# What is a reminder?

Source: [https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/alerts-and-reminders-by-virto/basic-options-for-common-users/what-is-a-reminder/](https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/alerts-and-reminders-by-virto/basic-options-for-common-users/what-is-a-reminder/)
Product: Virto Alerts & Reminders App
Updated: 2026-08-12


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**Interactive demo walkthrough**
1. Streamline SharePoint Notifications with Virto Alerts — Discover how to automate task monitoring and never miss important deadlines again!
2. Click on "Add Reminder" on the page where the Virto Alerts & Reminder App is installed on your SharePoint site
3. Choose a list or document library from the drop-down menu
4. Specify the title
5. Go to "Recipients" to edit who will get your reminder
6. Add tags to your reminder conditions
7. Add the users via names or emails
8. Click here to edit your reminder
9. Name your reminder
10. Personalize your reminder with a branded header
11. Access additional advanced reminder configuration options - tag value and field value
12. Define which content types trigger notifications
13. Save your reminder as a template to reuse later
14. Add a custom footer for your reminder
15. Click 'Options' to adjust reminder delivery frequency
16. Refine alert conditions for targeted notifications
17. Personalize reminder conditions - define which items will trigger notifications based on your needs
18. This combination will filter the tasks with a missed deadline
19. This configuration will filter the tasks that are not 100% completed
20. Watch out for your configurations to not contradict each other!
21. Adjust reminder delivery frequency to match your needs
22. Select the specific day and time for reminder delivery
23. Preview your reminder before finalizing
24. Make sure your reminder looks exactly the way you planned
25. Save to implement the reminder
26. Get email reminder about the missed reminder in your Microsoft Outlook
27. Thanks for exploring! — Ready to see how this can work for you?


A reminder is a message that informs people of upcoming events. In SharePoint, we also need reminders to notify users of **upcoming** changes. These changes are always related to a list or a document library. To receive notifications about them, use the **Virto Alerts & Reminder App to create an automatic email reminder**.

**Example**

You have a SharePoint list of team members with their personal information, which is the same list we used as an [**example for alerts**](https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/alerts-and-reminders-by-virto/basic-options-for-common-users/what-is-an-alert/index.md). Tom Foster is responsible for preparing corporate presents for people’s birthdays. You would like Tom to be informed about each upcoming birthday one week before the date, so you use the Virto Alerts & Reminder App to create an automatic reminder.

To summarize, **a reminder is an email notification about upcoming changes in a SharePoint list or document library**.