Dates and Reminders in Quip

Inserting a Date Mention

To insert a date in any Quip document or chat message:

1. Type @ followed by the date in natural language — for example, @tomorrow, @next Monday, or @June 15.
2. Select the suggested date from the autocomplete menu.

The date appears as a formatted, clickable link in the document. Other users see the date formatted for their local timezone.

Example: A project manager writes "Please submit your feedback by @June 20" in the project plan. Team members see the date formatted in their local timezone and can click it to add it to their calendar.

Setting a Reminder

When you insert a date mention, you can optionally set a reminder that sends you or @mentioned users a notification before the date:

1. After inserting the date, click on the date link in the document.
2. Select Add Reminder from the date popover.
3. Choose the reminder timing: on the day, 1 day before, 1 week before, or a custom interval.
4. Select who receives the reminder: yourself only, or any @mentioned users in the document.
5. Click Save.

Pro tip: You can set reminders for teammates too. Include them with an @mention in the same paragraph or row as the date, and they'll receive the notification as well.

Managing Reminders

To view or edit an existing reminder, click the date link in the document. The reminder popover shows the current settings. Click Edit Reminder to change the timing or recipients, or Remove Reminder to delete it.

Where Reminders Appear

Reminders are delivered as Quip notifications in your Quip inbox and, if configured, as push notifications on your mobile device. Reminders do not create calendar events in external calendars like Google Calendar or Outlook — they are Quip-internal notifications only.

Date Formatting

Quip lets you adjust how dates are displayed at three different levels: a single document, your whole account, or a specific range of spreadsheet cells.

Document-Level Date Format

To change the date format used in one document, click Document, hover over Advanced, and select Change Date Formatting. Choose the country whose date format you want to use, then click Done. All dates entered in that document afterward follow the new format.

Account-Wide Date Settings

To set your preferred date format across your whole account:

1. Click your icon in the sidebar.
2. Select Profile and Status.
3. Click Date Formatting.
4. Choose your desired country and click Done.

All new documents you create default to this date format going forward.

Custom Date and Time Formatting in Spreadsheets

In spreadsheets, you can apply a custom date and time format — including the ISO 8601 standard — to any range of cells:

1. Select a range of cells.
2. Click the More Formats dropdown in the toolbar.
3. Select More Formats....
4. Choose a format from the list, or build a custom one by typing "@" or using the dropdown to select components.
5. Click Apply to apply the format to the selected range.

Dates in Spreadsheets

Outside of custom formatting, dates in Quip spreadsheets are cell values rather than @mentions. To insert a date in a spreadsheet cell, type the date directly or use a formula like `=TODAY()`. Date @mentions and reminders are a document feature and are not available inside spreadsheet cells.