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Networking: DDoS Protection: Reducing screenshot usage: 6 articles
diff --git a/articles/ddos-protection/alerts.md b/articles/ddos-protection/alerts.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services: ddos-protection
 author: AbdullahBell
 ms.service: azure-ddos-protection
 ms.topic: tutorial
-ms.date: 07/17/2024
+ms.date: 02/10/2025
 ms.author: abell
 ---
 
@@ -22,49 +22,41 @@ DDoS Protection metrics alerts are an important step in alerting your team throu
 
 - An Azure account with an active subscription. [Create an account for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F).
 - [DDoS Network Protection](manage-ddos-protection.md) must be enabled on a virtual network or [DDoS IP Protection](manage-ddos-protection-powershell-ip.md) must be enabled on a public IP address. 
-- DDoS Protection monitors public IP addresses assigned to resources within a virtual network. If you don't have any resources with public IP addresses in the virtual network, you must first create a resource with a public IP address.    
+- Azure DDoS Protection monitors public IP addresses assigned to resources within a virtual network. If your virtual network doesn't have any resources with public IP addresses, you need to create one first.   
 
 ## Configure metric alerts through portal
 
-You can select any of the available Azure DDoS Protection metrics to alert you when there’s an active mitigation during an attack, using the Azure Monitor alert configuration.
+You can configure Azure Monitor to alert you using any available Azure DDoS Protection metrics. This notifies you when there's active mitigation during an attack.
 
 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/).
 
 1. In the search box at the top of the portal, enter **Alerts**. Select **Alerts** in the search results.
 
 1. Select **+ Create** on the navigation bar, then select **Alert rule**.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-alert-page.png" alt-text="Screenshot of DDoS Protection creating Alerts." lightbox="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-alert-page.png":::
-
 1. On the **Create an alert rule** page, select **+ Select scope**, then select the following information in the **Select a resource** page.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-alert-scope.png" alt-text="Screenshot of selecting DDoS Protection attack alert scope." lightbox="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-alert-scope.png":::
-
-
     | Setting | Value |
     |--|--|
 	|Filter by subscription | Select the **Subscription** that contains the public IP address you want to log. |
 	|Filter by resource type | Select **Public IP Addresses**.|
     |Resource | Select the specific **Public IP address** you want to log metrics for. |
 
 1. Select **Done**, then select **Next: Condition**.
-1. On the **Condition** page, select **+ Add Condition**, then in the *Search by signal name* search box, search, and select **Under DDoS attack or not**.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-alert-add-condition.png" alt-text="Screenshot of adding DDoS Protection attack alert condition." lightbox="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-alert-add-condition.png":::
+1. On the **Condition** tab, select **+ Add Condition**, then in the *Select a signal* search box, search, and select **Under DDoS attack or not**.
 
 1. In the **Create an alert rule** page, select the following information. 
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-alert-signal.png" alt-text="Screenshot of adding DDoS Protection attack alert signal." lightbox="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-alert-signal.png":::
-
     | Setting | Value |
     |--|--|
     | Threshold | Leave as the default *Static*. |
     | Aggregation type | Leave as default *Maximum*. |
     | Operator | Select **Greater than or equal to**. |
     | Unit | Leave as default *Count*. |
     | Threshold value | Enter **1**. For the *Under DDoS attack or not metric*, **0** means you're not under attack while **1** means you are under attack. |
-    | Check every | Choose how often the alert rule will check if the condition is met. Leave as default *1 minute*. |
-    | Lookback period | This is the lookback period, or the time period to look back at each time the data is checked. For example, every 1 minute you’ll be looking at the past 5 minutes. Leave as default *5 minutes*. |
+    | Check every | Choose how often the alert rule checks if the condition is met. Leave as default *1 minute*. |
+    | Lookback period | This is the lookback period, or the time period to look back at each time the data is checked. For example, every 1 minute you are looking at the past 5 minutes. Leave as default *5 minutes*. |
   
 
 1. Select **Next: Actions** then select **+ Create action group**.
@@ -73,24 +65,19 @@ You can select any of the available Azure DDoS Protection metrics to alert you w
 
 1. In the **Create action group** page, enter the following information, then select **Next: Notifications**.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-alert-action-group-basics.png" alt-text="Screenshot of adding DDoS Protection attack alert action group basics." lightbox="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-alert-action-group-basics.png":::
-
     | Setting | Value |
     |--|--|
     | Subscription | Select your Azure subscription that contains the public IP address you want to log. |   
     | Resource Group | Select your Resource group. |
     | Region | Choose these locations for the broadest set of Azure products and long-term capacity growth. |
     | Action Group | Provide an action group name that is unique within the resource group. For this example, enter **myDDoSAlertsActionGroup**. |
-    | Display name | This display name will be shown as the action group name in email and SMS notifications. For this example, enter **myDDoSAlerts**. |
+    | Display name | This display name is shown as the action group name in email and SMS notifications. For this example, enter **myDDoSAlerts**. |
 
     
 1. On the *Notifications* tab, under *Notification type*, select the notification type you wish to use. For this example, we select **Email/SMS message/Push/Voice**. In the *Name* tab, enter **myUnderAttackEmailAlert**.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-alert-action-group-notification.png" alt-text="Screenshot of adding DDoS Protection attack alert notification type." lightbox="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-alert-action-group-notification.png":::
 
-1. On the *Email/SMS message/Push/Voice* page, select the **Email** check box, then enter the required email. Select **OK**.
-
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-alert-notification.png" alt-text="Screenshot of adding DDoS Protection attack alert notification page." lightbox="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-alert-notification.png":::
+1. On the *Email/SMS message/Push/Voice* pane, select the **Email** check box, then enter the required email. Select **OK**.
 
 1. Select **Review + create** and then select **Create**.
 
@@ -99,11 +86,9 @@ You can select any of the available Azure DDoS Protection metrics to alert you w
 
 ### Continue configuring alerts through portal
 
-1. Select **Next: Details**. 
-
-     :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-alert-details.png" alt-text="Screenshot of adding DDoS Protection attack alert details page." lightbox="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-alert-details.png":::
+1. In the *Create an alert rule page*, select **Next: Details**. 
 
-1. On the *Details* tab, under *Alert rule details*, enter the following information. 
+1. On the *Details* tab, under *Alert rule details* section, enter the following information. 
 
     | Setting | Value |
     |--|--|
@@ -113,8 +98,7 @@ You can select any of the available Azure DDoS Protection metrics to alert you w
 1. Select **Review + create** and then select **Create** after validation passes.
 
 Within a few minutes of attack detection, you should receive an email from Azure Monitor metrics that looks similar to the following picture:
-
-:::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-alert.png" alt-text="Screenshot of a DDoS attack Alert after a DDoS attack." lightbox="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-alert.png":::
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-alert.png" alt-text="Screenshot of a DDoS attack Alert after a DDoS attack." lightbox="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-alert.png":::
 
 You can also learn more about [configuring webhooks](/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-webhooks?toc=%2fazure%2fvirtual-network%2ftoc.json) and [logic apps](../logic-apps/logic-apps-overview.md?toc=%2fazure%2fvirtual-network%2ftoc.json) for creating alerts.
 
@@ -123,11 +107,7 @@ You can keep your resources for the next tutorial. If no longer needed, delete t
 
 1. In the search box at the top of the portal, enter **Alerts**. Select **Alerts** in the search results.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-alert-rule.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Alerts page within Azure for DDoS Protection." lightbox="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-alert-rule.png":::
-
-1. Select **Alert rules**. 
-
-     :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-delete-alert-rules.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Alert rules page within Azure for DDoS Protection." lightbox="./media/ddos-alerts/ddos-protection-delete-alert-rules.png":::
+1. Select **Alert rules** in the middle pane. 
 
 1. In the Alert rules page, select your subscription.
 
diff --git a/articles/ddos-protection/ddos-diagnostic-alert-templates.md b/articles/ddos-protection/ddos-diagnostic-alert-templates.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services: ddos-protection
 author: AbdullahBell
 ms.service: azure-ddos-protection
 ms.topic: tutorial
-ms.date: 07/17/2024
+ms.date: 02/10/2025
 ms.author: abell
 ---
 
@@ -88,12 +88,8 @@ You can keep your resources for the next guide. If no longer needed, delete the
 
 1. In the search box at the top of the portal, enter **Alerts**. Select **Alerts** in the search results.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-diagnostic-alert-templates/ddos-protection-alert-rule.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Alerts page." lightbox="./media/ddos-diagnostic-alert-templates/ddos-protection-alert-rule.png":::
-
 1. Select **Alert rules**, then in the Alert rules page, select your subscription.
 
-     :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-diagnostic-alert-templates/ddos-protection-delete-alert-rules.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Alert rules page." lightbox="./media/ddos-diagnostic-alert-templates/ddos-protection-delete-alert-rules.png":::
-
 1. Select the alerts created in this guide, then select **Delete**. 
 
 ## Next steps
diff --git a/articles/ddos-protection/ddos-switch-ddos-protection-tier.md b/articles/ddos-protection/ddos-switch-ddos-protection-tier.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ author: abell
 ms.author: abell
 ms.service: azure-ddos-protection
 ms.topic: how-to 
-ms.date: 07/17/2024
+ms.date: 02/10/2025
 ---
 
 # How to switch Azure DDoS Protection tiers using Azure portal
@@ -29,13 +29,8 @@ Services must be added to the DDoS protection plan to be protected by Network Pr
 1. In the search box at the top of the portal, enter **DDoS protection plans**. Select your DDoS protection plan.
 1. In the **Settings** pane, select the **Protected Resources** tab, then select **Add**. 
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-switch-ddos-protection/ddos-add-protected-resources.png" alt-text="Screenshot of adding protected resources to DDoS protection plan.":::
-
 1. In the **Add virtual network to DDoS plan** pane, select the **Subscription** and **Resource group** that contains the virtual network, then select the **Virtual network** that contains the protected resources. Select **Add**.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-switch-ddos-protection/ddos-add-virtual-network.png" alt-text="Screenshot of adding virtual network to DDoS protection plan.":::
-
-
 #### [IP Protection](#tab/ip-protection)
 
 ### Switch to IP Protection 
@@ -51,8 +46,6 @@ You can switch from Network Protection to IP Protection using the Azure portal.
 
 1. In the **Configure DDoS protection** pane, under **Protection type**, select  **IP**, then select **Save**.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-switch-ddos-protection/ddos-protection-select-status.png" alt-text="Screenshot of selecting IP Protection in Public IP Properties.":::
-
 
 ### Disable Network Protection
 
@@ -64,8 +57,6 @@ The DDoS protection plan must be disassociated from the protected resources befo
 1. In the search box at the top of the portal, enter **DDoS protection plans**. Select your DDoS protection plan.
 1. In the **Settings** page, select the **Protected Resources** tab, then select the **Dissociate** icon next to the virtual network that contains the resources you're protecting. When prompted, select **Yes** to confirm.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-switch-ddos-protection/ddos-remove-protected-resources.png" alt-text="Screenshot of removing protected resources to DDoS protection plan.":::
-
 --- 
 
 ### Validate DDoS Protection status
@@ -78,8 +69,6 @@ To validate the status of your protected resource follow the steps below.
 1. In the **Overview** page, select the **Properties** tab in the middle of the page, then select **DDoS protection**. 
 1. View **Protection status** and verify your public IP is protected.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-switch-ddos-protection/ddos-protection-view-status.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing view of Public IP Properties." lightbox="./media/ddos-switch-ddos-protection/ddos-protection-view-status.png":::
-
 ## Next steps
 
 - Learn how to [configure diagnostic logging](diagnostic-logging.md).
diff --git a/articles/ddos-protection/ddos-view-diagnostic-logs.md b/articles/ddos-protection/ddos-view-diagnostic-logs.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services: ddos-protection
 author: AbdullahBell
 ms.service: azure-ddos-protection
 ms.topic: tutorial
-ms.date: 07/17/2024
+ms.date: 02/10/2025
 ms.author: abell
 ---
 
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ For more information on log schemas, see [View diagnostic logs](ddos-view-diagno
 1. Under the **Log analytics workspaces** blade, select your log analytics workspace.
 
 
-1. On the left side pane, select **Logs**.
-
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/ddos-attack-telemetry/ddos-workspace-diagnostic-logs.png" alt-text="Screenshot of log query in Log analytics workspaces.":::
+1. On the left side pane, select **Logs**. Here you see the query explorer. 
 
 1. In Query explorer, type in the following Kusto Query and change the time range to Custom and change the time range to last three months. Then hit Run.
 
diff --git a/articles/ddos-protection/manage-ddos-ip-protection-portal.md b/articles/ddos-protection/manage-ddos-ip-protection-portal.md
@@ -5,20 +5,20 @@ author: AbdullahBell
 ms.author: abell
 ms.service: azure-ddos-protection
 ms.topic: quickstart
-ms.date: 07/17/2024
+ms.date: 02/10/2025
 ms.custom: template-quickstart
 ---
 
 # QuickStart: Create and configure Azure DDoS IP Protection using Azure portal
 
 Get started with Azure DDoS IP Protection by using the Azure portal.
-In this quickstart, you'll enable DDoS IP protection and link it to a public IP address.
+In this quickstart, you enable DDoS IP protection and link it to a public IP address.
 
 :::image type="content" source="./media/manage-ddos-ip-protection-portal/ddos-ip-protection-diagram.png" alt-text="Diagram of DDoS IP Protection protecting the Public IP address." lightbox="./media/manage-ddos-ip-protection-portal/ddos-ip-protection-diagram.png":::
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
+- Create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
 - Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). 
 
 ## Enable DDoS IP Protection on a public IP address
@@ -45,13 +45,11 @@ In this quickstart, you'll enable DDoS IP protection and link it to a public IP
     | Tier                   | Select *Global* or *Regional*. In this example, we selected **Regional**.     |
     | IP address assignment   | Locked as **Static**.                |
     | Routing Preference     | Select *Microsoft network* or *Internet*. In this example, we selected **Microsoft network**. |
-    | Idle Timeout (minutes)  | Keep a TCP or HTTP connection open without relying on clients to send keep-alive messages. In this example, we'll leave the default of **4**.        |
+    | Idle Timeout (minutes)  | Keep a TCP or HTTP connection open without relying on clients to send keep-alive messages. In this example, we leave the default of **4**.        |
     | DNS name label          | Enter a DNS name label. In this example, we left the value blank.    |
 
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/manage-ddos-ip-protection-portal/ddos-protection-create-ip.png" alt-text="Screenshot of create standard IP address in Azure portal.":::
-
-1. Select **Create**.
+1. Select **Review + create** to review your settings and create the public IP address.
 
 ### Enable for an existing Public IP address
 
@@ -63,16 +61,12 @@ In this quickstart, you'll enable DDoS IP protection and link it to a public IP
 
 1. In the **Configure DDoS protection** pane, under **Protection type**, select  **IP**, then select **Save**.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/manage-ddos-ip-protection-portal/ddos-protection-select-status.png" alt-text="Screenshot of selecting IP Protection in Public IP Properties.":::
-
 ### Disable for a Public IP address:
 
 1. Enter the name of the public IP address you want to disable DDoS IP Protection for in the **Search resources, services, and docs box** at the top of the portal. When the name of public IP address appears in the search results, select it.
 1. Under **Properties** in the overview pane, select **DDoS Protection**.
 1. Under **Protection type** select **Disable**, then select **Save**.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/manage-ddos-ip-protection-portal/ddos-protection-disable-status.png" alt-text="Screenshot of disabling IP Protection in Public IP Properties.":::
-
 > [!NOTE]
 > When changing DDoS IP protection from **Enabled** to **Disabled**, telemetry for the public IP resource will no longer be active.
 ## Validate and test
diff --git a/articles/ddos-protection/manage-ddos-protection.md b/articles/ddos-protection/manage-ddos-protection.md
