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reminder without prompting you for any details, while the second will pop
up a dialog box wherein you can select which Reminders list to use, the
reminder's priority, and its due date.
Creating a Simple Reminders Service
Here's how to create the first of the options mentioned earlier—a simple right-
click option that will instantly create a new reminder in the default list based
on the text you select:
1.
Open Automator, which can be found in the Applications view of Finder.
If the new file dialog doesn't appear, click File→New. In the Choose a Type
For Your Document dialog box, select Service (the cog icon), and then
click the Choose button.
2.
In the search field above the list of actions within the Automator program
window, type
NEW REMINDERS ITEM
. Click and drag the only item in the list
(which will also read New Reminders Item) to the right side of the
Automator window, over the text Drag Actions or Files Here to Build Your
Workflow.
3.
Leave everything blank. All you need to do is click File→Save and then
type a name for your new service in the Save Service As dialog box. This
is what'll appear in the right-click menu, so something like
CREATEREMINDER
is fine (there's no need to choose somewhere to save the service because
they're automatically saved in the correct location). Then you can quit
Automator.
You can try your new service straightaway. Just highlight some text, right-
click it, and select Create Reminder (or Services→Create Reminder if there's
no Create Reminder option on the menu). If Reminders is running, you'll see
the entry has been added, but even if it isn't, the entry is still added, as you'll
find when you next start the app.
Creating a Pop-up Dialog Box Service
Here's how to create a service similar to the one earlier except when you select
Create Reminder from the right-click menu, a dialog box will pop up each
time to let you set options such as which reminder list will be used, its prior-
ity, and due date.
1.
Follow steps 1 and 2 earlier so that the basic New Reminders Item
automator service is in place. However, click the Options link at the bottom
of the service.
