# WinForms DesktopAlert Overview
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| [WinForms RadDesktopAlert Getting Started with RadDesktopAlert](http://tv.telerik.com/watch/winforms/getting-started-with-raddesktopalert)
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**RadDesktopAlert** component displays a small pop-up window on the screen to notify the user that a specific event has occurred in the application. The component exposes a convenient API for modifying its behavior, appearance and also can be easily styled in the Visual Style Builder. **RadDesktopAlert** supports multi-monitor environments via **DesktopAlertManager**. **DesktopAlertManager** takes care for the proper positioning of multiple **RadDesktopAlert** instances on the screen estate so that it is optimally used. **RadDesktopAlert** can be easily integrated in a Windows Forms application. It is available as a component in the Telerik UI for WinForms suite and can be dragged and dropped on a Windows Forms from the Visual Studio Toolbox.
> caption Figure 1: RadDesktopAlert
## Telerik UI for WinForms Learning Resources
* [Telerik UI for WinForms DesktopAlert Homepage](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/desktopalert.aspx)
* [Get Started with the Telerik UI for WinForms DesktopAlert](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/desktopalert/gettingstarted)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms API Reference](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/api/)
* [Getting Started with Telerik UI for WinForms Components](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/getting-started/first-steps)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms Virtual Classroom (Training Courses for Registered Users)](https://learn.telerik.com/learn/course/external/view/elearning/17/TelerikUIforWinForms)
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* [Telerik UI for WinForms Knowledge Base](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/knowledge-base)
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* [Telerik UI for WinForms Product Overview](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms.aspx)
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* [What’s New in Telerik UI for WinForms](https://www.telerik.com/support/whats-new/winforms)
## See Also
* [Design Time](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/desktopalert/design-time)
* [Getting Started](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/desktopalert/gettingstarted)