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Last updated: 2025-11-21


User Preferences - Alert Center


  • Overview
  • Follow-Up Designation Section
  • Reading Pane Section
  • SmartOffice Alerts Section

Overview


Accessible from User Preferences, these settings control the behavior of the Alert Center.


Follow-Up Designation Section


  • Default Flag: Select the appropriate default color to use when an alert is marked for follow-up from the corresponding drop-down list.

Reading Pane Section


  • Mark Alerts read when viewed in the Reading Pane: Select this option to differentiate between read and unread messages (unread messages display in bold).
  • Wait

__ seconds before marking alert as read: Specify the number of seconds between the time the alert is selected and the time the alert is marked as having been read.


SmartOffice Alerts Section


The Alert Center will display alerts for the actions selected in this section. For example, if the New Activities option is selected, the user will receive an alert if he/she is added as a participant in a newly created activity. Note: To receive activity-related alerts, the user must also enable activity alerts in User Preferences - Activity Options.