Sending an Email Reminder

Displaying a message or opening a file on your Macintosh at scheduled times is useful only if you're using your Macintosh at that time. One way to ensure that you get your reminder when you're away from your Macintosh, but still able to access email, is to have your Macintosh send you an email reminder instead.

Here's how to create an email reminder:

  1. Open Address Book and make sure that you've typed an email address for your own email address. If you haven't defined an email address for yourself, type it now.

  2. Start iCal.

  3. Click the calendar (Home or Work) that contains the event about which you want your Macintosh to remind you.

  4. Click the event and select EditEdit Event (or press -E). A window appears, letting you modify ...

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