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# How to Get Email Notifications When Students Submit Quizzes or Essay Questions

Get an email when students submit a quiz or an essay answer

This guide shows you how to receive email notifications when your students submit a quiz, especially when they answer an essay question.

Enabling this feature allows you to promptly grade and provide feedback to your students, which is essential for effective teaching.

### Step 1: Access Your Email Notification Settings

First, you need to navigate to the correct section within the LDT app to manage your notifications.

* From your Shopify admin, go to **Apps** > **LDT Online Courses** > Settings.
* In the settings menu, select **Email notification**.

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### Step 2: Enable Notifications for Quizzes & Essays

* In the Email notification section, scroll down to find the "Essay questions" setting.
* Click the toggle switch to enable the option "Get notified when students answer essay questions."

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By enabling this feature, you will never miss a student submission. This allows you to:

* **Grade promptly**: Quickly review and grade manual questions.
* **Provide timely feedback**: Help your students learn and improve faster.
* **Monitor engagemen**t: Stay on top of your students' progress and course participation.