If you're an avid user of Microsoft's To-Do service or a big fan of Cortana's Reminders feature, but you have a macOS device in the mix with all your Windows PCs, you're probably super frustrated at the fact that there's no app available for Mac that lets you organize your tasks. But did you know there is a way to utilize the built-in Reminders app on macOS to sync your To-Do and Cortana Reminders with ease? Here's how.
Products used in this guide
You'll need a macOS device of some kind. We're using a MacBook Air 2018, but any Mac that runs macOS Mojave and above should work just fine.
Microsoft Cortana app for iPhone updated with redesigned UI and new features. In addition, the app gets new full-page answers that the company hopes will make the experience more immersive. And you should also notice improved performance, according to the company, by way of faster page transitions and improved app responsiveness. The updated Cortana for iPhone app is available on the App Store now.
May 21, 2019 Cortana is Microsoft’s digital assistant whose mission is to help you get things done. To get started, select the Cortana icon in the taskbar or type a command in the search bar. If you’re not sure what to say, try asking, 'What can you do?' Now in the search box type ‘Cortana – Digital assistant‘ and get the manager in Google Play Search. Click on the app icon and install it. Once installed, find Cortana – Digital assistant in all apps in BlueStacks, click to open it. Use your mouse’s right button/click to use this application. How to get Cortana on your Mac. Last week Parallels released an update to its program that gives Mac users the ability to run Windows apps alongside OS X apps. The update added support for Windows 10 and Apple's upcoming release of OS X El Capitan. With the addition of Windows 10 support, Parallels also makes it possible to use Microsoft's.
- Apple: MacBook Air 2018 (from $1,199)
How to sync your tasks and reminders
Getting your Microsoft To-Do and Cortana Reminders to sync with macOS is easy and doesn't require any additional downloads on your part. The functionality for this is actually built-in to macOS, and it uses the Exchange account option in System Preferences to sync your Microsoft Account data to your Mac, which includes To-Do and Reminders information.
Enable the syncing
First, follow these steps:
- Open up System Preferences on macOS.
- Select Internet Accounts.
- Select the Exhange option.
- Type in your name and Microsoft Account email address and select sign in.
- Select sign in once again.
- Type your Microsoft Account password and select sign in.
- Once logged in, select done.
- Open up the Reminders app on macOS.
![Mac Mac](/uploads/1/2/6/6/126613600/614667758.jpg)
That's all there is to it. Now, all your Microsoft To-Do and Cortana Reminders will sync up with your Mac using the Reminders app built into macOS. You can add to, complete, and delete tasks from Mac as well, so it acts just like a native client.
Why sync Microsoft To-Do with macOS?
Why should you even consider syncing your Microsoft To-Do and Cortana Reminders with your Mac? Well, if you're someone who is forced to use macOS for work, or if you prefer Apple's OS to Microsoft's (gasp!), but continue to use Microsoft's software and services, being able to sync your tasks straight to macOS without having to download anything extra is super handy.
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For this tutorial, we used the latest MacBook Air from Apple, but any macOS device that runs the latest version can follow this guide.
What we used
Cortana On Macbook
MacBook Air 2018
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Thanks to Dominic Maas for the tip about this!
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