Edit Reminder for a Task

Set Reminder

For new tasks you are creating:

In the New Task Entry dialog, select the Reminder check box, and then choose a date and time that you want the reminder to appear.
To customize the reminder methods for this appointment, click Reminder button and then select the notification methods in the Modify Reminder dialog.

For existing tasks:

Open the task by double-clicking it.
In the Edit Task Entry dialog, select the Reminder check box, and then choose a date and time that you want the reminder to appear.
To customize the reminder methods for this appointment, click Reminder button and then select the notification methods in the Modify Reminder dialog.

Customize Reminder methods

eReminder provides various notification methods for a reminder. You can choose one or several reminder methods for an Appointment from the following list:

	Pop up a notification: This is the default notification method and it is not allowed to be unchecked. This item indicates that a notification message box will appear to remind the task.
	Pop up a MSN message: A MSN message dialog will pop up when the reminder time is due.
	Read notification content:The notification will be read as a reminder when the reminder time is due. You can customize the notification contents in Configuration Dialog.
	Popup an agent: A Microsoft Agent will pop up to read the notification when the reminder time is due. You can choose one agent from the following drop down list when you have selected this Reminder method.
	Send notification mails to: A notification email will be sent to the email addresses listed in the following box. You can input the email address to which you want the notification message to be sent. For multiple email addresses, please separate them by semicolon (;). To successfully use this notification method, please configure the email service in the Configuration Box.
	Play wave: Select this item and then choose a wave file in the following box. The selected wave file will be played automatically when the reminder time is due.
	Execute application:Once you select this item, the Execute box behind it will be enabled. You can select an application in the Execute box. This means the selected application will be started automatically when the reminder time is due. Or, you can choose an event from the Make box. This will make the event occur automatically when the reminder time is due.

Note:

	If you did not install Microsoft Speech Engine, Read notification content item can not be selected.
	If you did not install Microsoft Agent Engine, the item of Popup an agent can not be selected.
	Please refer to www.eTimeInc.com or Plug-in homepage about these engines.

In the options of Execute Application, it provides to control:

	Computer Log Off Safely
	Computer Power Off Safely
	Computer Reboot Safely
	Computer Shutdown Safely
	Computer Log Off By Force
	Computer Power Off By Force
	Computer Reboot By Force
	Computer Shutdown By Force

The following description will explain the details of Execute Application.

	Log off - shuts down all running processes and logs the user off.
	Power off - shuts down the system and turns off the power. The system must support the power-off feature.
	Reboot - shuts down the system and then restarts it.
	Shutdown - shuts down the system to a point at which it is safe to turn off the power. All file buffers have been flushed to disk, and all running processes have stopped.

Note: Make computer do something by force will force computer to do the activity, which may lose data not saved.

Remove Reminder

Open the task by double-clicking it.
Uncheck the Reminder check box in the Edit Task Entry dialog.
Click Save and Close button.

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Set reminder for an appointment

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