How-To
Set important dates and away periods
Keep important dates visible and let recurring planning account for time away.
Before you start
- Open Settings → Calendar Rules on iPhone, iPad or Mac.
- Calendar Rules are separate from calendars connected through Apple’s system Calendar settings.
Steps
- Under Important Dates, enter a title and date, choose whether it repeats annually and select a reminder lead time, then choose Add Important Date.
- Allow notifications if you want the optional important-date reminder. A saved date does not grant notification permission by itself.
- Under Away Periods, enter the period’s name, start date and end date, then choose Add Away Period.
- Review carryover and Ritual behaviour around those dates: away periods allow these scheduling rules to skip days when you are away.
- Review already scheduled tasks and appointments separately. An away period is not a command to delete them or cancel an external calendar event.
- Remove an outdated rule when your plans change, then add its replacement and check the affected days in the planner.
Confirm the setup is working
- The important date and away period are listed with the chosen dates; affected future planning follows those rules.
If a reminder does not appear, check notification permission and the selected lead time. If work moves unexpectedly, review both away periods and automatic carryover settings.
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