Action tab

The alarm settings can be opened from a desktop clock’s context menu (right-click)

The Action tab lets you determine what happens when the alarm goes off. The default action is a message that pops up while the clock blinks and a preset sound can be heard.

When you hover your mouse over a control, a tool tip will give you more information about that control. Tool tips can be turned off in Options

On the Action tab you can:

  • Addtitional Optional Message Text
    Enter additional text to be shown when alarm goes off.
  • Show Message Automatically
    Elect to have the alarm window pop up automatically when the alarm goes off. If you don’t tick this box, then the clock will blink and you can manually open the alarm message by clicking or right-clicking on the clock.
  • Play sound when alarm goes off
    Enable or disable sound when the alarm goes off
  • Choose between system sound and custom sound to be played when the alarm goes off. System sound will play a predefined sound, custom sound will play a sound file that you select.
  • Test Sound:
    Play selected sound and stop playing sound
  • Browse …
    Browse for a custom sound file to be played when the alarm goes off or manually enter the path to a custom sound file to be played when alarm goes off.
  • Repeat sound at intervals
    Repeat sound at certain intervals when alarm goes off. You can change the interval in the Options window.
  • Start Program when alarm goes off (Advanced)
    Choose a program to run (or a file to be opened) when the alarm goes off.
  • Browse …
    Browse for a program to be started or file to be opened when the alarm goes off or enter the path to a program to be started or file to be opened when alarm goes off.
  • Test
    Check if a selected program or file opens correctly

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