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Turning On Alarms for All Calendar Activities

Alarms notify users of upcoming activities. You can specify that an alarm will be triggered for every calendar activity you create.

To turn on default alarms for all calendar activities

1. From the application-level menu, choose Tools > User Preferences.

   The User Preferences screen appears.

2. On the link bar, click Calendar.

   The Calendar form appears.

3. Check the Default Alarm check box.

NOTE:  Clear the Default Alarm check box to turn off alarms for all activities. This will affect only activities you create after you clear the Default Alarm check box.