# Anyway to change the default reminders in Google Calendar? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 3, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-change-the-default-reminders-in-google-calendar/714107 "2015-03-03T17:36:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-change-the-default-reminders-in-google-calendar/714107/1 "2015-03-03T17:36:01Z")
The default reminders in Google Calendar are [ul] [li]Notification - 4 hrs before[/li][li]email - 10 min before[/li][/ul] Is there anyway to change these defaults? I’ve poked around but can’t find anything. I just imported an 8am meeting; I do **not** need to be reminded about it @ 4am! :mad: I also want a notification about something happening, not an email (they make different sounds on my phone so I can tell what it is w/o even looking at my phone). I can see the meeting from my phone but can’t edit it. Maybe if I go onto the website but it’s pretty stupid to have to remember to make changes when I go home at night. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-change-the-default-reminders-in-google-calendar/714107/2 "2015-03-03T18:40:08Z")
Assuming that you are on your computer: You can edit your default notifications for both regular events and all-day events. You can also choose to be notified with pop-up notifications, emails, or both. Open Google Calendar. Click the settings gear in the top right . Select Settings. Click the Calendars tab at the top. Click Edit notifications next to your calendar’s name. Click a notification to edit it, or add another notification. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-change-the-default-reminders-in-google-calendar/714107/3 "2015-03-05T02:50:06Z")
Ahhhh, you need to be in calendar view before clicking on settings. When I previously did that from the gmail view I got settings, but not for the calendar. I think that’s a poor design to only show settings for the screen you’re in rather than overall. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-change-the-default-reminders-in-google-calendar/714107/4 "2015-03-06T17:36:51Z")
Glad to help! ---
**Author:** ![raspberry\_hunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2015, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-change-the-default-reminders-in-google-calendar/714107/5 "2015-03-07T23:12:17Z")
Oh, man, thank you for this!! I’d completely missed that bit of the setting, and it was driving me nuts! (I agree: poor design.) ---
**Author:** ![rbroome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-change-the-default-reminders-in-google-calendar/714107/6 "2015-03-08T15:10:48Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Assuming that you are on your computer: > > You can edit your default notifications for both regular events and all-day events. You can also choose to be notified with pop-up notifications, emails, or both. > > Open Google Calendar. > Click the settings gear in the top right . > Select Settings. > Click the Calendars tab at the top. > Click Edit notifications next to your calendar’s name. > Click a notification to edit it, or add another notification. Thanks! one less annoyance in my life! 🙂