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Figure 5-4. Left: When you create a reminder, you can set it up to be triggered by time, by
place, or by correspondence with a person.

Middle: Say “Reminders” to see your most urgent To-Dos.

Right: From there, choose “See all Reminders” to view the complete list. Hit the

button to get checkboxes, as shown here.

A place. You can say, “Remind me to visit the drugstore when I
leave the office.” “Remind me to water the lawn when I get home.”

“Remind me to get cash when I’m near an ATM.”

Of course, if you’re using a laptop or desktop PC, you may wonder
what the point is; without GPS, how does it know where you are?

But remember that your reminders sync to any phones or tablets
you may own (if you’ve signed in with the same Microsoft
account)—even iPhones or Android phones—and they do know

where you are. In other words, you can create location-based
reminders on your laptop or desktop, secure in the knowledge that

your portable gadget will actually sound the reminder.