How To Create a New Alert in SharePoint ?

Following the request of a SharePoint user, please find the way to create an Alert in the Shared Documents section of your site. (This can also be applied to other part of your SharePoint site.)

The user want to receive a mail each time that somebody had added a new file into the "Shared Documents" folder.

First things first, select the appropriate folder where you need to add the Alert :

 Now, select the "Alert Me" option under the "Actions" drop-down menu :

 Now, this is THE Alert page, where you'll set all the needed options such as :

• Alert Title : will personate your alert, and will appears in the Alert mails
• Send Alerts To : select the users that must receive the conrecrned alert.
• click on the "browser" button (the opened book)
• type in the name in the "find" field :

• click on the magnifier glass icon
• double-click on the correct name
• click on the "Add" button, the when all done, click on "Ok"

 Now, up to you to select the options for the "Change Type", "Send Alerts for These Changes" and "When to Send Alerts" sections.
I've selected the requested options :

• New items are added
• Anything changes
• Send e-mail immediately

Now, lets see the received mail Alert when a file is added by a user on the SharePoint site :

That's all folks

How To Delete a Discussion Board?

Discussions are same as lists, so they are manageable by the same way.


- Select the concerned Discussion Board to delete :

   















- Under the drop-down menu "Settings", select "Discussion Board Settings".

- Then select the appropriate option : "Delete the Discussion Board"

That's all folks