# Show-Alert

Pauses the script and shows an alert to the user.

## Syntax

Show-Alert \[-Title] \<String>

## Detailed Description

Pauses the script and shows an alert specified in the -Title to the user. Once user clicks the OK button - script execution resumes.

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## Parameters

### -Title \<String>

Text to show the user in the alert dialog.

| Aliases                     |                |
| --------------------------- | -------------- |
| Required?                   | true           |
| Position?                   | 1              |
| Default Value               |                |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | true (ByValue) |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false          |

## Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

## Examples

### EXAMPLE

```powershell
PS master:\> Show-Alert "Hello world."
```

## Related Topics

* [Read-Variable](/appendix/common/read-variable.md)
* [Show-Application](/appendix/common/show-application.md)
* [Show-Confirm](/appendix/common/show-confirm.md)
* [Show-FieldEditor](/appendix/common/show-fieldeditor.md)
* [Show-Input](/appendix/common/show-input.md)
* [Show-ListView](/appendix/common/show-listview.md)
* [Show-ModalDialog](/appendix/common/show-modaldialog.md)
* [Show-Result](/appendix/common/show-result.md)
* [Show-YesNoCancel](/appendix/common/show-yesnocancel.md)
* <https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/>


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