To create a Notification, start by selecting the Communications tab in the menu.

Hover over Notifications.

and select New Notification.

Navigate to "Title/Subject"

First you'll need a title for your message.

Enter "Evacuation" in the designated field.

You can decide how high priority your message is by selecting from the options listed here.

The first option is imminent threat to life. Use this field for notifications that are for life-threatening events or incidents. If this option is selected these messages will be queued ahead of priority messages, and also override silenced notifications within the Everbridge mobile application.

You can choose to select high priority, only when notifications require urgent attention but are not life-threatening. If this option is selected, these messages will be queued ahead of non-priority messages.

Now, enter the message for your contacts.

If you would like to learn how to customize and format your message watch the formatting text in a notification video from our channel.

The message will also come with an audible version, this can come from a text-to-speech generator.

Or be recorded separately using one of the options shown here.

You can also save this as a Message Template if you would like to use the same message later.

By default the Standard Notification type is selected for you, you can find videos on different notification types and best practices for sending notifications in our channel as well.

Next, select relevant Publishing Options, note that if you're not sure of any of the options here, you do not have to select it.

And add your contacts by clicking either Individuals, Groups, or Rules

Select this field

Select the "OK" option.

When you go further, you'll see that the Settings have already been configured for you by your Administrator.

However, you can edit them if need be to best fit your Notification.

Select the specified numerical value.

Enter the specified numerical value.

Once done, you'll see an option to either send the Notification Now, Later, or Recurring.

Furthermore, you can also save this as a Notification Template.

Or, include it as part of an Event.

To send immediately select Now.

Then click Send to launch the Notification.