REMINDERPRO HELP: TEMPLATES

Templates provide a quick way to add new reminders because you specify in advance some of the information, such as the group in which the reminder is saved, or the sound that is played when the reminder is displayed, or how the reminder is to repeat. That way, when you schedule a reminder using a template, some of the information about the reminder is already entered for you.

Templates are used to schedule reminders only. Application or document launches cannot be scheduled with templates.

The Templates window, titled “Reminder Templates”, shows you the list of templates. It also allows you to create additional templates, edit them, or delete them. You can create as many templates as you wish up to a maximum of 100. To access the Templates window, select “Templates” from the “Customize” menu.

ReminderPro is shipped with some sample templates. You can change them, or delete them.

There is one template, called the “Default Template”, which is built into ReminderPro. This template appears in bold text in the Templates window. You cannot delete this template. You can change its definition, however. When you schedule a reminder without using a template, this default template is used.

Elements of a template

A template is defined by a set of default parameters for reminders. Thus, when you schedule a reminder using a template, some of the information is already set in advance. Information about a reminder that you can specify in a template is the following:

• Title for the reminder
• Message for the reminder
• Sound associated with the reminder
• The group in which to save the reminder
• The advance reminding time
• The repeating attributes of a reminder (such as weekly or monthly)
• The time for the reminder

Every template is identified by a unique name that can be up to 63 characters long.

Creating a new template

Click “New Template” in the Templates window to create a new template. A dialog box will prompt you to define the template. The template name must be unique in that two templates cannot have the same name. The template name can be up to 63 characters long.

Deleting a template

To delete a template, simply select it in the Templates window and then do one of the following:
• Hit the delete key.
• Click the trash icon in the Templates window.
• Select “Clear” from the “Edit” menu.

Whenever you delete a template, ReminderPro asks you to confirm the deletion. To bypass this confirmation, hold down the option key down and then delete the template. Note that you cannot delete the Default Template.

Editing a template

Select the template and click “Edit Template” in the Templates window to change a template you have already created. You can also double-click a template to edit it.

Scheduling a reminder using a template

All templates appear in the Schedule menu. To schedule a reminder using a template, simply select the template in the Schedule menu. You can also select the template in the Templates window, and click “New Reminder”.

If your version of the system software supports it, you can also use the ReminderPro control strip module. With this module, you can schedule reminders very quickly using templates, without requring to launch the ReminderPro application.

Templates window color and font

You can change the color and font of the names of templates appearing in the list in the Templates window.

To change the color, click the color button. To revert to the default color used by ReminderPro, hold the option key down while clicking the color button.

To change the font, click the font button. To revert to the default font used by ReminderPro, hold the option key down while clicking the font button.