How to create notes on your computer screen using Sticky Notes

If you need to take notes while working on your computer, but don't want to open additional application windows, try creating notes on your computer screen with Sticky Notes, which helps you remember all important information.

Sticky Notes is a useful tool on Windows, allowing you to create notes directly on the computer screen, helping to remind important tasks, store and access easily, and synchronize across different devices.

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1. Create a shortcut for Sticky Notes

Before creating notes on the screen, create a shortcut for Sticky Notes software from the right-click menu. Here's how:

- Step 1: On the main screen, right-click to open Context Menu and select New => Shortcut tab .

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- Step 2: Copy the location of Sticky Notes: C:Windowsexplorer.exe shell:AppsFolderMicrosoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App and paste it into the Create Shortcut window then click Next to continue.

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- Step 3: You can name the Shortcut Sticky Notes, Memo or any name you like and then click Finish to complete.

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- Step 4: Double-click on the newly created shortcut and you can open Sticky Notes quickly and conveniently.

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2. How to create notes using Sticky Notes

After creating a shortcut for Sticky Notes, you can easily create notes on your computer screen by launching the software and taking notes directly on the sticky notes on it.

Additionally, you can customize the size of Sticky Notes by moving the mouse to the border of the sticky note and using drag and drop to adjust the size.

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- Change color: To change the color of the default interface of Sticky Notes by clicking on the 3 dots icon in the upper right and selecting the color you want to change (Here TipsMake chooses black).

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- Add notes: Click on the cross icon on the top left or press Ctrl + N.

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- Delete note: To delete a note, you can click on the 3-dot icon or right-click on the note list and select Delete note. A dialog box will appear asking if you are sure you want to delete the note. Select Delete to continue deleting.

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- Edit text: Sticky Notes' working window has a full menu of tools that allow you to format and edit simple text such as bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, create lists and insert images into notes.

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Tip:  The Sticky Notes work window doesn't have a full menu system that allows you to format text. However, you can use keyboard shortcuts to format text:

- Ctrl + B: Bold
- Ctrl + I: Italic
- Ctrl + U: Underline
- Ctrl + Shift + A: Convert text to uppercase
- Ctrl + L: Align left
- Ctrl + R: Align right
- Ctrl + E: Align center
- Ctrl + Shift + >: Increase text size
-Ctrl + Shift + -Ctrl + 1: Single line spacing -Ctrl + 2: Double line spacing -Ctrl + 5: 1.5 line spacing



 

With the simple steps above, you can easily create notes on your computer screen using Sticky Notes. In addition, if you want to write accented letters, please refer to how to type Vietnamese in Sticky Notes from Free Download.


Update 23 December 2024
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