OK, I will try to give you some answers. The biggest difference in the Calendar app and the Reminders app is that once the time of an event in the Calendar goes by, you will not see it again. But in the reminders app, each reminder has a checkbox, and it will remain in your reminder list until you check the check box. It is really up to you how you choose to use the calendar or reminder apps. But personally, I use the calendar app for things like doctor appointments, birthdays, and other events like that. I use the reminder app for task that I need to get done and want to be reminded of, like taking meds, paying bills, and even simple little household chores. The good thing about reminders is that they have that checkbox, so if you get a notification about a reminder that it is time to take care of, but you are busy doing something else at the time, and once your done you forget about that reminder, no worries, it is still in your list of reminders so when you check, you will see it there and you can take care of it then.
One other thing about reminders is that you do not have to assign a date and time to the reminder. This is good for making list like for shopping or packing when taking a trip. Now, you asked about getting a reminder prior to a calender event to let you know that it is coming up. Yes, you can do this, and they are called Alerts. Currently you can have up to 2 alerts for each calendar event. They can be 5, 15, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1 day, 2 days, or 1 week before the event. Both, the Calendar and Reminder app can be very helpful tools in keeping track of every day task and appointments that you might have. It is really up to you how you use them. Chris > On Apr 4, 2018, at 7:53 AM, Terri Stimmel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > I have always wondered, what's the differences between the reminders App > and the calendar? > > What are reasons for using reminders, instead of the calendar? > > Also, can you set up a reminder in the calendar to remind you a couple > of days ahead of an appointment? > > > Thank you, > > > Terri > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
