{"id":26700,"date":"2017-06-27T11:58:09","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T15:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/?p=26700"},"modified":"2017-06-26T20:59:06","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T00:59:06","slug":"how-to-stay-on-top-of-your-to-dos-in-apples-reminders-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/how-to-stay-on-top-of-your-to-dos-in-apples-reminders-app\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stay on Top of Your To-Dos in Apple\u2019s Reminders App"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple designed the built-in Reminders app as a list-keeping assistant for both macOS and iOS. You can add reminders of any sort to the default Reminders list, or you can create custom lists, like Groceries or Movies to Watch. Plus, if you\u2019ve set up Family Sharing, you also have a shared Family list that everyone in your family can access.<\/p>\n

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. How can you be certain that you won\u2019t forget a particular to-do item? One technique that works well is to add a time trigger to the reminder. 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.<\/p>\n

Say you want to remind yourself to buy concert tickets. To include a trigger in your reminder, you can recruit Siri\u2019s assistance by mentioning a time in your request: \u201cRemind me to get tickets at 10 AM tomorrow.\u201d <\/i>Or, when you add the reminder manually, pick a day and time. After creating the reminder, hover over it or tap it, tap the i button that appears, and the option to be reminded on a day Then, on a Mac, click the preset day and time to adjust them. In iOS, tap Alarm and set a day and time. Unless the specific time matters, pick a general time that\u2019s early in the day, like 10 AM.<\/p>\n

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Because your reminder includes a time, it appears not only in the list where you added it but also in the special Scheduled list. That\u2019s key!<\/p>\n

Now imagine that it\u2019s first thing tomorrow morning and you\u2019re trying to plan your day. You can either check the Scheduled list in Reminders or ask Siri: \u201cShow me my reminders for today.\u201d<\/i> Once you see your day\u2019s reminders, you can just do the easy ones, plan them into your day, or reschedule them for another day.<\/p>\n

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Of course, since you\u2019ve assigned a time-based trigger to these reminders, Apple\u2019s Notifications feature comes into play. At the appropriate time, your Apple devices can display an alert that you must dismiss, show a banner that disappears quickly, or play a sound.<\/p>\n

Reminders can make it easy to remember important tasks, but try these tips if you need help:<\/p>\n