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Use bill reminders for your recurring expenses, such as your monthly gas bill, or your annual property tax payment.

In the Pay to field, type the name of the payee. As you type, Quicken tries to find a match in the Memorized Payee List. If Quicken finds a match, select the payee from the displayed list; if doesn't find a match, continue typing to create a new payee.

Click Next when you are done, and then continue with Step 3, below.

The date of the next occurrence of the reminder.

Select this option to specify the end date, if any, or the number of occurrences of the reminder.

Enter the amount of the reminder, which will not change over time.

If the amount of the reminder will change over time, click Optional Settings and edit the Estimate amount for me settings. See below for more information.

Select the account you'll use to pay or receive funds for the transaction.

• If this is a transfer reminder, select two accounts: a From Account and a To Account.
• If this is an income reminder and the To Account is an investing account, select the income Type (Deposit, Dividend, or Interest) and Security (if applicable).From/To Account.

Select this option to create an online payment for the reminder when it’s entered into your register. Note that you'll still need to send it to your financial institution for processing before it can be paid. This is a good choice for amounts that vary over time because you can change the amount of each payment before sending it.

Categorize the reminder to indicate its purpose (for an expense) or source (for a deposit). Type a category name, or click the drop-down arrow to select the category to use from a list.

Tag the reminder to indicate where, to what, or to whom it applies. Type a tag name, or click the drop-down arrow to select the tag to use from a list.

You can display memo information in reports.

Select this option to enter a Web address (URL) for the biller or financial institution. This is linked to in the Web column of the Manage Bill & Income Reminders list.

If your payments vary, Quicken can estimate an amount to use for the reminder when it is due. Select one of the following:

• Fixed amount. Turn off this feature. Quicken will always use the same amount for the reminder.
• Previous payments. Calculate an average amount for the reminder, based on your last [n] payments.
• Time of year. Use the same amount as last year for the reminder. This is great for utility bills or other reminders that have seasonal variations.
• Credit card balance. Use the balance of the selected credit card as the amount for the reminder.

If you decide to use this feature, an edit icon displays next to the amount in the reminder dialog. Click the edit icon to make further changes, as necessary. Note that this feature is not available for invoice reminders.

Select this option to transfer the reminder to your Microsoft Outlook calendar.

To learn more, see Sync your Quicken reminders with Outlook.

Select this option if you plan to print the transaction on a paper check.

Select this option to create a repeating online payment instruction for the reminder.

A repeating online payment is a series of online payments to a specific payee, for a set amount, on a schedule that you choose.

The repeating payment instruction is sent to an online bill pay service, such as Quicken Bill Pay or your financial institution, and they make payments on your behalf on the scheduled dates. You do not need to send the payment yourself each time it is due. This is a good choice for long-term payments of the same amount. Just be sure you keep enough money in your account to cover the payment when it is due.

This option is available only for accounts that are activated for online bill payment.

To activate online bill payment, choose Tools menu > Account List, click the Edit button next to the account to you want to activate, click the Online Services tab, and then click the Set up now button.