How to complete items in Reminders on iPad

You can complete items in Reminders on iPad, show or clear completed items, and use the Reminders widget on your Home Screen.

By Stacey Butler - Senior Staff Writer
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On iPad, in a Reminders list, you can check off items to hide them, or you can permanently delete items. With the Reminders widget, you can complete items from the iPad Home Screen or Lock Screen.

Completed items are hidden on your list, but you can unhide them or clear them to delete them. The widget lets you complete items without opening the Reminders app.

Here’s how to complete items in Reminders on iPad.

Mark items as completed

  1. Go to the Reminders app on your iPad.
  2. While viewing a list, tap the empty circle next to an item to mark the item as completed.

    Completed items are hidden on your list.

To unhide completed items, tap the More button, then tap Show Completed. To delete the completed items, tap Clear.

Use the Reminders widget

With the Reminders widget, you can complete items from the Home Screen or Lock Screen without opening the Reminders app.

  1. On the iPad Home Screen or Lock Screen, add the Reminders widget.
  2. To change the list shown in the widget, touch and hold the widget and tap Edit Widget. Then choose a list.
  3. To complete an item, tap the item in the widget.

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Stacey is a senior staff writer at GeeksChalk and has been writing about Apple for nearly a decade. She covers all things Apple for GeeksChalk, including iPhones, iPads and Mac. Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, Stacey is often found hiking precarious landscapes or tinkering with a camera.
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