Setting Email Alerts to Receive Notification of New or Updated Content
Setting up an alert allows you to receive an email message every time a new post is added to a discussion forum in which you are participating. With email alerts, you won't have to check the community to see if someone has posted or replied to a message. When you get an email alert, you can click the link in the email message to open the post and reply. You might also want to set up an alert to be notified about new content in a document or document library of interest. You must be signed in to set up alerts.
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Set up an Email Alert for a Document Library, Document, or List
Document Library
To set an alert for a document library, navigate to that library first (e.g., DAU Sponsored Documents library) and click on the Library tab.
Click the down arrow by the Alert Me icon and choose “Set alert on this library” from the drop-down menu.
Complete the fields in the pop-up window and click OK to save your selections and to start receiving alerts.
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Document
To set an alert for a document, navigate to the document library, and then select the document for which you wish to receive alerts.
Click on the Files tab, then click on the down arrow by the Alert Me icon and choose “Set alert on this document” from the drop-down menu.
Complete the fields in the pop-up window and click OK to save your selections and to start receiving alerts.
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List
To set an alert for a list, navigate to that list first (e.g., Announcements) and click on the List tab.
Click the down arrow by the Alert Me icon and choose “Set alert on this list” from the drop-down menu.
Complete the fields in the pop-up window and click OK to save your selections and to start receiving alerts.
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List Item
To set an alert for a list item, navigate to the list, and then select the list item for which you wish to receive alerts.
Click on the Items tab, then click on the down arrow by the Alert Me icon and choose “Set alert on this item” from the drop-down menu.
Complete the fields in the pop-up window and click OK to save your selections and to start receiving alerts.
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Set up an Email Alert for a Discussion Forum on a Community Site
Discussion Forum
To set an alert for the discussion forum, navigate to that discussion forum and click on the List tab.
Click the down arrow by the Alert Me icon and choose “Set alert on this list” from the drop-down menu.
Complete the fields in the pop-up window and click OK to save your selections and to start receiving alerts.
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Discussion
To set an alert for a discussion item, navigate to that discussion, and then click on the title of the discussion for which you wish to receive alerts.
Click on the ellipsis under the question and choose “Alert me” from the drop-down menu.
Complete the form and click OK to save your selections and to start receiving alerts.
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Manage Your Alerts
You can manage your alerts from any page that contains an Alert Me function. Navigate to the tab that contains the Alert Me function (the tab varies depending on which page you’re on) and choose “Manage My Alerts” from the drop-down menu.
From the “manage” page, you can add a new alert, delete an existing alert, see the current method of delivery, or click an alert link to modify it.
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Delete an Alert
To delete an existing alert, check the box next to the alert that you wish to delete and click "Delete Selected Alerts".
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Add an Alert
To add a new alert from this page, click on "Add Alert"; on the new page, select the item for which you'd like to receive alerts and click Next.
Complete the fields and click OK.
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Modify an Alert
To modify an existing alert, click on the title of the alert that you wish to modify.
Modify the fields as desired and then click OK to save your changes.
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