Alert

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Once logged in, go to the Drupal Admin toolbar and navigate to Content > Add content > Alert

Fill in the necessary fields:

1. Title: Required field
2. Snippet: (Note: at the time of site delivery this will not appear on the front-end of the site. Ask you project contact or support for assistance if this is needed)
   1. A short excerpt/summary of what residents need to know and do. 
   2. This field has a maximum of 160 characters. 
   3. This will display at the top of all pages.
3. Body: Additional details, including links to supporting information
4. Related content: Optional
   1. Related contact checkbox can be used to add a Contact to a node. This will display the contact information in the sidebar of the alert. 
   2. Related field to add a relavant new item
      1. Start typing the title of the news item to select
5. Toggle Send mailout to subscribers (see instructions below)
6. Once you have filled out the above fields, select the Publish button at the top of the page.

Send Mailout to Subscribers

To send a notification of the published Alert to your subscribers

1. Toggle the Send mailout to subscribers now on
2. Select the appropriate Group(s) checkbox (eg. Alerts)

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Editing a Content Type

1. To edit a specific node, click on Content in the Drupal toolbar.
2. Filter content type dropdown by Alert.
3. Click the Filter button.
4. Click edit to the right of your specific item in the Operations column or click the Title of your item and then click the Edit button.
5. Make your desired edits. 
6. Once done, click the Publish button at the top of the page

Unpublishing an Alert

1. Follow steps 1-4 above
2. Click the Unpublish button at the top of the page