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It’s easy to use Microsoft’s powerful Calendar app to receive email reminders of important events in Outlook.com. To do this, first go to www.outlook.com and log in with your Microsoft (Outlook or Hotmail) account. Now click the icon with nine dots at the top left to see a selection of Microsoft Online apps, then click the purple Calendar tile.

To create a new event, click the New dropdown menu at the top left, then select Task (you can also click Event). Now click the ‘Due date’ dropdown menu and select the date of your event on the calendar. Next, click the Time dropdown menu (showing half-hour slots) and set the time for the event. You can choose a Status (‘Not started’, ‘In progress’ or Done) and Priority (High, Low or Normal) by clicking the relevant dropdown menus.

To set the reminder, click the Reminders dropdown menu and set it to your Outlook email address (it’s set to ‘Notifications on your devices’ by default). Next, click the adjacent dropdown menu and set how long before the event starts you want to be notified about it. There are 16 options available, from ‘At start time’ to ‘2 weeks’. When you’ve finished, click the ‘Add a task’ field at the top and name it. Then enter more details in the ‘Add a description’ field below. Finally, click Save at the bottom. You should also install the free Outlook apps (Android bit.ly/1CWSCMj; iOS apple.co/1Ookx8S) so you can receive the email notifications on your phone and tablet.