How to Add a Birthday to a Treo Smartphone Calendar

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Adding birthdays to your Treo Smartphone calendar can keep you out of a lot of trouble! Your Treo Smartphone will remind you when someone in your contact list has a birthday so that you will never forget to acknowledge that person on his or her special day.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Step1
Launch the calendar application on your Treo.

Step2
Create a calendar event that doesn't have a time allotment.

Step3
Save that event.

Step4
Go back and select the event in your calendar.

Step5
Tap the button beside "Repeat."

Step6
Select the repetition as "Year."

Step7
Tap "OK." You should now be in the "Event Details" window.

Step8
Tap "OK" again and your birthday will now come up every year as a calendar event.

Tips & Warnings

  • Be sure to set the birthday as a "no time" event so that it will appear at the top of your calendar.
  • Be sure to select a warning time when you are in the "Event" menu.
  • You can also create custom fields in your Outlook contacts that will push the event over.

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