Outlook is one of the most widely used for personal information manager application for webmail, contacts etc. The one fascinating feature is the remainders in outlook which are handy for marking appointments on calendar and remind you of your deadlines of your tasks. Below are the steps to set and modify the reminders in outlook.
How to Set Reminders in Calendar of Outlook?
- Firstly, go to the calendar which is available in the navigation pane of outlook.
- After that you will have to double-click on the appointments based on your requirement and this will create the appointment.
- Now, in the opened dialog box you will have to choose options in the ribbon and where you have to click on Remainder from the drop-down list.
- Next, choose the time you want to set for the remainder and then click on save and then exit.
- Finally, you have created a new remainder in outlook.
How to remove or change the Reminders in Calendar in Outlook?
- Firstly, go to the calendar which is available in the navigation pane of outlook.
- After that you will have to double-click on the appointments based on your requirement and this will create the appointment.
- Now, in the opened dialog box you will have to choose options in the ribbon and where you have to click on Remainder from the drop-down list.
- Next, select None for all the appointments you want to remove from the calendar.
- Finally, you have created a new remainder in outlook.
Now, in the remainders we can even add task remainder based on the requirement of the user. The tasks when created can add a remainder so that outlook can remainder the user. The procedure is given below.
How to Set remainders for tasks?
- Firstly, after you create a task, you will have to go to the Tags groups in the task tab and then select the follow up option.
- Secondly, select the add the remainder button and a new custom dialog box will open.
- Next, in the custom dialog box you will have to check the remainder option.
- Most importantly, you can even add the time and date of remainder based on your requirement of display of it.
- Finally, save and exit and finally you have added a remainder to your task.
Steps for outlook follow-up feature in Outlook 2010, 2013, 2016.
In outlook there is a follow up feature which is available on Outlook 2010 and 2013 and 2016, which is handy if you needed more than one remainder for a particular task. Follow the steps below to create a follow up remainder.
- Firstly, open the task window and then click on new items in the task tab of the home of outlook.
- Now, after opening it you will have to click on the follow up and then choose add remainder in the tags group.
- Next, a custom dialog box will open and in that click on the remainder and the add the date and remainder and the click on ok button.
- Finally, select save and close the task window.
Steps for outlook follow-up feature in Outlook 2007.
- If you want in outlook 2007 then you will have to go to file and then choose new and then choose task and then continue to add.
- Now, after opening it you will have to click on the options and then click on Actions and then select the follow up.
- Next the custom dialog box will open and then set the time as per requirements of remainder and then click ok and save and close.
Steps for outlook automatic remainder set-up feature in Outlook 2007.
- Firstly, click on tools from the options group in the ribbon.
- Next, in the options dialog box choose the task options from the preference tab.
- Now, the task options dialog box opens and in that check the option Set remainders on task with due dates.
- After you have checked the above option then click ok button.
- Now, as per your requirements choose the option best for all the remainder time in the task options and then choose ok.
Now, you can successfully see the remainders of all your tasks before the due date automatically saving your time.
How to turn off the default Reminders in Outlook?
- Firstly, go to the file tab in the options and click on calendar tab which on the left side of the window.
- Now, search for default remainders in the calendar tab.
- Next, uncheck the default remainders to remove all the default remainders.
- Finally, you have successfully removed the default time of remainders.
How to change the time of the default Reminders in Outlook?
- Firstly, go to the file tab in the options.
- Now, search for the calendar tab which is present on the left side of the window.
- Next, select a new time from the drop-down list next to default remainders option, if you want to modify and then click on ok and it gets saved.
Finally, you have successfully changed the default time of remainders.
