Pretty freaking great! :) Thanks for the instructions, Richard - my contacts' birthday now show up like clockwork. Much appreciate the tip. Thanks to all who helped out, Michelle
On 8/3/12, chris hallsworth <christopher...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all I have just tried the birthdays feature out. Works a bloody treat > > at my end! Lol! One of my contacts has a birthday today. So added it to my > contacts, and momentarily it appeared as an all day event in Calendar! Good > > or what! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christopher Chaltain" <chalt...@gmail.com> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 2:35 PM > Subject: Re: Calendar suggestions > > >>I just checked, and I see the birthdays' I've entered in my contacts >> show up in my calendar. You have to have the birthday calendar selected >> in the calendars you want displayed. It's at the bottom in the "Other" >> section. I'm not sure if I had to do anything to get it to show up there >> or not, but if you don't see it there, I'd go into the Settings for the >> iPhone and look around in the accounts options for calendars. >> >> >> On 03/08/12 05:48, Michelle McQuigge wrote: >>> I don't know about that. I have inputted a number of specific birthdays >>> in >>> my contact list (I told you I'm a record-keeping nut), and so far none >>> of >>> them have surfaced in my calendar. Is there a setting I need to activate >>> >>> to >>> make that happen? >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf >>> Of chris hallsworth >>> Sent: August 3, 2012 3:38 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Calendar suggestions >>> >>> Nice! So will we then get reminded on the day that its the contact's >>> birthday? Might give this a shot! >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "David Chittenden" <dchitten...@gmail.com> >>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 6:39 AM >>> Subject: Re: Calendar suggestions >>> >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> This is a known bug and we are hoping it will be fixed in the next iOS >>> update. If you enter the birthday in the person's contact entry, iPhone >>> will >>> automatically place it in the calendar. To add a birthday in a contact, >>> go >>> to the edit screen. Near the bottom / end of the screen, activate the >>> add >>> field button and select birthday from the list. Now, you will be able to >>> >>> set >>> the date using the picker at the bottom of the screen - lists for year, >>> month, and day. The fields are initially populated with the current >>> date. >>> >>> >>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >>> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 03/08/2012, at 15:28, "Michelle McQuigge" >>> <michelle.mcqui...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thank you for these suggestions. They do help, though they haven't >>>> stopped me missing my old Nokia calendar juts yet. :) One odd things >>>> keeps happening, though. I'm trying to enter a friend's birthday, and >>>> for that purpose want to identify it as an all-day event rather than >>>> giving it a set start and stop time. Whenever I double tap the >>>> relevant button, which is what I'm instructed to do, the entry closes >>>> without being saved and I wind up back on the home screen. Has this >>>> happened to anyone? Any workarounds? >>>> >>>> Many thanks, >>>> Michelle >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>> Behalf Of Richard Turner >>>> Sent: August 2, 2012 9:10 PM >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: Calendar suggestions >>>> >>>> Also if you use the month view, today's appointments will be at the >>>> bottom of the screen. They will be just above the today button or just >>>> bellow below the last Sunday of the month. >>>> HTH, >>>> >>>> >>>> Richard >>>> >>>> On Aug 2, 2012, at 6:01 PM, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Have you checked out the notification center yet? It'll have a >>>>> section for your calendar, and it'll list the next few appointments >>>>> you have coming up. >>>>> >>>>> On 02/08/12 19:44, Michelle McQuigge wrote: >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> Well, the process of settling into my iPhone continues with almost >>>>>> universally positive results. The only hassles have been >>>>>> transitioning my contacts and calendar from my old Nokia to my new >>>>>> device. The contacts switch was something of a debacle that I've >>>>>> decided to tackle manually, just because I'm particular like that. >>>>>> :p The calendar, however, is a whole other issue. Basically I'm not >>>>>> happy with the iPhone calendar. It doesn't display what I need in a >>>>>> convenient way, and I personally don't find it easy to update or >>>>>> even navigate. Those of you who once had Nokia phones may remember >>>>>> the calendar, which displayed your appointments right on your home >>>>>> screen. Are there settings that would reproduce this effect in the >>>>>> native calendar app?? Barring that, are there any third-party apps >>>>>> that have changed your calendar-keeping game? >>>>>> >>>>>> Any and all suggestions welcome. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks a lot, >>>>>> Michelle >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>>>> Google Group. >>>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Christopher (CJ) >>>>> chaltain at Gmail >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google >>>> Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> Christopher (CJ) >> chaltain at Gmail >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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