Complete reminders and reveal completed tasks
Shift-Command-C marks a selected reminder complete or incomplete. Shift-Command-H shows or hides completed reminders, which is a viewing decision rather than a task-state change.
Reminders · Reviewed 2026-11-05 · Review method
Platform, keyboard and verification notes
- Scope
- Reminders · macOS app; Apple Mac documentation source checks on 4 November 2026 and editorial review on 5 November 2026. No running-app compatibility test is claimed.
- Keyboard and customization
- English-language Apple documentation. Modifier and punctuation keys may differ on other keyboard layouts.. Documented defaults, not a reading of your current menu. Check the app menu and custom App Shortcuts if a binding differs; focus and selected content can change its effect.
- Review basis
- Documentation reviewed 2026-11-05 by Codex — primary-documentation and editorial review; no hands-on runtime test. These bindings were not tested in a running app for this guide.
Keyboard shortcuts for this task
Make completion mean that the task is done
Select the specific reminder you intend to complete and read its title before changing its state. In a busy list it is easy to select a neighboring task, especially after a search or sort change. Completion is useful when it represents a clear outcome; if a task still needs another action, edit its wording or create the next task instead of using completion merely to remove visual clutter.
Do not confuse a hidden task with a deleted task
Showing or hiding completed reminders changes whether finished items appear in the list. It does not turn them back into unfinished work. If a reminder seems to vanish immediately after completion, inspect the completed-items visibility control. Likewise, revealing completed tasks for a review should not be mistaken for reopening all of those tasks.
Practice state and visibility separately
Create a reminder called Practice completion. Mark it complete, toggle completed-item visibility, and observe the difference between the task’s state and whether you can currently see it. Reveal it again and mark it incomplete if you want to reuse the sample. This gives you a simple recovery path when you accidentally complete an item and cannot immediately find it in the current list view.
Sources and corrections
- Keyboard shortcuts in Reminders on Mac — Apple Support — checked 2026-11-04
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