Notification Preferences

Configuring email notifications and in-app alerts.

Revision staged for the published article at `/help/account/notifications`
(category **Account & Settings**, slug `notifications` — both unchanged).
Reason: the live body promises email notifications and per-category toggles that do not exist, and
readers plan around them. Apply at release; do not change the slug, title or URL.

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What actually reaches you

OwnerDraw is quiet by design. Almost nothing is pushed at you — you see what changed when you open
the project.

**In the app, the bell** shows two kinds of alert today:

  • **Bid received** — a vendor submitted a bid through the link you sent them.
  • **Invite accepted** — someone you invited joined the project.

**By email, OwnerDraw sends only what you deliberately trigger**, and it goes to the person you are
sending it to, not to you:

  • A bid request to a vendor from **Trades & Bids**.
  • A lien waiver request to a vendor from **Lien Waivers**.
  • A document for signature, and a client invoice you choose to send.
  • A team or client **invitation**, and account emails such as a password reset.

What is not sent

Being clear about this matters more than the list above:

  • **No email or text when a draw request changes status.** Check the **Draws** page.
  • **No email, text or bell alert for a Message.** Messages are in-app only; the person sees your
  • message the next time they open the project, and there are no read receipts.
  • **No reminders for To-Dos.** No email, no text, no push. An overdue row turns red and the
  • **Overdue** count rises — that is the whole reminder system.
  • **No milestone, schedule, expense, allowance or checklist alerts.**
  • **No per-category notification toggles on your Profile page.** There is nothing to switch on or
  • off; the earlier version of this article described settings that were never built.

What to do instead

| You want to know about | Where to look |
|---|---|
| A draw's status | **Draws** — the status badge on each request |
| A vendor's bid | The bell, and **Trades & Bids** |
| Something someone told you | **Messages** on the project |
| A job you owe someone | **To-Dos** — filter to **Overdue** |
| Work due to start | **Schedule** |
| Missing vendor insurance or W-9 | **Vendors**, and your project dashboard warnings |

> TIP: build one habit instead of trusting alerts — open the project dashboard each morning. It is
> the only page that gathers draw status, overdue to-dos, vendor warnings and budget health in one
> place.