AB Projects notifications have four separate dials — and the one that looks most tempting, the project's Teams-channel toggles, silences posts for the whole channel, not just you. This page is about changing what you receive; for the catalog of everything AB Projects can send, see Notifications and Reminders.
The four dials at a glance
| Dial | Affects | Who changes it | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task digest | Only you | You | Settings → Task Reminders |
| Per-task deadline reminder | The task's assignee | Anyone who can edit the task | Bell icon on the task detail panel |
| Task following | Only you | You | Follow button next to the task title |
| Teams channel posts | Everyone in the linked channel | Project owners & admins | Project settings → Integrations |
Your task digest (Settings → Task Reminders)
The digest is a periodic summary of your top open tasks — up to ten, ordered by due date, with overdue tasks flagged. Each member controls their own.
- Open the Settings tab and find the Task Reminders card.
- Pick a delivery method under Notification Method: Email, Teams (personal chat), or both.
- Choose your schedule. Switch each weekday On or off, and add one or more times per day with the button (up to 30 reminder times in total).
- Click Save Reminders.
Reminders arrive within about 45 minutes of each time you set, in your timezone — set it in the Profile card just above (see Editing Your Profile and Icon). Switching every day off simply stops the digest.
Per-task deadline reminders
For a deadline you really can't miss, set a one-shot reminder on the task itself: open the task and click the bell icon next to its dates. Under Remind me before deadline, choose 15 minutes, 1 hour, 4 hours, 1 day, 3 days, or 1 week (or Off).
- The reminder goes to the task's assignee, by Teams personal chat and email, at the chosen lead time before the due date.
- If the due date moves, the reminder re-arms against the new deadline.
- A task with no assignee reminds no one — assign it first.
Following tasks and the in-app bell
Next to every task title is a Follow button. You're followed automatically on tasks you create, are assigned, or are @mentioned in; click Follow to subscribe to any other task, or Following to stop.
Followers get in-app notifications for status changes and completions, and for new comments. They collect under the bell icon in the Tasks toolbar, with an unread-count badge, a Mark all read action, and click-through to the task.
The project's Teams channel posts (owners & admins)
When a project is linked to a Teams channel, the AB bot posts task updates there for the whole team. Project owners and admins can calm this down per category: open the project, scroll to Integrations, and find Teams channel notifications.
- The master switch — Post task updates to the linked Teams channel — turns all posts on or off.
- Below it, uncheck any category to silence just those posts: New tasks (created or added as subtasks); Status, progress, and complete/reopen; Assignment changes; Schedule (start date, due date, time, reminders); Details (title, description, priority, type, environment); New comments.
- Everything is on by default, and changes save immediately.
What isn't configurable in AB Projects
- Personal per-event muting — you can't individually hide, say, "assignment changes" for yourself while the channel keeps posting them.
- @mention pings — when someone mentions you, the alert itself comes from Microsoft Teams, so you tune it in Teams' own notification settings, not in AB Projects.
If your team needs more control here, tell us via Feature Requests & Bug Reports in the Settings tab — it genuinely helps us prioritize.
Rule of thumb: use the digest for your personal cadence, deadline reminders and following for the tasks you care about most, and leave the channel toggles to the project's admins.