If you work a 9-to-5 job, your days are pretty regimented. But what about when you have to take care of business outside of the office? Setting Outlook appointment reminders can help make sure that you don’t miss any important meetings or appointments. ..
Microsoft Outlook is a great platform for setting calendar appointments with reminders, but the default reminders in the list might not work for everybody, especially if you want to schedule a reminder for a few months in advance. Here’s how to do it.
Note: Thanks to reader John for writing in, and our own Scott @ TinyHacker for the solution.
Enabling Non-Standard Reminders for a Single Item
If you just want to change the reminder time for a single item, you can highlight the reminder and type in anything you want: 2 minutes, 4 months, etc.
Enabling Non-Standard Default Reminder Times
If you want to make sure that every new item has a specific reminder time that isn’t in the list, you can open up the Outlook Options through the Outlook button in the left-hand corner, and then go to Calendar and highlight the text in the “Default reminders” drop-down box.
Type in anything you want, and close out of the options.
