Apple iPhone iOS 5.1 - Manual (Page 110)

Setting a reminder
You can set a reminder for a date and time, for a location, or for both.
Add a reminder: In Reminders, tap , then enter a description and tap Done.
After you add a reminder, you can fine-tune its settings.
Set a location for a reminder Tap the reminder, then tap Remind Me. Turn on “At a Location” and select
When I Leave or When I Arrive, or both.
To change the location to somewhere other than where you are, tap Current
Location, then tap Choose Address and pick a location from Contacts.
See “About location reminders” on page 111.
Set a due date for a reminder Tap the reminder, then tap Remind Me. Turn on “On a Day,” then set the
date and time you want to be reminded. Reminders that are due and
uncompleted are displayed in Notification Center.
Add notes to a reminder Tap the reminder, then tap Show More. Tap Notes.
Move a reminder to another list Tap the reminder, then tap Show More. Tap List and choose a new list.
To create or edit lists, see “Managing reminders in List view” on page 110.
Delete a reminder Tap the reminder, tap Show More, then tap Delete.
Edit a reminder Tap the reminder, then tap its name.
Mark a reminder as completed Tap the box next to the item, so that a checkmark appears.
Completed items are shown in the Completed list. See “Managing
completed reminders” on page 111.
Set the tone played for reminders Go to Settings > Sound.
Use iCloud to keep Reminders
up-to-date on your iOS devices
and computers Go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on Reminders. See “iCloud” on page 16.
Managing reminders in List view
Organizing reminders into lists makes it easy to keep your work, personal, and other to-dos
separate from each other. Reminders comes with one list for active reminders, plus a built-in list of
completed items. You can add other lists of your own.
Create a list: At the top of the screen, tap List, then tap . Tap Edit.
Quickly switch between lists Swipe left or right across the screen.
You can also jump to a specific list. Tap
, then tap a list name.
View completed items Swipe left across the screen until you reach the Completed list.
To change the order of lists In List view, tap , then tap Edit. Drag next to a list to change the order.
You can’t move a list to a different account, and you can’t change the order
of reminders in a list.
Delete a list In List view, tap , then tap Edit. Tap for each list you want to delete.
When you delete a list, all items in the list are also deleted.
Change the name of a list In List view, tap , then tap Edit. Tap the name you want to change, then
type a new name. Tap Done.
Set a default list for new reminders Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then under the Reminders
heading, tap Default List.
You can also create a reminder by speaking. See Chapter 4, “Siri,” on page 39.
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