How To Import a List Into Reminders App

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How To Import a List Into Reminders App

I cannot copy and paste a list into the reminders app. I tried copying from Numers, Pages, Text file,...and nothing.

Either I get nothing or I get one item with 66 things in it. I need a list (there are 66), each one as a separate item (task) within the reminder. How do I accomplish this? I cannot believe that a simple copy and paste doesn't work.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I am using a MacBook Pro, El Capitan (10.11.6), Reminders App (3.0)

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Nov 27, 2016 12:31 PM

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ccappel

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Nov 25, 2017 10:21 AM in response to cdhw

I can't do it on my mac, but if I paste a list in on my iphone in reminders, it works fine; splits it up into 1 item per line. So if I've created a list, I'll save it into something that exists on both ends (gmail draft, evernote, drafts, whatever) and then open it on my phone, select all, open the reminders list I want and paste. Done.

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cdhw

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Nov 27, 2016 3:34 PM in response to Gmoney5399

I may be wrong, but I don't think it is possible in the straightforward manner you seek.

There is, however, an Automator action that creates a new reminder so you might be able to press that into service. The good folk over in the

Mac OS X Technologies

forum may be able to help with details.

C.

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