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Author: AbbyMSFT

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

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ You create an alert rule by combining :
  - The resource(s) to be monitored.
  - The signal or telemetry from the resource
  - Conditions
+
 If you are monitoring more than one resource, the condition is evaluated separately for each of the resources and alerts are fired for each resource separately.
 
 Once an alert is triggered, the alert is made up of:
@@ -42,17 +43,18 @@ Once an alert is triggered, the alert is made up of:
 You can see all all alert instances in all your Azure resources generated in the last 30 days on the **[Alerts page](alerts-page.md)** in the Azure portal. 
 ## Types of alerts
 
-There are four types of alerts. See [Types of Azure Monitor alerts](alerts-types.md) for detailed information about each alert type and how to choose which alert type best suits your needs.
+There are four types of alerts. This table provides a brief description of each alert type. 
+See [this article](alerts-types.md) for detailed information about each alert type and how to choose which alert type best suits your needs.
 
 |Alert type|Description|
 |:---------|:---------|
 |[Metric alerts](alerts-types.md#metric-alerts)|Metric alerts evaluate resource metrics at regular intervals. Metrics can be platform metrics, custom metrics, logs from Azure Monitor converted to metrics or Application Insights metrics. Metric alerts have several additional features (link), such as the ability to apply multiple conditions and dynamic thresholds.|
 |[Log alerts](alerts-types.md#log-alerts)|Log alerts allow users to use a Log Analytics query to evaluate resource logs at a predefined frequency.|
 |[Activity log alerts](alerts-types.md#activity-log-alerts)|Activity log alerts are triggered when a new activity log event occurs that matches the defined conditions.|
 |[Smart detection alerts](alerts-types.md#smart-detection-alerts)|Smart detection on an Application Insights resource automatically warns you of potential performance problems and failure anomalies in your web application. You can migrate smart detection on your Application Insights resource to create alert rules for the different smart detection modules.|
-## Out-of-the-box alert rules
+## Out-of-the-box alert rules (preview)
 
-If you don't have alert rules defined for the selected resource, either individually or as part of a resource group or subscription, you can [enable recommended out-of-the-box alert rules in the Azure portal (preview)](alerts-log.md#enable-recommended-out-of-the-box-alert-rules-in-the-azure-portal-preview).
+If you don't have alert rules defined for the selected resource, either individually or as part of a resource group or subscription, you can [enable recommended out-of-the-box alert rules in the Azure portal](alerts-log.md#enable-recommended-out-of-the-box-alert-rules-in-the-azure-portal-preview).
 
 The system compiles a list of recommended alert rules based on:
 - The resource provider’s knowledge of important signals and thresholds for monitoring the resource.
@@ -89,8 +91,8 @@ When the alert is considered resolved, the alert rule sends out a resolved notif
 ## Manage your alerts programmatically
 
 You can programmatically query for alerts using:
- - [Azure PowerShell](/powershell/module/az.monitor/)
- - [The Azure CLI](/cli/azure/azure-cli-reference-for-monitor)
+ - [Azure PowerShell](https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/az.monitor/)
+ - [The Azure CLI](https://docs.microsoft.com/cli/azure/monitor?view=azure-cli-latest)
  - The [Alert Management REST API](/rest/api/monitor/alertsmanagement/alerts) 
 You can also use [Resource Graphs](https://portal.azure.com/?feature.customportal=false#blade/HubsExtension/ArgQueryBlade). Resource graphs are good for managing alerts across multiple subscriptions. 
 
@@ -99,9 +101,7 @@ See the [Azure Monitor pricing page](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details
 
 ## Next steps
 
-- [Viewing your alert instances](./alerts-page.md)
+- [See your alert instances](./alerts-page.md)
 - [Create a new alert rule](alerts-log.md)
-- [Learn about the different types of Azure Monitor alerts](alerts-types.md)
-- [Enable recommended out-of-the-box alert rules in the Azure portal (preview)](alerts-log.md#enable-recommended-out-of-the-box-alert-rules-in-the-azure-portal-preview)
 - [Learn about action groups](../alerts/action-groups.md)
 - [Learn about alert processing rules](alerts-action-rules.md)

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

@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ ms.date: 2/23/2022
 ---
 # The alerts page
 
-The alerts page summarizes all alert instances in all your Azure resources generated in the last 30 days. This article shows how you can view alerts and how to find a specific alert instance for troubleshooting. You can see all your different types of alerts from multiple subscriptions in a single pane.
+The alerts page summarizes all alert instances in all your Azure resources generated in the last 30 days. You can see all your different types of alerts from multiple subscriptions in a single pane, and you can find specific alert instances for troubleshooting puproses. 
 
 You can get to the alerts page in any of the following ways:
 
 - From the home page in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), select **Monitor** > **Alerts**.  
 
-:::image type="content" source="media/alerts-managing-alert-instances/alerts-monitor-menu.png" alt-text="Screenshot of alerts link on monitor menu. ":::
+  :::image type="content" source="media/alerts-managing-alert-instances/alerts-monitor-menu.png" alt-text="Screenshot of alerts link on monitor menu. ":::
 
 - From a specific resource, go to the **Monitoring** section, and choose **Alerts**. The landing page is pre-filtered for alerts on that specific resource.
 
-:::image type="content" source="media/alerts-managing-alert-instances/alerts-resource-menu.png" alt-text="Screenshot of alerts link on a resource's menu.":::
+  :::image type="content" source="media/alerts-managing-alert-instances/alerts-resource-menu.png" alt-text="Screenshot of alerts link on a resource's menu.":::
 ## Alert rule recommendations (preview)
 
 > [!NOTE]
@@ -42,3 +42,8 @@ To see more details about a specific alert instance, select the alerts instance
  The **Alerts details** page provides details about the selected alert. Select **Change user response** to change the user response to the alert. You can see all closed alerts in the **History** tab.  
 
 :::image type="content" source="media/alerts-managing-alert-instances/alerts-details-page.png" alt-text="Screenshot of alerts details page.":::
+
+# Next steps
+
+- [Learn about Azure Monitor alerts](./alerts-overview.md)
+- [Create a new alert rule](alerts-log.md)