Nerdy Woman
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Does anyone know how to make the reminder of the calendar longer than what it is? I think it's about 10 sec long for me and I almost always either miss my appointments or get to them late...
Thanks in advance!
It won't make the audible reminder any longer, but I find that to keep from missing my daughter's appts, I set the reminder for the day before (which also makes it appear on the lock screen the day before). If I don't hit snooze (allowing me to set another reminder nearer the time) or dismiss, it will stay on the screen until I take action. I always set up the last reminder one hour before the appointment because I'm really bad at time awareness.
One of the key advantages of using the native calendar is that it will sync with desktop or browser Outlook.
Note also that with 8.1, you have separate volume controls for apps and notifications. Crank up the volume on the notifications so you're less likely to miss them.
I'm not sure where you are located, but if you've found Cortana in the apps list, she's also very good at reminders. Tap the search button and then the microphone to give her a vocal request to remind you. The resulting reminder isn't any longer, but you can set multiple reminders... maybe one every 5 minutes?