How to Use Reminders on Your macOS and Why You Should

Everyone has different ways of keeping their daily tasks in order, from keeping to-do lists to having everything written down in a calendar.

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MacOS is helping users make their lives even more organized with the latest update to their Reminders feature, and you’re going to want to check it out.

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What can reminders do for me?

With the latest update found in macOS Ventura, the Reminders feature can accomplish a plethora of tasks for its users. These features include the following:

– Organization of reminders by time and date

– Pinned Lists

– Models

– Text formatting and lists

– Section completed (when you complete a task)

– Notifications

– Key words

You can use this feature as a task tool, set up notifications for a specific time and location, and more. It’s super user-friendly and you’ll get used to it in no time.

How to Use Reminders on macOS

Note: This only applies to those with a macOS computer running macOS 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or later.

We’ll show you how to use some of the basic tools in the Reminders desktop app so you can start organizing your life better today.

How to create a list

• Click on Add list in the lower left corner

• Give the list a name and color and click OKAY or Does(depending on software)

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How to add items and set reminders for a list

• Select the name of the list you want to modify in the left panel

• Click it + icon New reminder window to add your first item to the list

• If the item needs to be completed by a specific date and time, select the small “i” in the circle to the right of the item . A new pop-up window will open, where you can add a note, set a date, time or place, and even set the priority of the item

How to create a reminder

• A new chip will be added for you. Type your reminder here

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• Use the Add date and Add location options below to provide more specific information for your reminder. You can also report the recall if it is important using the flag icon or add additional tags using the # icon (tags make it easier when you have a lot of items on a list and need to find a specific one)
• When you’re done, click the red circle in the upper left corner of the screen, and it will be saved

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The left panel tabs indicate when your reminders and tasks are scheduled. If you have set a reminder for the same day, it will fall under the Todaytongue. The next reminders will come under the Programtongue. Reported recalls will be the responsibility of the Markand each reminder you have set will fall under the tab Alltongue. Once reminders are complete, they will go under thecompletedtongue.

Let us know how the Reminders app for macOS works for you.

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