You can instruct your assistant to call you and connect you to your assistant at specific times and dates.  These calls can serve as call backs to save on wireless or long distance charges, as reminders to do certain tasks, as a way to get you out of an endless meeting, or as Wake-Up calls.

To view the list of existing reminders, click Reminders. The list is displayed with the following columns:

• Name: the name you chose to give to this reminder.
• Recurrence: indicates the type of recurrence of the reminder call if applicable.
• Next Reminder: indicates the next scheduled call for this reminder
• Phone: Phone number to be called when the reminder is due.
• Active: checkbox to indicate if the reminder is active (checked) or not (unchecked).
• Remove: to delete and remove the reminder from the list

To edit the properties of a reminder, double-click on its Name, Recurrenceor Next Reminder.
To delete and remove the reminder from the list, click on its removeicon.
To turn the reminder On or Off, check or uncheck its active box.
 

To create a new reminder, click Newin the Reminderspage. A Reminder Properties window opens.
Define the new reminder properties as follows:

In the Recurrence section, select:

• None: if you want a one time reminder call without recurrence. The assistant will call you once at the specified date and time.
• Weekdays: if you want a reminder call at the same time every day of the week. Weekdays are defined by default as Monday to Friday inclusively. Check with your administrator to change these values.
• Weekend: if you want a reminder call at the same time every day of the weekend. Weekend days are defined by default as Saturday and Sunday. Check with your administrator to change these values.
• Daily: if you want a reminder call at the same time every day.
• Weekly: if you want a reminder call every week at the same time and same day of the week.
• Monthly: if you want a reminder calls every month at the same time and same day of the month.
• Yearly: if you want a reminder call every year at the same time and same day of the year.

In the Notification Parameters section, select:

• Time: time at which you want the assistant to call you.
• Date: date or day of the week at which you want the assistant to call you.
• Number: the phone number where you want the assistant to call you. Choose one of your defined personal phones.
• Assistant Access Option: check this box if you want the reminder to give the option to access your virtual assistant.

In the Message to play section, enter the message to be played to you when you answer the reminder call. This could be any text or recorded voice message. Text messages are read using text-to-speech. Select :

• No message: select this option if you don't want the reminder to play any message.
• Text: select this option and enter the text you want to hear when you answer the reminder call.
• Voice: select this option then choose the voice message to be played when you answer the reminder call.

Click on Submitto create the new reminder, or Cancelto discard it.
 

Using any phone, you can schedule a new reminder call and have it added into your reminders list. You can also record a voice message to be played to you when you answer the reminder call. Here is how:

Say or enter the following command from the main menu:

Say: REMIND-ME
    or REMIND-METODAY
    or REMIND-METOMORROW
    or REMIND-MEON{date}

• Time:Say at what the time you want to be called.

• Message:You will be offered the option to recorda voice note to be played when you answer the reminder call.
  Record your voice note describing what you want the assistant to remind you of. To end recording, stop talking or press #. Use the standard voice mail commands to edit your voice note. Once finished, say YESor press 1in DTMF mode.

Your assistant confirms the reminder call details.
 

To view and edit the properties of an existing reminder, double-click on its Name, Recurrenceor Next Reminderin the Reminders page. The Reminder Properties page opens.

• Make the desired changes simply by changing the Recurrenceand Notification Parameters.
• Click on Submitto save the changes or Cancelto discard them.
   

To enable or disable an existing reminder, click Remindersto view the list of reminders.

• To enable a reminder (turn it On), check its active box then click OKto confirm.
• To disable a reminder (turn it Off), uncheck its active box then click OKto confirm.
   

To delete and remove an existing reminder, click Remindersto view the list of reminders.

• Select the reminder to delete and remove from the list, then click on its removeicon.
• Click on OKto confirm the reminder deletion.