Information Technology Reference
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When you drag contacts from Contacts and drop them on a calendar, Calendar sets up a meeting with the contacts as
invitees.
5. Adjust the other event settings, as needed.
6. Click Send.
Calendar sends a meeting invitation to each attendee.
Adding an alert to an event
One of the truly useful secrets of stress-free productivity in the modern world is what I call the set-it-and-forget-
it school of appointments. That is, you set up an appointment electronically and then get the same technology to
remind you when the appointment occurs. That way, your mind doesn't have to waste energy fretting about
missing the appointment because you know your technology has your back.
With MacBook Air, the technology of choice for doing this is Calendar's alert feature. When you add an alert to
an event, Calendar automatically displays a reminder of it. This reminder can be a message that pops up on the
screen or an e-mail sent to your address. You also get to choose when the alert triggers, such as a specified num-
ber of minutes, hours, or days before the event. You can even set up multiple alerts, just to be on the safe side.
