user docs: Update desktop notifications article.

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# Configure desktop notifications
You can configure your settings to receive desktop notifications for messages
sent while Zulip is offscreen.
You can receive desktop notifications for messages sent while Zulip is
offscreen.
## All streams
You can receive notifications for normal stream messages. These instructions
tell you how to set your preference for all subscribed stream messages at
once. You can also set
[notification preferences for individual streams](/help/set-notifications-for-a-single-stream).
{settings_tab|notifications}
* If you want desktop notifications for each new message from a stream,
check the **Visual desktop notifications** option and/or **Audible desktop
notifications** under **Stream messages**.
1. Under **Stream Messages**, select **Visual desktop notifications** and/or
**Audible desktop notifications**.
* If you want desktop notifications only for private messages and @-mentions,
check the **Visual desktop notifications** option and/or **Audible desktop
notifications** option under **Private messages and @-mentions**.
1. Under "Apply this change to all current stream subscriptions?", select
"yes" to start recieving desktop notifications for streams that you are
currently subscribed to. Note that the change will apply even if you
previously set a notification preference on an individual stream. Select "no"
if you only want to apply your setting to streams that you subscribe to in
the future.
{!save-changes.md!} notification settings.
## Private Messages and @-Mentions
!!! tip ""
You can change your notification settings for individual streams on your
[Streams](/#streams) page.
You can set seperate preferences for notifications for private messages and
@-mentions.
{settings_tab|notifications}
2. Under **Private messages and @-mentions**, select **Visual desktop notifications**
and/or **Audible desktop notifications**.