overview

Author: AbbyMSFT

articles/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-log.md

@@ -71,17 +71,17 @@ You can also [create log alert rules using Azure Resource Manager templates](../
 
     :::image type="content" source="media/alerts-log/alerts-create-log-rule-logic.png" alt-text="Screenshot of alert logic section of a new log alert rule.":::
 
-1. (Optional) In the **Advanced options** section, you can specify the number of failures and the alert evaluation period required to trigger an alert. For example, if you set the **Aggregation granularity** to 5 minutes, you can specify that you only want to trigger an alert if there were three failures (15 minutes) in the last hour. This setting is defined by your application business policy.
+1. (Optional) In the **Advanced options** section, you can specify the number of failures and the alert evaluation period required to trigger an alert. For example, if you set the **Aggregation granularity** to 5 minutes, you can specify that you only want to trigger an alert if there were three failures (15 minutes) in the last hour. This setting is defined by your application business policy. 
 
-    Select values for these fields under **Number of violations to trigger the alert**:
+   Select values for these fields under **Number of violations to trigger the alert**:
 
-    |Field  |Description  |
-    |---------|---------|
-    |Number of violations|The number of violations that have to occur to trigger the alert.|
-    |Evaluation period|The amount of time within which those violations have to occur. |
-    |Override query time range| Enter a value for this field if the alert evaluation period is different than the query time range.| 
+   |Field  |Description  |
+   |---------|---------|
+   |Number of violations|The number of violations that have to occur to trigger the alert.|
+   |Evaluation period|The amount of time within which those violations have to occur. |
+   |Override query time range| Enter a value for this field if the alert evaluation period is different than the query time range.| 
 
-    :::image type="content" source="media/alerts-log/alerts-rule-preview-advanced-options.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the advanced options section of a new log alert rule.":::
+   :::image type="content" source="media/alerts-log/alerts-rule-preview-advanced-options.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the advanced options section of a new log alert rule.":::
 
 1. The **Preview** chart shows query evaluations results over time. You can change the chart period or select different time series that resulted from unique alert splitting by dimensions.
 

articles/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-types.md

@@ -10,15 +10,17 @@ ms.custom: template-concept
 
 # Types of Azure Monitor alerts
 
-There are four kinds of Azure Monitor alerts:
+This article describes the kinds of Azure Monitor alerts you can create, and helps you understand when to use each type of alert.
+
+There are four types of alerts:
 - [Metric alerts](#metric-alerts)
 - [Log alerts](#log-alerts)
 - [Activity log alerts](#activity-log-alerts)
 - [Smart detection alerts](#smart-detection-alerts)
 
 ## Choosing the right alert type
 
-This table can help you decide when to use each alert type. See the [pricing page](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/monitor/) for more detailed information about pricing.
+This table can help you decide when to use what type of alert. See the [pricing page](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/monitor/) for more detailed information about pricing.
 
 |Alert Type  |When to Use |Pricing Information|
 |---------|---------|---------|
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ To monitor for the same condition on multiple Azure resources, you can use split
 You may also decide not to split when you want a condition applied to multiple resources in the scope. For example, if you want to fire an alert if at least five machines in the resource group scope have CPU usage over 80%.
 
 ### Using the API
-Manage new rules in your workspaces using the [ScheduledQueryRules](/rest/api/monitor/scheduledqueryrule-2021-08-01/scheduled-query-rules) API. 
+Manage new rules in your workspaces using the [ScheduledQueryRules](https://docs.microsoft.com/rest/api/monitor/scheduledqueryrule-2021-08-01/scheduled-query-rules) API. 
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > Log alerts for Log Analytics used to be managed using the legacy [Log Analytics Alert API](api-alerts.md). Learn more about [switching to the current ScheduledQueryRules API](alerts-log-api-switch.md).