Take Control of Calendar and Reminders, 3rd Edition

Set Up Reminders

Setting up the Reminders app involves specifying where your lists are stored and creating any additional lists that you need, plus telling Reminders which list to add items to by default.

Note: If you want your Mac or Apple mobile device to alert you about certain reminders with an indication like a chime or onscreen message, you should set that up in System Preferences or the iOS/iPadOS Settings app. I explain how in Set Up Notifications, later.

Specify Where Your Lists Will Live

You can store reminders locally (just on your Mac) or connect them to an account on a cloud service—say, iCloud. If you keep reminders on your Mac, they remain private, but you can access them only there. Use a cloud service, on the other hand, ...