Date reminder software for PC - Desktop date reminder with various alarms

Secure Reminder FAQ

1. Select Settings|Alarm set in the context menu. The "Alarm settings" window appears.
2. Select Alarm on and set alarm time.
3. Choose alarm action(s) (popup note, flash note, play beep, play *.wav file, run program/open file or url, Shut Down Windows). Recurring alarm is activated by setting number of repeat times and time interval.
4. Click OK.
   

• Reminder option You may set up the alarm action to occur at the certain time (recurrent alarm feature)	• Scheduler option You can set up the alarm action to occur periodically on daily, weekly, monthly or annually basis

• Go to the note you want to send.
• Choose "Send note" from the context menu.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Enter the recipient IP address or computer's name to direct a note to a specific computer.
• Click "Send" button.

If you change the port number in the Network Settings, you need to provide your friends with the new port number so they use it while sending notes to you. If you send a note to somebody who has changed program's listening port in Network Setting, you must specify the current port number the recipient is using.

I stop alarm by clicking on the note's body or note's title but after a time snooze feature activates alarm again. How can I stop recurring alarm?
If you want to stop alarm, click on the note's title or note's body. For alarm deactivating, click on the Alarm Stop icon.

I can't make more notes. What's happened?
The maximum number of notes users can create is limited in Administrative tools:

• low security level - max number of notes for Guest account.
• normal security level * - max number of notes for each account.
• high security level - max number of notes for Admin account.

* If number of notes for Guest account is not zero, any user is able to create new notes by Guest account.

What do I do to the change number of reminder notes I can create?
If you want to change max number of notes you can create, select Properties|Administrative tools in the tray menu and

1. For normal and high security levels enter Admin password.
2. Right-click on the account you want to modify and select modify in the context menu or select the account you want to modify and click the Modify button.
3. Change the number of notes.
4. Click OK.

How can I create a new reminder note in Default Notes Group?
• For low security level:
To create a sticky note in Default Notes Group, left double-click on the program tray icon or select Notes|New note in Default Group in the program tray menu or press Ctrl+N. For low security level all notes are created by Guest account without password.
• For normal/high security level:
To create a sticky note in Default Notes Group, left double-click on the program tray icon or select Notes|New note in Default Group in the program tray menu or press Ctrl+N. In the "User Identification" window enter login and password.



For normal security level if number of notes for Guest account is not zero, you also can create notes by Guest account with empty password.
Note: you can define your own hotkey combination for creating a new note in Default Group.

How can I create a new remidner note in certain Notes Group?
• For low security level:
To create a sticky note, select Notes|New note in the program tray menu or press Ctrl+G. In the "User Identification" window select the Notes Group your note will belong to.



For low security level all notes are created by Guest account without password.
• For normal/high security level:
To create a sticky note in Default Notes Group, select Notes|New note in the program tray menu or press Ctrl+G. In the "User Identification" window: select the Notes Group your note will belong to, enter login and password (for normal security level if number of notes for Guest account is not zero, you also can create notes by Guest account with empty password).



How can I create a new password note?
To create a password note select Notes|New password note in the MoRUN.net Secure Reminder tray menu or press Ctrl+P. In the "User Identification" window enter login and password. Password notes are always password-protected (they can't be created by guest account). Password notes are created in "password note" Group only.



Note: you can define your own hotkey combination for creating a password note.

What do I do to generate passwords using Secure Reminder
Using Secure Reminder you can random generate the unlimited number of strong passwords easily and quick.
Built-in random password generator allows you to generate secure passwords based on your preferences. You can specify the password length, the use of letters (upper/lower case) and digits.
To generate a random password*:

1. Click the Password button.
2. Specify the password length, use of upper and lower case letters and digits.
   
   
   
   
3. Click OK.

* If you want to generate new password, be sure Password field is empty.
Random passwords can be edited and copied to the clipboard for pasting into other applications.

Can I protect password/login fields from editing?
To lock Password and Login fields from editing, click on the Set Read-only icon .
To permit Password and Login fields editing, click on the Remove Read-only icon .

I want to stick notes to certain programs/windows/files. How can I do it?
Using "Associate Notes with windows" feature you can associate notes with any program/window you want. The note appears on the desktop any time you open the program/window the note is stuck to; if you close the program/window, the note disappears. The note is hidden if the program/window it is stuck to is closed.
To associate a note with window/program:

1. Choose the Links|Associate with windows item from the Secure Reminder context menu or right-click on the "Attach panel" and select "associate with window" in the context menu.
2. "Associate Note with windows" window with a list of opening programs/windows appears.
3. Choose the program(s)/window(s) you want to associate the note with. Note: to associate a note with the certain programs/windows you should run the necessary programs/open the windows so they are in the "Associate Note with windows" window in the "Application Window Title" column.
4. Click the OK button.

To associate a note with file:

1. Choose the Links|Associate with file item from the Secure Reminder context menu or right-click on the "Attach panel" and select "associate with file" in the context menu.
2. Choose the file (*.doc, *.xls, *.pdf) you want to associate the note with.
3. Click the Open button.

The note appears on the desktop any time you open the file the note is stuck to; if you close the file, the note disappears. The note is hidden if the file it is stuck to is closed.

How can I search reminder notes with the necessary information?
Using "search" feature you can quickly find desktop notes with necessary information.
To find certain notes:

1. Right-click the program tray icon and select the Search item.
2. "Search" window appears.
   
   
   
   
3. Enter search string.
4. Select where you want to search.
5. Click the Search button.
   

You'll be presented with the list of notes and reminders which contain search string.
To show the certain note, select it and click the "Show selected notes" button.
For low program security level
By default, you can search all existing notes except "Title only + Locked Notes". If you want to search all notes, select the "All Notes" radio button.
For normal security level
By default, you can search all existing notes except "Title only + Locked Notes". If you want to search all notes, select the "All Notes" radio button. But in this case you'll need to enter passwords for "Title only + Locked Notes".
For high security level
By default, you can search all existing notes except "Title only + Locked Notes". If you want to search all notes, select the "All Notes" radio button. But in this case you'll need to enter administrative passwords for "Title only + Locked Notes".

What do I do to attach a file to a reminder note?
The number of attachments is unlimited.
To attach a file:

1. Right-click on the note and select the Attaches|Attach file to note item in the context menu or right-click on the "Attach panel"(if it is shown) and select "attach file to note" in the context menu.
2. Select file you want to attach.
3. Click the Open button.

To add url:

1. Right-click on the note and select the Attaches|Add url to note item in the context menu or right-click on the "Attach panel"(if it is shown) and select "add url to note" in the context menu.
2. Enter url you want to add.
3. Click the Add button.

Which files can I import to desktop notes and reminders?
"Import file" function enables you to add *.txt and *.rtf files to desktop notes/ reminders.
To import a file:

• Open the Secure Reminder context menu and select the Import file item.
• Choose the file you want to insert.
• Click the Open button.

How do program security levels differ?
The program maintains three security levels (high, normal, low):

• Low security level
  All notes are created by Guest account. You can create new notes, work with locked notes or change Administrative tools without password. Number of users is not limited, but the total number of notes is limited in Administrative tools (not more than it is set for Guest account).
• Normal security level
  The access to the program and notes is varied for different users. To create new notes and work with locked notes, you have to know the account password. If you want to make changes in Administrative tools, you have to enter the administrative password. The number of notes you can create is limited in Administrative tools. If number of notes for Guest account is not zero, any user is able to create new notes by Guest account and work with Guest notes without password (Guest notes have low security level).
• High security level
  This program security level is appropriate for one-person use. If you want to create new notes, work with locked notes or make changes in Administrative tools, you have to know the administrative password. The number of notes you can create is limited in Administrative tools (not more than it is set for Admin account).

Can I change program security level?
To change program security level

If you don't need the current reminder.dat file, replace it with the necessary backup file. If you don't want to remove the current reminder.dat file, save it with another name (so you will be able to use it later) and rename the necessary backup file to reminder.dat.

How can I export/import notes database?
Using export/import feature you can easily export/import notes database from one version to another or between different MoRUN.net products.
To export/import notes for normal or high program security level you have to enter the admin password.
To export your notes database:

• Right-click the program tray menu and select "Export".
• Select in what file and where you want to save your notes database.

To import notes database*:

• Right-click the program tray menu and select "Import".
• Select the notes database *.dat file you want to import.

* If your product or product version doesn't support some features available in the imported *.dat file, these features will be ignored.
Note: All imported notes are added to the current notes.

What do I do to make all note information visible?
If you want all note information is visible, use the Zoom|to fit Title and Zoom|to fit Body commands (automatically resize the note window to fit the note information) or change note size manual.

Can I restore an expired note?
If the Recycle Bin option is on, all deleted and expired notes are placed to the Recycle Bin and can be restored any time you want. The number of notes that can be stored in the Recycle Bin is limited by the Recycle Bin capacity (by default the Recycle Bin capacity is 10 notes). If number of deleted and expired notes exceeds the Recycle Bin capacity, the oldest notes will be removed.
The Recycle Bin is accessible from the Secure Reminder tray menu. To restore the note, just choose it from the list of notes and click the Restore button or right-click on the note and select restore in the context menu.

What is the difference among low, normal and high note priority levels?
To make your work with notes more convenient, Secure Reminder is organized to provide three note priority levels(high, normal, low). If a note has low priority, it is hidden under other windows and its hide icon is yellow. Reminder notes with normal priority have standard Windows order and hide icon for such notes is green . Sticky notes with high priority are always on the top, they have red hide icon .

How can I uninstall Secure Reminder?
To uninstall the program choose Start | Programs | MoRUN.net| Secure Reminder| Uninstall MoRUN.net Secure Reminder or run the "Add/Remove Programs" utility from Windows Control Panel, select MoRUN.net Secure Reminder string in the list of installed programs and press the "Add/Remove..." button.