# WebForms Notification Overview

**RadNotification** is a lightweight control which can be used to display a notification message both from the server and the client. The notification is completely customizable, can be loaded on demand through a callback or WebService, can be automatically displayed and/or updated at specific intervals and supports different animation effects and at different position.

#### Key features:

* Semantic rendering - no HTML tables used

* Load on Demand through callback or WebService

* Built-in, fully customizable context menu

* Can contain simple text, HTML content and ASP.NET controls

* Automatically calculates position relative to the screen

* Automatic updates at a specified interval

* Automatic show at a specified interval

* Keep on mouse over

* AutoClose Delay

* Animation effects

* Content scrolling

* Advanced Skinning

## See Also

* [Populating Static Content](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/controls/notification/setting-content/populate-static-content)

* [Client-Side Basics](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/controls/notification/client-side-programming/overview)

* [Controlling Appearance](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/controls/notification/appearance-and-styling/control-appearance)

* [Online Demos](https://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax/notification/examples/overview/defaultcs.aspx)

* [ASP.NET AJAX Notification](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/notification.aspx)