Say you want to remind yourself to buy concert tickets. Time triggers cause your Apple devices to alert you to the reminder, and as an added benefit, they make it easier to find associated reminders. How can you be certain that you won’t forget a particular to-do item? One technique that works well is to add a time trigger to the reminder. Making reminders is easy enough, but they can be easy to lose track of, and you may have to hunt through a number of lists to find any given one. Plus, if you’ve set up Family Sharing, you also have a shared Family list that everyone in your family can access. You can add reminders of any sort to the default Reminders list, or you can create custom lists, like Groceries or Movies to Watch. If you have a iPhone or iPad nearby, you can choose to take a photo, scan a document, or add a sketch.Apple designed the built-in Reminders app as a list-keeping assistant for both macOS and iOS. Exclamation marks appear in the reminder list to indicate priority: one for low, two for medium, and three for high.Īdd a URL: Click the URL field, and type a web address.Īdd images: Click Add Image, choose Photos, select one or more images, then drag the images to the reminder. To set an end date for the repeating schedule, place the pointer over the end repeat field, click the pop-up menu, choose On Date, then use the calendar to pick a date or type the date in the month, day, and year fields.īe reminded when you arrive at or leave a location: Select the At a Location checkbox, click the Enter a Location field, choose a suggested location or type a location and select a suggested location, then select either Arriving or Leaving.īe reminded when messaging a person: Select the When Messaging a Person checkbox, click Add Contact, then choose a person.Ĭhange the priority: Place the pointer over the priority field, click the pop-up menu, then choose an option. If you want to be reminded on a repeating schedule, place the pointer over the repeat field, click the pop-up menu, then choose an option.
After you enter a date, select the At a Time checkbox, then type a time in the hour and minute fields, or leave it unselected to make it an all-day reminder. Or, type a new tag.īe reminded on a date and time: Select the On a Day checkbox, click the date, then use the calendar to pick a date or type the date in the month, day, and year fields.
Tag a reminder: Click the Add Tags field, then choose a tag. You can also select the reminder, then use the Touch Bar.Ĭhange the reminder title: Select the current text, then type new text.Īdd notes: Type a note below the reminder text. In the Reminders app on your Mac, place the pointer over a reminder, then click the Info button. In addition to date, time, and location fields, the inspector includes fields you can use to set up repeating reminders, get reminded when messaging a person, and add a URL or image to a reminder. To quickly add multiple reminders to the same list, press Return after you enter each reminder.Īfter you create a reminder, you can change the details or add more details using the inspector.
Tag a reminder: Click the Tag button, then choose an existing tag or click New Tag to create and apply a new tag. If you don’t enter a time, the reminder is an all-day reminder.īe reminded when you arrive at or leave a location: Click Add Location, then choose a suggested location or start typing the name of a location and choose from the suggestions. After you enter a date, optionally click Add Time, then choose a suggested time. Press Option-Return to start a new line in the note.īe reminded on a date and time: Click Add Date, choose a suggested date or click Custom to use the calendar to pick a date. In the Reminders app on your Mac, select a reminder list in the sidebar.Ĭlick the Add button in the top-right corner (or use the Touch Bar).Īdd notes: Type a note below the reminder text. When you add reminders to a list, fields for the date, location, tags, and a flag are available for quick entry.