# DM notifications

## What are personal notifications?

Personal notifications are direct messages (DMs) that Fabric will send to you when certain events happen, like you've been assigned to or mentioned on an issue.

## Types of personal notifications

### When an issue is assigned to me

When someone (other than yourself) assigns you to an issue in a connected repository, you can receive a DM notification.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/D1GCmv3PztplZI6PqlYq/blobs/73lB5iTFZAnLXuLCFY9P/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-09%20at%2012.32.27%20PM.png)

![Click on "Reply or edit..." to view and edit the issue.](https://content.gitbook.com/content/D1GCmv3PztplZI6PqlYq/blobs/CWgG54GGa8LWBvOhAURv/CleanShot%202021-09-09%20at%2012.47.07@2x.png)

### When an issue mentions me

When someone (other than yourself) mentions you to an issue in a connected repository, you can receive a DM notification. This notification will trigger on mentions in the description of the issue, or in an issue comment.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/D1GCmv3PztplZI6PqlYq/blobs/NLcEqA6nXlai6NzWY66P/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-09%20at%2012.33.13%20PM.png)

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** If you mention someone in an [Issue Room](https://good-alchemy.gitbook.io/fabric-documentation/reference/issue-rooms#collaborating-in-issue-rooms) channel by their Slack username, it will not send an additional DM notification, or display in GitHub as a GitHub mention. This is to prevent duplicate notifications.
{% endhint %}

## Setting up personal notifications

You can find your Notifications page in your Fabric Dashboard in Slack.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/D1GCmv3PztplZI6PqlYq/blobs/8gzIHmdhemydvEaubnxE/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-09%20at%2012.43.21%20PM.png)

To get to your Fabric Dashboard, click `Fabric` under `Apps` in your Slack sidebar.

If you don't see `Fabric` there,  search for `Fabric` in your Slack search bar, and then click on the `Home` tab.

![Find Fabric in the Slack sidebar or search for it in the Fabric search bar.](https://content.gitbook.com/content/D1GCmv3PztplZI6PqlYq/blobs/7W03s3tZ7rjcSWVWZujm/Screen%20Shot%202021-08-23%20at%204.30.14%20PM.png)

![This is your Fabric Dashboard.](https://content.gitbook.com/content/D1GCmv3PztplZI6PqlYq/blobs/CftPugJqeHSGLIBYl2bc/Screen%20Shot%202021-08-23%20at%204.30.21%20PM.png)

Click on `Notifications`.

Under `Your personal notifications`, check the boxes (☑️) for the notifications you want to receive.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/D1GCmv3PztplZI6PqlYq/blobs/Ia4RFoWZzvRwvCQnii3I/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-09%20at%2012.45.19%20PM.png)