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Sticky Notes is a utility software in Windows that allows you to create on-screen notes to remind you of tasks. Besides composing simple notes, you can save and access them in a history list and synchronize them across multiple computers and devices.
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Creating On-Screen Notes
1. Creating a Shortcut for Sticky Notes Software
Before jumping into the on-screen note creation guide, you can create a shortcut for the Sticky Notes software on Windows using the Context Menu. To do this, follow these simple steps:
- Step 1: On the main screen, right-click to open the Context Menu and select the New => Shortcut tab.
- Step 2: Copy the location of Sticky Notes: C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:AppsFolder\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App and paste it into the Create Shortcut window, then press Next to proceed.
- Step 3: You can name the Shortcut as Sticky Notes, Memo, or any name you prefer, then press Finish to complete.
- Step 4: Double-click on the newly created shortcut, and you can quickly and conveniently open Sticky Notes.
2. Creating On-Screen Notes with Sticky Notes
After creating a shortcut for Sticky Notes, you can easily create on-screen notes by launching the software and directly jotting down on the virtual sticky notes.
Additionally, you can personalize the size of Sticky Notes by moving the mouse to the note's border and using drag-and-drop gestures to adjust the size.
- Change Color: To modify the color of the default Sticky Notes interface, click on the three-dot icon at the top right and choose the color you want to change to (Mytour selects black here).
- Add Notes: Click on the plus icon at the top left or press the Ctrl + N key combination to add a new note.
- Delete Note: To remove a note, you can click on the three-dot icon or right-click on the note in the list and choose Delete note. A dialog box will appear asking if you are sure you want to delete the note. Select Delete to proceed with deletion.
- Edit Text: The Sticky Notes workspace has a full set of tools allowing you to format and edit text, such as bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, create lists, and insert images into the note.
Tip: The Sticky Notes workspace lacks a comprehensive menu system for text formatting. However, you can use keyboard shortcuts to format text:
- Ctrl + B: Bold text
- Ctrl + I: Italicize text
- Ctrl + U: Underline text
- Ctrl + Shift + A: Convert text to uppercase
- Ctrl + L: Left-align text
- Ctrl + R: Right-align text
- Ctrl + E: Center-align text
- Ctrl + Shift + >: Increase text size
-Ctrl + Shift + <: Decrease text size
-Ctrl + 1: Single line spacing
-Ctrl + 2: Double line spacing
-Ctrl + 5: 1.5 line spacing
Mytour has just presented to you how to create on-screen notes with Sticky Notes, along with simple and detailed steps. Additionally, you can explore how to type in Vietnamese within Sticky Notes if you wish to write accented characters.
