You can create reminders to alert you by email or instant message before your calendar events.

About reminders:

• When: You can set two separate reminders to notify you anywhere from 5 minutes to 14 days before an event.
• How: You can then specify how you want to receive event reminders after setting up when to receive them.
  - Receive reminders via email or an instant message, or both.

To set up an event reminder:

1. Double-click on an event in the Day, Week, or Month view.
   - The Edit Event window opens.
2. First reminder: Select a time from the Remind menu.
   - The + (plus) button and additional reminder options display.
3. Optional second reminder: Click the + (plus) button to add an additional reminder.
4. Check the box for the delivery method you prefer:
   - Email
   - Yahoo! Messenger for instant messages
5. Click Save.

• Important information about using Yahoo! Messenger for your reminders:
  You must be signed in to Yahoo! Messenger:
  - At reminder time: Be sure you're signed in to Yahoo! Messenger at the time that you are scheduled to receive the reminder.
  - The same ID: Use the same Yahoo! ID that you used to set up the reminder in Yahoo! Calendar.
• SMS text message reminders are no longer available:
  - It is no longer possible to set up reminders via SMS text message.
  - If you previously set up SMS text message reminders while they were available, they will no longer function.
• Learn more, see our help articles about:
  - Troubleshooting for not receiving your reminders
  - Turning off reminders