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Tip 69
Supertip: Get the Most from Reminders
The Reminders app lets you create lists of tasks and attach alerts to them.
Used correctly, it's an app that can revolutionize your workflow. It also works
seamlessly with the identical apps on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch—any
reminders you create on these devices will be instantly shared with your Mac,
and vice versa.
Here are some tips for getting the most of the Reminders app, although you
Quickly Create Reminders Alerts
Each entry in the Reminders app can have its own alert to remind you of the
task as a particular time or based on your physical location.
In a similar way to the Calendar app, the Reminders app is somewhat intelli-
gent in interpreting what you type. For example, if you create a new reminder
and type as its body “Pick up dry cleaning at 5 p.m. on Tuesday,” a reminder
will be created called “Pick up dry cleaning” with an alert automatically set
to sound at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
See All Reminders Due on a Particular Day
Want to see all the reminders for which you've set an alert that'll chime on a
particular day? Open the calendar view in Reminders by clicking the icon at
the bottom left of the program window (the middle of the three buttons), and
then click the date in question from the calendar that pops up. Double-click
the date to cause a new window to appear listing the reminders due on that
day.
To return to the list of reminders, just select from the reminder lists in the
list at the top left of the program window.
View All Your Reminders at Once
By default Reminders has just one list that can contain individual reminders,
but you can create others by clicking the plus icon at the bottom left of the
Reminders window. You could create two reminders, for example Home and
