If you use Fantastical II, then you can have both reminders and calendar appointments in the same place. Also, Fantastical lets you set more than 2 alerts before a calendar event. At times, I have set 3 alerts for a doctor appointment, 1 a week before, and the other two leading up to the appointment time. I typically use the calendar for appointments and to remind myself of automatic monthly payments, and the Reminders I use for very important things I need to do right away.
Wayne On 4/4/18, Chris Chaffin <chaffin102...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 <icecreamlove...@outlook.com> >> 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: >> mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> 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: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Connect with me on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/waynesbooks -- 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: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
