standalone Capable Approval app. Each app has its own switch.
* Still getting messages in Slack or Teams: those have their own switches next to **Email**.

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## Related

### [Email notifications](https://help.gocapable.com/capable/email-notifications.html)

What the email switch covers.

### [User preferences](https://help.gocapable.com/capable/user-preferences.html)

Your other personal settings.

### [Notifications](https://help.gocapable.com/capable/notifications.html)

Every channel and who controls it.

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_Your inbox, your switch._