It'll show up in your calendar on the appropriate day. I'm not sure if you get an alarm or a notification though.
On 03/08/12 02:38, chris hallsworth wrote: > Nice! So will we then get reminded on the day that its the contact's > birthday? Might give this a shot! > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Chittenden" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 6:39 AM > Subject: Re: Calendar suggestions > > > Hello, > > This is a known bug and we are hoping it will be fixed in the next iOS > update. If you enter the birthday in the person's contact entry, iPhone > will automatically place it in the calendar. To add a birthday in a > contact, go to the edit screen. Near the bottom / end of the screen, > activate the add field button and select birthday from the list. Now, > you will be able to set the date using the picker at the bottom of the > screen - lists for year, month, and day. The fields are initially > populated with the current date. > > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: [email protected] > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 03/08/2012, at 15:28, "Michelle McQuigge" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you for these suggestions. They do help, though they haven't >> stopped >> me missing my old Nokia calendar juts yet. :) >> One odd things keeps happening, though. I'm trying to enter a friend's >> birthday, and for that purpose want to identify it as an all-day event >> rather than giving it a set start and stop time. Whenever I double tap >> the >> relevant button, which is what I'm instructed to do, the entry closes >> without being saved and I wind up back on the home screen. Has this >> happened >> to anyone? Any workarounds? >> >> Many thanks, >> Michelle >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of Richard Turner >> Sent: August 2, 2012 9:10 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Calendar suggestions >> >> Also if you use the month view, today's appointments will be at the >> bottom >> of the screen. They will be just above the today button or just bellow >> below >> the last Sunday of the month. >> HTH, >> >> >> Richard >> >> On Aug 2, 2012, at 6:01 PM, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Have you checked out the notification center yet? It'll have a section >>> for your calendar, and it'll list the next few appointments you have >>> coming up. >>> >>> On 02/08/12 19:44, Michelle McQuigge wrote: >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Well, the process of settling into my iPhone continues with almost >>>> universally positive results. The only hassles have been >>>> transitioning my contacts and calendar from my old Nokia to my new >>>> device. The contacts switch was something of a debacle that I've >>>> decided to tackle manually, just because I'm particular like that. :p >>>> The calendar, however, is a whole other issue. Basically I'm not >>>> happy with the iPhone calendar. It doesn't display what I need in a >>>> convenient way, and I personally don't find it easy to update or even >>>> navigate. Those of you who once had Nokia phones may remember the >>>> calendar, which displayed your appointments right on your home >>>> screen. Are there settings that would reproduce this effect in the >>>> native calendar app?? Barring that, are there any third-party apps >>>> that have changed your calendar-keeping game? >>>> >>>> Any and all suggestions welcome. >>>> >>>> Thanks a lot, >>>> Michelle >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> Christopher (CJ) >>> chaltain at Gmail >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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