The Reminder View is a window that shows reminders of events that have not yet occured to one or more animals. To get to the Reminder View, select one or more animals in the Herd Explorer and then select Object->Animal->Reminders from the main menu. You can also get to this view from the Animal Details view. Just select Animal->Reminders from the main menu.
The view contains a table of future events. You can sort on any of the columns by clicking on the column name. By default, the items are sorted by date with the earliest items showing first. Each row in the table shows the barn name, date, event type, notes, and any additional information that was entered for that reminder.
The toolbar along the bottom of the reminder window has buttons for adding, removing, and editing reminders. To add a reminder, click on the Add button to get the Add Reminder dialog. To remove a reminder, select one or more reminders in the table and click on the Remove button. To edit an existing reminder, select a reminder in the table and click on the Edit button to get the Edit Reminder dialog.
The toolbar also shows the range of dates for which the reminders are shown. By default, the range is from six months ago to a year into the future. You can change this range by changing these dates. See Entering Dates for information on how to enter dates.
By default, all event types are shown. You show only certain event types by clicking on the Filter button in the toolbar. This will pop up a small window that lists all of the event types. Check the types of reminders you want to show, and uncheck the types you do not want to show. To dismiss the filter window, just click anywhere outside of the window.
You can make reminders into events. For example, you may have a reminder for a breeding event, and in the reminder, you entered the name of the sire you were planning to use. Suppose that the breeding has occurred. You can convert the reminder into an event by simply selecting the reminder and clicking on the "Cvrt" button in the toolbar. All of the information that was entered for the reminder will be preserved.
You can print the reminder view by clicking on the Print button in the toolbar. This will cause a "Print Preview" window to be shown, giving you an idea of what the printed output will look like. You can send this to the printer by clicking on Send To Printer. You can also save the reminder list as an HTML document by pressing Save as HTML. HTML documents can be published on the Web or imported into other applications, such as Microsoft Word.