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Tips for alarms

Applies to: Windows Mobile powered devices without touch screens.

Set an alarm

Do you need help waking up in the morning, or remembering an appointment? Use the alarms settings on your smartphone to remind you. Here's how:
  • Press Start and scroll to Settings. Press the Center Joystick to select Settings.
  • Scroll to Clock & Alarm and press the Center Joystick.
  • Under Alarm time, press the function key and enter the time you want the alarm to ring. (The function key has a half moon or dot on it.)
  • Scroll to Alarm and use the left and right joystick controls to toggle from Off to On.
  • Press the Done button to accept all your entries, and press the Home key to return to the Today screen.
That’s all there is to it. Your alarm is now set and will go off at the designated time.

Set an appointment reminder

When entering a new appointment on your Calendar, you can scroll down to the Reminder field to set an alarm to remind you of the appointment. Use the left and right joystick controls to choose how far in advance of the appointment you want the alarm to go off—anywhere from one minute before to one week before.

Choose alarm sounds

Under Settings, click Sounds to choose the sound you want. You can choose one sound for the Alarm Clock and a different one for Reminders—or use the same sound for both.
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