Customizing the Appearance of Custom Email Notifications - Notifications

Customizing the Appearance of Custom Email Notifications - Notifications

You can further customize email notifications by writing out your content in Microsoft Word and then copying and pasting it into your NEXGEN site. This allows users to have customization options beyond what is offered inside of the NEXGEN text field, including the option to add colors, highlights, and images. This is a great option for people who would like to be able to pick out certain information in their emails at a glance, or to keep up with your organization's branding guidelines.

Navigating to the Notifications Module

To get to the Notifications module:
  1. Navigate to the Notifications module.
    1. Click Settings.
    2. Click "Notifications" in the left sidebar.
    3. Click "Manage Notifications."
  2. Use the drop-down menus to the left to select the type of notification you would like to create a custom notification for.
    1. The right side of the site will display empty fields where you can create your notification, as shown to the right.


Customizing Email Notifications

If you're creating an email notification, you can further customize its content by writing out its content in Microsoft Word, then copying and pasting it into the NEXGEN text box.
  1. Type your email notification into Word as you would like it to appear.
    1. You can use different font colors, highlights, and images.
  2. Navigate to the Notifications module. Select the notification you would like to customize by following the steps in the section above.
  3. Scroll to the Email section.
  4. Copy and paste your content from Word into the NEXGEN text box.
    1. Cut and paste your images separate from the text to ensure that they display correctly.
  5. Make other adjustments as needed.
    1. Check the boxes to select which members of your organization (supervisors, lead workers, etc.) will receive the notification when it fires.
  6. Select the trigger type and condition to configure when this notification will send.
    1. Condition options will change depending on the trigger type you choose in the first drop-down menu.
  7. Click "Save."

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