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# Notification Settings
Customize how Daylite alerts you to new activity, including Dock badge counts, Dock icon behaviour, and the default reminders added to new tasks and appointments.
The **Notifications** settings pane controls how Daylite gets your attention — what shows on the Dock badge, whether the Dock icon bounces, and the default reminders that get attached to new tasks and appointments. It sits under **Personal** in Settings, so every choice here applies only to the user you are logged in as.
**Key facts:**
* Notifications is a **Personal** setting: your choices affect only your own login.
* Find it at **Daylite > Settings > Notifications**.
* Default reminders set here are applied automatically to new items — so you don't have to add a reminder by hand every time.
## What's in the Notifications Pane
1. **Dock badge count:** Controls the number shown in the red badge on the Daylite Dock icon. The count can include unread notifications only or all notifications, including those you’ve read. It can also include unread emails from your My Mail inbox.
2. **Bounce Dock icon:** Controls how the Daylite Dock icon bounces to draw attention to a new notification. **Once** bounces the icon once, and **Continuously** keeps it bouncing until you switch to Daylite, **Never** disables bouncing.
3. **Default reminders:** Reminders that Daylite includes automatically to when creaeting new Tasks and Appointments, with separate settings for each. Each can have multiple reminders, with two parts:
* **When:** The time the reminder occurs, such as on the due date at 7:00 AM or a set interval beforehand.
* **Alert style:** How the reminder appears, such as **Message with Note**, which can include a note. **None** leaves the reminder slot unused.
4. **Apply default reminders to:** Decide which items get these default reminders:
* **New tasks and appointments I create** — reminders are added to items you make yourself.
* **Received items through delegation or invitation** — reminders are added to tasks delegated to you and appointments you're invited to.
5. **Disable reminders for tasks marked as Done.** When enabled, a task you've completed won't fire its reminder.
### How to Set Your Default Reminders
1. Go to **Daylite > Settings > Notifications**.
2. Under **Default reminders**, select the **Tasks** or **Appointments** tab.
3. Set the **when** and **alert style** for each reminder row; add more rows to stack reminders.
4. Under **Apply default reminders to**, tick the item types that should receive them.
{% hint style="info" %}
**Tip:** Turn on **Disable reminders for tasks marked as Done** so completed work stops reminding you. Combined with default reminders on new tasks, you get a follow-up prompt on everything you create, but only while it's still open.
{% endhint %}
| Alert Style | What it doe |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **None** | Disables the reminder. |
| **Message** | Displays a notification on your Mac’s screen without playing a sound. |
| **Message with Note** | Displays a silent notification with an accompanying note for extra context. |
| **Message with Sound** | Displays a notification on your Mac’s screen and plays a sound. |
| **Email** | Sends an email reminder to the specified email address. Daylite must be opened to trigger the email. |
| **Run Script** | Runs a selected Apple script file to carry out an automated action on your Mac. Daylite must be opened to trigger reminder. |
| **Open File** | Opens a selected file, such as a meeting agenda or presentation, when the reminder is due. |
| **Speak Text** | Reads the reminder’s specified text aloud using your Mac’s text-to-speech feature. |
## Frequently Asked Questions
**Do default reminders apply to items I already created?**
Default reminders are applied to new items going forward and to received delegations and invitations if you enable that option. They don't retroactively add reminders to existing items.
**Can tasks and appointments have different default reminders?**
Yes. The **Tasks** and **Appointments** tabs under Default reminders are configured independently.
**How do I stop finished tasks from reminding me?**
Enable **Disable reminders for tasks marked as Done**. Once a task is Done, its reminder won't fire.
**Can I show my unread mail count on the Dock badge?**
Yes. Tick **Include Inbox unread count from My Mail** under Dock badge count.
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