Select an alert or event location

In the

Content

section of an alert template, or in the

Event Details

section of an event template, click

Add

in the

Location

section. The publisher map opens.

Optionally, if the location you want to target is not displayed on the current map, enter the address, point of interest, or longitude/latitude value pair in the

Find a place

field. Press

Enter

on your keyboard to refresh the map location.

To use a predefined location on the map as a targeting criterion, click

Select Predefined Locations

to access a drop-down menu where you can select any predefined layers. When you select a layer, the map updates automatically to display the layer location on the map.

Select one or more predefined locations within the layer by clicking them on the map or selecting them in the drop-down menu. As you make selections, the locations are highlighted on the map.

To create a custom location, click

Create Custom Locations

to display the drawing tools for creating shapes.

In the

Create Custom Locations

toolbar, select a shape and click and drag on the screen to select the location you want to use in the alert or event.

To view the size of a custom location, click the shape on the map. A black box appears beside the Create Custom Locations button, listing the total area of the custom location in square miles or square kilometers.

To edit a custom location, click the shape and then click and drag on any of the circles that appear around the edge of the shape.

To scale new shapes up and down while preserving their dimensions, complete the following steps:

Press and hold the SHIFT key on your keyboard.
Click and release the shape to select it.
Move your cursor over one of the white squares around the shape.
Click and hold on the white box while dragging the mouse to increase or decrease the shape size.
As you create shapes and select predefined locations on the map, the
Location Summary
field in the bottom-right corner updates to provide you with an overview of the total number of locations that are displayed on the map and the locations that will be included in the alert or event.

To delete the custom locations you created, in the

Location Summary

section, click the

X

beside the custom locations. If you have created more than one custom location, they are combined in the list and cannot be deleted individually. To delete a single custom location, click the border of the location shape on the map to select it, then click on the Create Custom Locations toolbar.

To view the total number of users and organizations that are located within the selected map locations, click

Calculate

beside the

Select By Location

field.

Optionally, in the

Select by Location

section, click

Export

to export the targeted users or organizations.

On the
Export Options
window, select the columns to export in the left column and click
Add
.
Optionally, use the control buttons on the right to order the selected columns.
Click
Export PDF
or
Export CSV
.
You can export up to 1000 users to a PDF file. You can export up to 25,000 users to a CSV file in a single export. If you are exporting more than 25,000 users to a CSV file, select a grouping of 25,000 users to export.
The PDF or CSV file downloads to your system.
Click
Cancel
to close the
Export Options
window.

Click

Apply

.