How does one view completed items in Reminders?

Great reply. This is the workaround you’re looking for. If the list is too small the option doesn’t appear, so reduce window size to bottom of list and scroll bars appear, scroll to top and voila...there it is Cheers.

I did as follows without re-sizing.

1) with mighty mouse (macpro), just scroll down shows up Completed list.

2) with track pad (macbookair), scroll down with two fingers shows up Completed list.

(my setting for trackpad (System Preferences.app -> Trackpad) are all on but three finger drag.)

Hi EA,

could you maybe send a screen shot of what you see when you open reminders? When I open my reminders I do have a section for completed tasks.

I was perplexed by this also. Until I accidentally scrolled down on the list that didn't show "completed". The view of each list defaults to only the uncompleted reminders. But if you pull down on the list (via trackpad) or scroll down on the list (via mouse), it exposes the "completed items" list at the top of the list... where you can then click the "show" or "hide" toggle.

~Victor

This is certainly a bug. I have a list that only has 2 current items on it. I can't view the completed items on this list unless I add enough items so that I can scroll with the mouse. There must be some other way to turn on the Show menu for completed items. Every week, I look back at the items that I have completed during the last week (all reminders in all lists). I can't do that now. I am sure that there is a way to generate this with Applescript.

And the scrollbar does not show even when scrollbars are set to be "always on" in Settings -> General.

One workaround to this flaw is to drag one corner of the window inward far enough so that the window is so small that the vertical scroll bar appears. Then scroll to the top and the Completed (Show) link will appear.

> I can't view the completed items on this list unless I add enough items so that I can scroll with the mouse.

Works easily with a scroll wheel. Flick, there it is. Artful implementation if you have the tool!

Scroll wheels have been standard on mice since before your Mac was made. It's time. Either get a scroll wheel mouse ($16 at Target), or learn the gesture on a modern Apple input device. I empathize with annoyance at ever changing UI standards but this one is a real timesaver. Keep in mind

- on one of the Apple smart input devices, you may have turned off the gesture in Settings.

- the old Mighty Mouse occasionally gets its scrollwheel stuck, search the web for fixes.

- occasionally a Mac needs to have its PRAM reset. 'Magic' mouse does not scroll

Thanks for a great reply.

Unfortunately that does not solve the issue of Scroll Bar missing when it is explicitly set to show in System Preferences [1][2]. Or do we assume that Scroll Bar is not appropiate in this special case?

One should also consider the accesibility of this item when handicapped people are using the system.

[1] https://www.dropbox.com/s/2dn3xmhshhwp5dk/Screenshot%202015-05-07%2010.19.06.png ?dl=0

[2] https://www.dropbox.com/s/9gcbq9srpzo9d4o/Screenshot%202015-05-07%2010.20.24.png ?dl=0

-Pete

Scroll up to the TOP of the list. The top line tells you how many completed tasks it contains and on the right you click the "Show" button to see them. Then you may control click the task to mark it incomplete, etc.