Alert Manager 2007 provides three different ways to add SharePoint alerts: Add Alert, Add Alert To Large Group and Add Alert to SharePoint Group. A new alerts may be added using the New menu on the toolbar of any Manage Alerts page or from other various integration points.

Click Add Alert in the New menu of the Manage Alerts page.

You will then be prompted to select the list you would like to target with the alert. Select the list you would like to target by clicking the radio button next to the list icon and click Next if you would like to proceed to add an alert to this list or click Select List Item if you would like the alert to target an item in the list.

The final page of the Add Alert wizard provides you with the opportunity to specify the properties of the alert. Alert properties include title, recipients, change type, change conditions and frequency. You also have the ability to specify the alert template which can modify the alert characteristics including the body of the alert message. To read about the details of each alert property offered by Alert Manager 2007 click here.

To use a Dynamic Recipient click the Use a dynamic recipient link located at the bottom right of the control. Next, select the column name containing the reference to a user that will receive the alert e-mail notification. Only column types defined as a user look-up field will be displayed in the Dynamic Recipient list.

When finished configuring your desired alert properties click Finish to create the alert.