Under Content, go to Sitewide alerts and then you can click on the "Add new Sitewide Alert" Button.

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Here you can name your alert and select what kind of style you want it to be as well as a custom message. Power Outage, Water Break, and Gas Leak have their own icons.

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The alerts can be made dismissible and scheduled to start and end at a specific date and time. Make sure the Active check box is checked in. This activates your alerts. When the alerts are no longer needed, simply uncheck the Active box.

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