To set an alarm on an entry

1. Create a new Calendar entry, or open an existing one.

2. Select "Notify me" next to the Alarm icon on the right side of the Calendar entry.

3. In the "Alarm Notification Options" dialog box, enter a value in the field next to "Alarm will go off" to represent the number of minutes, hours, or days to offset the alarm from the Calendar entry's actual start time or date.

4. Select Minutes, Hours, or Days to indicate the unit of time represented by the number entered in the preceding step.

5. Select Before if you want the alarm to go off before the entry's start time or date, or After if you want it to go off after the entry's start time or date.

6. (Optional) Use any of the following options:

	If you want to...	Then do this...
	Play a sound when the alarm triggers	Select "Play sound," then choose a sound file to play from the list. Tip Click the sound icon to test the sound file you choose.
	Send e-mail with the subject from the Calendar entry when the alarm triggers	Select "Send mail notification with subject," then enter the names of those you want to receive the mail in the Recipients field. Tip If you want to select recipient names from an address book, click the address book icon to open the Select Names dialog box.

7. Click OK.

8. Save the entry.

Note You must be running Notes (or Notes Minder) at the time an alarm goes off in order to get the alarm notice. Otherwise, Notes notifies you of missed alarms the next time that you log in to the program.

See Also

Responding to an alarm notice
Responding to a missed alarms notice
Alarm notification options
Setting alarms automatically
Selecting a default sound for alarms
Canceling an alarm
Turning the default alarm system off