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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
type="topic" style="task"
id="sound-alert">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="media#sound"/>
<revision version="gnome:40" date="2021-02-26" status="candidate"/>
<revision version="gnome:42" status="final" date="2022-02-26"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Shaun McCance</name>
<email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>Michael Hill</name>
<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
<email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<desc>Choose the sound to play for messages, set the alert volume, or
disable alert sounds.</desc>
</info>
<title>Choose or disable the alert sound</title>
<p>Your computer will play a simple alert sound for certain types of messages
and events. You can choose different sound clips for alerts, set the alert
volume independently of your system volume, or disable alert sounds
entirely.</p>
<steps>
<item>
<p>Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview and
start typing <gui>Sound</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Click on <gui>Sound</gui> to open the panel.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>In the <gui>Alert Sound</gui> section, select an alert sound. Each
sound will play when you click on it so you can hear how it sounds.</p>
</item>
</steps>
<p>Use the volume slider for <gui>System Sounds</gui> in the <gui>Volume
Levels</gui> section to set the volume of the alert sound. Click the speaker
button at the end of the slider to mute or unmute the alert sound. This will
not affect the volume of your music, movies, or other sound files.</p>
</page>
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