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Step 4: If you already have a Piazza account: Simply log in.
If this is your first time using Piazza: Retrieve the validation code sent to you by email and set-up a password for your account.
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3. Select "No emails" for "new questions or notes" and save your settings.
Note that you will receive real time emails for tutorial discussions that you follow. When you add a follow up discussion for a tutorial, you will automatically follow that discussion and therefore receive emails letting you know of every new comments. If you do not wish to receive any more notifications for a particular tutorial, please unfollow it by clicking on "stop following" as shown on the picture below.
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