# Using chat notifications
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By default, Amazon Chime displays a notification whenever you recieve a chat message. You can take several actions on notifications. For example, you can use your operating system settings to turn off notifications. You can also drag the notification to another part of your screen, or use Amazon Chime's settings to turn off just the notification sound. 

**Note**  
For information about turning off chat notifications during meetings, see [Hiding chat notifications while sharing your screen](hide-notifications-screen-share.md), in this guide.

**Topics**
+ [Turning off notifications](notifications-off.md)
+ [Moving the notification window](move-notifications.md)
+ [Turning off the notification sound](notification-sound-off.md)

# Turning off notifications
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To turn off chat notifications, you change your operating system's notification settings. We assume that you know how to change those settings. For more information, see the help for your operating system.

# Moving the notification window
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You can move the notification at any time. Just drag and drop.

# Turning off the notification sound
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You use the Amazon Chime settings to turn off the notification sound.

**To turn off the sound**

1. In the desktop client or the web app, choose your name, and on the menu that appears, choose **Settings**.

   The **General** settings page appears by default.

1. Under **Application**, clear the **Play sound for notifications** checkbox.

1. Close the settings window.