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title: Set notifications alarms for your documents
description: "### **Setting notification alarms** To begin configuring a notification alarm for a document, first select the file using the checkbox on the left. Then, focus on the top menu bar the “Notification alarm” button, this is the control you’ll use…"
url: "https://legale.io/docs/set-notifications-alarms-for-your-documents/"
updated: "2025-06-27"
category: Legale.io in details / 8. Notifications
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# Set notifications alarms for your documents

### **Setting notification alarms**

To begin configuring a notification alarm for a document, first select the file using the checkbox on the left. Then, focus on the top menu bar the “Notification alarm” button, this is the control you’ll use to proceed with the alert setup.

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### Configure notification alarm

After selecting the document, click on the **Notification alarm** button located in the top menu. This option allows you to set alerts or expiration notifications related to the selected file.

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To create a new notification alarm, click the **Create alarm** button.

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### **Alarm configuration fields**

Once inside the alarm creation form, complete the required fields such as the alarm title, description, start and end dates and times. You can also configure recurrence, select whether the alarm should appear in the notification center, and choose if an email should be sent. Additionally, you may add recipients to receive the email notification. When finished, click the **Save** button to store the alarm.

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