Add dates or locations to reminders on Mac

1. In the Reminders app on your Mac, move the pointer over a reminder, then click the Info button .

2. Select the On a Day checkbox, click the date, then either use the calendar to pick a date or type the date in the month, day, and year fields.

3. Select the At a Time checkbox, then type a time in the hour and minute fields.

   If you want this to be an all-day reminder, leave the At a Time checkbox unselected.

4. If you want to be reminded on a repeating schedule, place the pointer over the repeat field, click the pop-up menu, then choose an option.

   To set the event to repeat on a schedule not included in the menu, choose Custom, choose an option from the Frequency pop-up menu, then enter your custom settings:

   • Daily: Enter the number of days between each repeat. For example, to create an event that occurs every other day, enter the number 2.

   • Weekly: Enter the number of weeks between each repeat, then select the days of the week you want the event to occur on. For example, you can create an event that occurs every 3 weeks on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of that week.

   • Monthly: Enter the number of months between each repeat. To make the event occur on the same day of the month each time it repeats (for example, on the 4th and 19th day of each month in which the event occurs), select Each, then click the days of the month on which you want the event to occur.

     You can also make the event repeat according to a pattern (for example, on the last weekday of each month in which the event occurs). To set up a pattern, select “On the,” then choose options from the pop-up menus.

   • Yearly: Enter the number of years between each repeat, then click the months in which you want the event to occur.

     You can also make the event occur according to a pattern (for example, on the third Thursday of each month in which the event occurs). To set up a pattern, select “On the,” then choose options from the pop-up menus.

   If you just want the reminder notification to reappear until you complete it, leave “repeat” set to None. When the notification appears, you can click Later, then choose Ignore.

To set a time to be reminded about all-day reminders, choose Reminders > Preferences, then select the Today Notification checkbox and enter the time you want to be reminded.

You can also choose whether to show all-day reminders as overdue. Choose Reminders > Preferences, then select the “Show all-day reminders as overdue” checkbox. When this option is selected, all-day reminders are shown as overdue starting on the next day.

You can set up a reminder that alerts you when you arrive at or leave a location, including when you get in or out of a paired car.

To receive location notifications, you need to turn on Location Services on any computer or device you use with Reminders. See Allow apps to detect the location of your Mac.

1. In the Reminders app on your Mac, move the pointer over a reminder, then click the Info button .

2. Select the At a Location checkbox, click the Enter a Location field, then choose a suggested location or type a location and select a suggested location.

   The list of suggested locations includes your current location, addresses from your Contacts card, getting in car, and getting out of car.

   You can enter an address, business name, or one of your contacts. As you type, Reminders adds to the suggestions list.

3. If available, select Leaving or Arriving to specify when you want to receive the notification.

4. To set how far away you are from the location when you’re notified, drag the large blue dot on the circle surrounding the location on the map.

Until you mark a reminder as complete, you’re notified whenever you arrive at or leave the location.