With reminders, you can alert yourself or others about specific tasks in your sheet.
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You can set up reminders as row-level reminders or as automation workflows.
Reminders are received as in-app notifications in Smartsheet, and if you have email notifications enabled, you will receive a reminder in your inbox.
Create row-level reminders
Select the bell icon
in the row action indicator column. Of, right-click the row number and select Set Reminder...
The New Reminder window appears.
Customize the reminder date by selecting the date displayed above the calendar.
- Select the date you want the reminder to trigger, then select OK.
- Select Save.
These reminders are triggered at noon in the sheet owner’s time zone.
Any row with a reminder has the bell icon in the Row Action Indicators column.
Edit your reminder
- Select the bell icon for any row with a reminder.

In the Reminders window, you can delete reminders or edit the following:
Recipient: Select the contact or column name associated with the current recipient.
Timing: Send reminders before, on, or after the specified date.
Date Trigger: Select the date button to change the specific date or date column that drives the reminder.
Reminder message: Select Edit message to create a custom message for the reminder recipient.
Reminders as automation workflows
Viewers cannot set automation, they can only set up row-level reminders.
- Navigate to Automation > Create from template… from the top menu.
- Select Alert someone when specified criteria are met, then select Use template.
- Select the reminder's trigger. If you select When a date is reached, you can customize the date and time when the reminder is triggered.
- Set up any desired conditions.
- Select the people who will receive the reminder in the Alert someone block.
- Select customize message if you want to personalize the reminder.
- Select Save.