{"id":2311,"date":"2016-12-24T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-24T13:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/knowledge-center\/desktop-alerting"},"modified":"2025-01-10T12:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T11:18:16","slug":"desktop-alerting","status":"publish","type":"knowledge","link":"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/knowledge-center\/news\/desktop-alerting","title":{"rendered":"Desktop Alerting just got better!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We already know&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/platform\/tools\/desktop-alerts\">desktop alerts<\/a>&nbsp;are a great tool to relay important messages quickly and effectively &#8211; but there&#8217;s always room for improvement. In Netpresenter&#8217;s 12.4&nbsp;version, we\u2019ve truly added all the bells and whistles to our desktop alerting solution. Here\u2019s an overview of all new functionalities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-standard-scenarios\">Standard scenarios<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Certain situations call for immediate action. That is why we&#8217;ve created dozens of default scenarios.&nbsp;From fire alerts, severe weather warnings&nbsp;to important IT announcements, when in a time crunch, just select the proper scenario and hit publish. Still want to make a few tweaks here and there before publishing? No problem. The scenarios can be adjusted to fit your specific situation&nbsp;or plan of action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-flashing-borders\">Flashing borders<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>How do you make a desktop alert stand out even more? Flashing borders. These borders are configurable, meaning you can use blue flashing borders for a code blue alert or red flashing borders for a code red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fire-alert-running-1-1024x480.jpg\" alt=\"Desktop Alerting\" class=\"wp-image-23049\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scaling-alerts\">Scaling alerts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Your desktop alerts&nbsp;can appear full screen or only take up a small portion of your computer screen (e.g. right bottom corner), depending on what you\u2019ve chosen when composing your message. Discreet or overlapping? Now it&#8217;s completely up to you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-23051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/management-meeting-rescheduled-scaled-1-1024x480.jpg\" alt=\"Desktop Alerting\" width=\"1024\" height=\"480\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alarm-sound\">Alarm sound<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When\u00a0necessary, an alarm sound can even be added to your desktop alert. Not only do people see a flashing pop up on their screen,\u00a0their attention gets\u00a0drawn\u00a0even more by a\u00a0distinct sound. Perfect for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/solutions\/safe\/emergency-communication\">emergency communication<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-acknowledgement\">Acknowledgement<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Always wanted to know whether or not your messages actually get read? Well, now it&#8217;s possible. Send messages with reading confirmation. We made it extremely easy. All it takes it just one click on the acknowledgement button and voila!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-23053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/it-alert-cyberattack-1024x480.jpg\" alt=\"Desktop Alerting\" width=\"1024\" height=\"480\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-statistics\">Statistics<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Our new statistics feature allows you to precisely track down the reach of your messages. Who has seen and acknowledged the message? From which device? On which date and at what time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/alert-server-statistics-1024x480.jpg\" alt=\"Desktop Alerting\" class=\"wp-image-23055\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you as excited as we are about these new features?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/contact\">Contact<\/a>&nbsp;one of our experts today and upgrade to the latest Netpresenter version. The best part? 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