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What if you have created a page and need a user to be notified about it? There are a couple of ways you can do this.
First you could share the page with the user. To share a page:
The user will receive an email and a notification in their workbox.
Another way to notify a user about a page or blog post is to mention them on the page or in a comment.
The user will be notified in their workbox and by email.