# Message Template Settings

Source: [https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-notifications-alerts-web-parts/administration-and-usage/sharepoint-alerts-usage/message-template-settings/](https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-notifications-alerts-web-parts/administration-and-usage/sharepoint-alerts-usage/message-template-settings/)
Product: Virto Alerts & Reminders Web Parts
Updated: 2026-08-12


Switch to the **Message View**tab.

There you can see default alert tags in message body, which you can change as well as any other information in a message.

![Message View tab showing default alert tags in the message body in Virto SharePoint Alerts](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/message_template_settings_1-1024x504.png)

Default tags are already displayed on message body. You can delete them and add your tags by clicking on tag icon.

![Adding custom tags to the message body using the tag icon in Virto SharePoint Alerts](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/message_template_settings_2-1024x550.png)

Click “+” next to Header or Footer to open and customize these sections.

![Expanding the Header and Footer sections with the plus button in the alert message template](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/message_template_settings_3-1024x662.png)

The “Body” section allows you to define a message view for recipients. The result of template adjustment may look this way:

![Customized Body section defining the message view recipients will see in Virto SharePoint Alerts](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/message_template_settings_4-1024x663.png)

Alert recipients receive email messages as follows:

![Final alert email message as received by recipients from Virto SharePoint Alerts](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/message_template_settings_5.png)