How to Manage Reminders On Mac – Guide

The Mac’s Reminders app can be a powerful tool for managing tasks on iOS devices. Previous posts have highlighted other options, but this native application offers a range of features to help users stay organized.

If you’re a Mac user who relies on reminders, here are some tips to make them even more useful.

Work with multiple tasks or lists

Reminders on your Mac and iOS devices can be synced with iCloud, allowing you to create and manage to-do lists across both platforms. Changes made on one device are instantly reflected on the other.

Hold down the CAPS or Command key while clicking to select multiple reminders in Reminders, then rearrange or drag them to other lists.

You can select multiple lists and view all your tasks in one place with Reminders’ right panel.

Turn emails and websites into reminders

Create tasks from emails quickly and easily with Reminders: simply drag the message into the app to generate a task, complete with a direct link.

Reminders can do more than just store emails - you can also add web links to it. Simply paste or drag and drop a Safari URL into the app and it will create a task with a clickable link.

You can’t add multiple emails to the Reminders window, nor drop one on the Reminders icon like you can with other apps. Additionally, you can’t drop files on Reminders to create tasks.

Several Tips

Mac users can quickly scroll through their reminder lists by swiping left or right on their trackpad or Magic Mouse, even if the left panel is hidden.

Reminders doesn’t offer tags or other sophisticated ways to organize tasks, but you can still get organized using Twitter’s hashtag system. Just add the “#” symbol before a word to create categories for your tasks.

Organizing your to-do list just got easier: use hashtags like #partyprep or #shopping in Reminders to quickly filter tasks.

Make reminders work for you and boost your productivity with these tips. Enjoy the results!

Final note

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