Adjust your personal settings in Confluence
5 min
Beginner
By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to:
- Tailor Confluence to your needs using personal settings
- Manage your Confluence notifications
Personalize your settings to make Confluence work for you
Confluence is a flexible tool, allowing for a variety of customizations. While your Jira admin or team leader will set up many customizations, there are a few important settings you can control.
To access your personal info, select your profile icon at the top right. This will populate a menu of options.
👇 Click the icons below to learn more about each setting option.
Update your profile
Your user profile brings clarity to your role, responsibilities, and personal interests. It helps your teammates get to know you and understand what you do. You can add a profile picture, your job title, and any other personal information you'd like to share.
To update your profile:
- Select your profile icon at the top right of your screen.
- Select Profile from the menu.
👇 This is what a profile looks like.
Personalize your email preferences
You'll receive an email when any page you own, star, or watch gets updated. Or if you are mentioned in a comment or page. Every email from Confluence includes a direct link so you can quickly navigate to the page.
If you prefer to receive fewer emails, uncheck the boxes for activities you're not interested in. You can always come back to your settings and update preferences as you wish. You can use an email filter in your email client to manage these notifications, too.
To update your email settings:
- Select your profile icon at the top right.
- Select Personal settings.
- Select Email in the far left panel.
- Select Edit and use the checkboxes to update your preferences.
👇 Here's where you can update your notification preferences.
Stop watching certain spaces and pages
One way to de-clutter your inbox is to stop watching spaces or pages you no longer interact with. When you stop watching a space or page, you'll no longer receive email notifications about them. You can stop watching multiple spaces and pages by using the settings menu.
To stop watching content:
- Select your profile icon in the top right.
- Select Personal settings.
- Select the Watches tab from the top menu.
- Select Stop watching next to any space or page.
👇 Here's where you can stop watching certain spaces and pages.
