Are you constantly forgetting appointments or events, even though you put them in your Google Calendar? Well, there's no need for that to happen. With just a few clicks and a little typing, you can have Google Calendar send you a reminder so you don't forget another appointment or event.
Introduction
A calendar is a wonderful thing. Except, of course, when you forget about an event that you have penciled into your calendar. Using Google Calendar's reminder feature, you can notice of an upcoming event or appointment in your email or on your mobile phone.
Entering an appointment or event
If you haven't done this before, it's straightforward. If you have, feel free to skip ahead.
All you need to do to enter an appointment or an event is click anywhere in Google Calendar. Of course, you shouldn't click indiscriminately. Click on the date and time at which the appointment or event begins -- for example, November 18 at 6:00 p.m.
A bubble pops up. In the What field, type a short description of the appointment or event. Then, click the Create Event button. The appointment or event appears in your calendar. Like I said, it's easy.
Setting up a reminder
An event in Google Calendar just sits there. You need to log into Google Calendar to see it. A reminder eliminates that need. To set one up, click the event to which you want to add a reminder. In the bubble that pops up, click edit event details.
On the event details page, look on the right-hand side. There's an item labeled Options. Click the arrow beside the label to get a full list of the available options. There are three blocks of information there. The block that you're interested in is Reminder.
You can set up Google Calendar to send reminders in the following ways:
- Email, which sends a message to the email account that's associated with your Google Calendar
- SMS, which sends a text message to your mobile phone
- Popup, which displays a message like the one below. You need to be logged into Google Calendar to use this type of reminder