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How-To Guides
Step-by-step instructions for every feature — find what you need by task or by role.
Your Inbox
Applies to all roles — start here if you're new.
Understanding Your Inbox
Learn the five tabs — Received, Sent, Saved, Messages, and Feed — and how they work together.
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Interested / Not Interested
Organize your feed, give authors useful feedback, and help the system surface more relevant bulletins.
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Saving & Finding Bookmarked Bulletins
Bookmark bulletins from active cases so they surface quickly in your Saved tab.
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Using Clutter Controls
Reduce inbox noise by setting rules for bulletin types you receive infrequently.
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Setting Your Notification Preferences
Choose SMS, email, push, or daily digest — by bulletin type and urgency level.
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Creating Bulletins
For Creators — everything from distribution to layout to fields.
Map-Based Distribution Selection
Search, center, and zoom the map to select your distribution area. Agencies in view receive the bulletin.
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Choosing a Bulletin Layout
Pick from portrait, landscape, photo-top, and side-by-side layouts. Preview before you send.
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Using Bulletin Fields
Fill in structured fields to make your bulletin searchable, filterable, and useful to other agencies.
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New Bulletin Types Explained
Understand every bulletin type — including Training Opportunity and how it routes differently.
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Using the Photo Crop Editor
Frame a suspect or missing person photo within the bulletin — no external editing required.
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Searching & Discovery
Find bulletins, set up alerts, and manage your contacts.
Map-Based Bulletin Search
Navigate the map to search for bulletins in a geographic area — same interaction as distribution, different purpose.
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Setting Up Subscriptions
Get notified automatically when a bulletin matching your criteria enters the system.
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Using the Community Address Book
Search the expanded cross-agency directory to find contacts and distribution targets.
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Admin Configuration
For Program Admins and IT Admins — agency-level settings.
Controlling Feature Access
Enable or restrict features for your agency — Photo Search, community distribution, federal sharing, and more.
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Configuring Allowed Domains & Whitelisting
Set allowed email domains and whitelist addresses for your agency's APBnet access.
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MFA Configuration
Configure multi-factor authentication requirements for your agency's users.
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Managing Device Access Controls
Control which devices can access APBnet and manage device approval for your agency.
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