Alerts help users stay up to date with when content changes on a site. A user can create multiple alerts which will send e-mails on a specified schedule (immediately when something changes on the SharePoint site or on a schedule day of the week). Alerts can be as granular as individual documents or SharePoint list items.
SharePoint alerts can be set to notify a user when content versions change, when content is added, when content is deleted, or when any chances take place on the site.
Watch a Tutorial about SharePoint Alerts
In this SharePoint screencast tutorial howto you will learn about Alert management – from creation, modification and deletion. You will also learn how to manage other users’ SharePoint alerts.