How do I set up Alerts?

Setting up Google Alerts is a simple process — you don’t even have to have a account to use Google Alerts.

1. Go to http://www.google.com/alerts/ where you’ll see this page:

2. Sign in if you have a Gmail account. If you don’t have a Gmail account, you can just start filling out the Google Alert form. 3. Enter the search terms you want the Google Alert to track, separated by commas. You can edit this later if you find you have too many or too few terms. Here are a few examples: “Oregon State University,” “Oregon State athletics,” “Oregon State University research,” “Oregon State baseball,” “Oregon State women’s basketball,” “Oregon State men’s basketball,” “Oregon State football” 4. Click the arrow beside “Show Options” to further customize your news alert preferences.

5. The options screen gives you full access to customize your results.

How often: determine the frequency of your alerts Sources: You can pick from automatic (everything), blogs, news, web, finance, video, books and/or discussions. Language: defaults to English Region: same as country, defaults to any How many: You can receive “only the best,” those that are most likely to contain the news you are looking for or “everything” depending on your needs.

6. Enter your email address at the bottom (may not be necessary if you are already signed into Google) and then click “Create Alert.”

Updated 29 Nov. 2016

Oregon State University Alumni Association