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jbischke · 07-04-2007, 05:31 PM

Hey all. Switched off Outlook a few months ago to GMail/Google Calendar and really loving it. However, one thing I miss is the ability to add a birthday to a contact and have a reminder pop up on my calendar so I can send them a quick e-mail or give them a call. Google's Contacts feature doesn't provide this. I was wondering if anyone here has a good solution for this. Ideally I don't want to sign up for another web service just to track this. Any suggestions?

JimC · 07-05-2007, 04:13 PM

Wouldn't you just create a birthday as a regular event?

There is a small box that says "options" under your event creation box that will allow you to set advanced reminders.

jbischke · 07-05-2007, 04:21 PM

That's an option but ideally I want to be able to link a birthday to a contact. That way if I transfer contacts later the birthday information will be retained with the contact.

07-04-2007, 05:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
jbischke Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 322	Tracking birthdays with GMail/GCal Hey all. Switched off Outlook a few months ago to GMail/Google Calendar and really loving it. However, one thing I miss is the ability to add a birthday to a contact and have a reminder pop up on my calendar so I can send them a quick e-mail or give them a call. Google's Contacts feature doesn't provide this. I was wondering if anyone here has a good solution for this. Ideally I don't want to sign up for another web service just to track this. Any suggestions?

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07-05-2007, 04:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
JimC Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 198	Wouldn't you just create a birthday as a regular event? There is a small box that says "options" under your event creation box that will allow you to set advanced reminders.

07-05-2007, 04:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
jbischke Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 322	That's an option but ideally I want to be able to link a birthday to a contact. That way if I transfer contacts later the birthday information will be retained with the contact.

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