How to share Sticky Notes between computers

You don't need to depend on Google Drive or use a simple but manual way of copying and pasting to transfer notes in Sticky Notes from one computer to another. You can now do this with Sticky Notes 3.0+.

Last year, Microsoft released Sticky Notes (3.0) with updated October 2018 Update. This new Sticky Notes version has some interesting features such as Dark Mode, format and search function. Not only that, it also provides the ability to sync notes between computers, Android phones, and other iPhones. This article will show you how to share notes between computers running different operating systems.

Ways to share Sticky Notes

1. Share Sticky Notes between Windows 10 computers

Note : This method only works with Windows 10 computers because previous Windows and macOS versions do not support updating Sticky Notes.

To share and sync Sticky Notes with another Windows 10 computer, you need to log in with Microsoft account to Sticky Notes 3.0+ on both computers so that Sticky Notes automatically appears on the new device.

However, it should be noted that the changes you make on a computer also affect other computers because the synchronization process is still in progress.

How to login to Sticky Notes

Step 1 . Launch the Sticky Notes application on a Windows 10 computer. If not updated, update it.

Step 2 . If Sticky Notes appears on the desktop, follow the steps below. If you only see a list of Sticky Notes notes, go to Step 3.

Touch the three dots icon at the top of the note and select Notes list from the menu.

Step 3 . On the Sticky Notes list screen, touch the gear icon at the top.

Step 4 . On the next screen, click Sign in and log in to your Microsoft account.

Step 5 . Repeat the above step for another Windows 10 computer. Notes will automatically appear in both applications on two computers.

2. Access Sticky Notes on macOS and Windows

Another way to share Sticky Notes is to use the Outlook application for Windows and macOS computers.

Step 1 . Update Sticky Notes and log in to your Microsoft account as above.

Step 2 . Open the Outlook application on your computer and log in to the same account as on Sticky Notes.

Step 3 . In the Outlook application, click the Notes icon at the end. If you don't see it, click the first three dots icon, then click the Notes icon. You will see Sticky Notes here.

3. Access Sticky Notes on any device

This can be done on any device running different operating systems like Windows, macOS, Linux. etc .

Sticky Notes has a web version, you can view online notes at https://www.onenote.com/stickynotes. Open the URL and log in to the same Microsoft account that you use for Sticky Notes on a Windows 10 computer. Similarly, any changes you make above an application will affect the other side note.

However this method has a drawback that you need to access the website whenever you want to use it. To avoid this, you can create your Sticky Notes application using Chrome. This way, you'll add a shortcut icon on the desktop, click directly on it to see notes on Sticky Notes in a separate window.

How to create Sticky Notes application with Chrome

Step 1 . Launch Google Chrome browser and go to https://www.onenote.com/stickynotes.

Step 2 . Click on the three dots icon on top of Chrome and select More tools> Create shortcut .

Step 3 . A dialog box appears, click Create .

You will see Sticky Notes icon on your computer screen, launch the application to view Sticky Notes right on your desktop.

You can also access notes on your phone (Android and iPhone) using the OneNote app.

Cannot sync Sticky Notes

In case it is not possible to share the note with any of the three methods above, try some of the following measures to fix the problem.

1. Update Sticky Notes application

As mentioned earlier, the sync utility is only available on Sticky 3.0+ and above. So update the app from Microsoft store.

2. Log out of the application

If the app is updated, but the notes are not synced, sign out of Sticky Notes on both sides. Then login again. To log out, go to Settings and click Sign out .

3. Manual synchronization

Sometimes because the Internet is slow, it is not possible to synchronize automatically, you need to synchronize notes manually, go to Settings and then click the Sync now option.

These are three ways to sync Sticky Notes to computers running different operating systems.

I wish you all success!