Tech Tip Tuesday #42: Creating a Google Alert

Creator: Heather Brown, Ph.D., Instructional Designer, Center for Teaching Excellence, Tidewater Community College

Want to follow a specific topic no matter where it appears?  Create a Google alert.
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Follow these step-by-step instructions with images

Create an alert (log in using your @email.VCCS.edu address)

1. Go to Google Alerts. (https://www.google.com/alerts)
2. In the box at the top, enter a topic you want to follow.
3. To change your settings, click Show options. You can change:
   • How often you get notifications
   • The types of sites you’ll see
   • Your language
   • The part of the world you want info from
   • How many results you want to see
   • What accounts get the alert
4. Click Create Alert. You’ll get emails whenever we find matching search results.

Edit an alert

1. Go to Google Alerts.
2. Next to an alert, click Edit .
3. If you don’t see any options, click Show options.
4. Make your changes.
5. Click Update Alert.
6. To change how you get alerts, click Settings   check the options you want and click Save.

Delete an alert

1. Go to Google Alerts.
2. Next to the alert you want to remove, click Delete .
3. Optional: You can also delete an alert by clicking Unsubscribe at the bottom of an alert email.