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Issue SAMPLE Alert Notification
Channel	The Channel field indicates the discrete channel to which this message will be sent. You should make up a channel code of letters and numbers, with NO SPACES OR SPECIAL CHARACTERS, and enter it into this field. The test system will not operate without a channel being designated. This code must be the SAME code that is inserted into the Channel field on the monitor window.
Organization EMCOM Civil Air Patrol FEMA Kansas Highway Patrol Salvation Army Sedgwick Co. Sheriff	If you belong to one of the organizations listed, you can check next to the name of the organization to see your SAMPLE bulletin posted using a pop-up window with your own logo.
HEADLINE	Enter the HEADLINE to be displayed on your bulletin in this field.
MESSAGE	Enter the text of your bulletin in this area. You can type it, or "cut and paste" it from another document. The field will support full html usage for images, links, fonts, font colors and sizes, etc. To text this, try changing font colors with the following in your text: <font color="red"> (Your Text) </font>
KidSearch (Pre-AmberAlert Search) KidSearch Alert	For use with AMBER ALERT messages - Inactive in test mode
AMBER ALERT AMBER ALERT	For use with KidSearch Alert messages - Inactive in test mode
Include Map (Enter Latitude and Longitude in Decimal Format) Latitude   Longitude	Enter the Latitude & Longitude in decimal form. i.e. 39.2235     -94.5424
Emergency Vehicle Dash Cam Photo/Video (Demo is office cam) None 11M-3 Car 54 Rescue 8	If you have emergency vehicles with "Dash" cameras, images/video from these can be included in your bulletin/notification. Click on the appropriate vehicle feed.
Mode Internet Pop-Alert Internet PubAlert E-Mail Cell Phone Text Cell Phone Voice Pager Text Telephone (voice) FAX WeatherAlert 2000	Choose the Mode: Checking/Unchecking boxes will transmit the notification via the modes specified.
Send Type Message Only Redirect Only Message and Redirect	Choose the transmission type: Message Only - You will be sending a bulletin only. For this choice you do NOT have to enter a redirect page below. Redirect Only - You will be sending a browser redirect only. This will not pop-up a bulletin window, but WILL redirect the user's internet browser to the page you enter. Message and Redirect - You will be sending a bulletin, AND redirecting the user's internet browser to the page you specify in the redirect field below.
Redirect User's Internet Browser to:	Enter the full URL (Internet address, including the http://) of the page to which you would like to direct the user's internet browser. This is only active and required if you chose either Redirect Only or Message and Redirect as your message type.
Targeting After entering state, (if desired), please press the TAB key and wait a few moments for the cities and counties to load. ZIP Code State Abbreviation All States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Massachussettes Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming City Name ------------------------- County Name ------------------------- Radius - For ZIP Code or City targeting, you can specify a radius up to 20 miles around its center to reach. Miles	Here you can specify SOME of EMCOM's factors for targeting your message, if you so choose. You can target a specific zip code, city or state. If you target a zip code or city, you can also specify a radius in miles around the center of that locality to be included in the target.
UPLOADS Attached Document Web Page to Reference (HTML Page) Photo (jpg, gif) to include in bulletin	This area is used to upload various types of files for your bulletin. Attached Document - Any document that you would like to attach, much like with an email. Web Page - This is an HTML document (without graphics), that you can upload and referenc from your bulletin. You reference it by including <WEBPAGE> in your bulletin text. Phoeo - A photo that you include in your bulletin. You reference it by putting <PICTURE> in your text where you want it to appear.
Voice type for Telephone Notification Male Female Spanish Translate English to Spanish	Notification transmission by voice media may have either a male or female voice... please indicate the preferred voice in this area. Choose the Spanish speaker if you have entered the message in Spanish. If you have entered the message in English, but want the message transmitted in Spanish, choose the Spanish speaker, and check the Translation box.
	Send your transmission by clicking on the SUBMIT button to the left. If your transmission was successful, the box to the right of the SUBMIT button will display "Alert Accepted" for 3 seconds within a few moments. The sample system should act on all other user's comptuters withing 20-30 seconds.