How to... Set up a Keep Me Posted Alert
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SciFinder's Keep Me Posted feature lets you quickly and easily set up alerts for references or substances of interest.
Whenever the Keep Me Posted Now icon appears in the bottom right corner of the SciFinder window, you can set up an alert based on the current Explore task.
Keep Me Posted Now alerts can be set up for tasks that include multiple search concepts as well as analyze and refine steps. Alerts can also be set up for sequences
Reference Alerts
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When references are displayed in your main SciFinder window, click the Keep Me Posted Now icon to set up an alert. |

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Note: SciFinder applies all of the "smarts" that it normally applies to Explore tasks, e.g., synonyms, company name dictionary, author name variations. |
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A description of your Explore task displays. Type a name for your alert profile, and specify the database and frequency. You may also deselect steps that you do not want SciFinder to include. Click OK. |

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After your alert has run for the first time, you may access your results from the New Task window by clicking Keep Me Posted. |

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Check the Keep Me Posted button to quickly tell if alert results are available. A piece of paper displays beneath the pushpin when results are available.
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Edit your KMP preferences to be alerted by e-mail when new results are available. Select Notify me by email and enter your e-mail address. |
Substance Alerts
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When substances are displayed in your main SciFinder window, click the Keep Me Posted Now icon to set up an alert. |
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A description of your Explore task displays. Type a name for your alert profile, and specify the frequency. You may also deselect steps that you do not want SciFinder to include. Click OK. |
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After your alert has run for the first time, you may access your results from the New Task window by clicking Keep Me Posted.
Note: When results are available, a piece of paper displays beneath the pushpin. |

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Check the Keep Me Posted button to quickly tell if alert results are available. A piece of paper displays beneath the pushpin when results are available.
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Edit your KMP preferences to be alerted by e-mail when new results are available. Select Notify me by email and enter your e-mail address. | |
Updated: 3/23/2007 11:26:17 AM