Sticky Notes (Windows 7 desktop)

Using Sticky Notes

You can use Sticky Notes to write a to-do list, jot down a phone number, or do anything else that you'd use a pad of paper for. You can use Sticky Notes with a tablet pen or a standard keyboard. To write a note using a tablet pen, simply start writing on the note where you want the ink to appear. To type a note, click where you want the text to appear, and then start typing.

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To create a new sticky note

• Open Sticky Notes by tapping the Start button . In the search box, type Sticky Notes, and then tap Sticky Notes in the list of results.
  To create additional notes, click the New Note button.
  You can also open a new note by pressing Ctrl+N.

Tip

To resize a note, drag an edge or corner of the note to make it larger or smaller.

To delete a sticky note

When you've finished using a note, you can delete it to clean up your desktop.

1. Click the Delete Note button.
2. In the Sticky Notes dialog box, click Yes.
   You can also delete a note by pressing Ctrl+D.

Note

Sticky Notes closes if you delete all of your notes. To create a new note, reopen Sticky Notes.

• Open Sticky Notes by tapping the Start button . In the search box, type Sticky Notes, and then tap Sticky Notes in the list of results.

To change the color of a sticky note

• Right-click the note that you want to change, and then click a color.

To format text in a sticky note

You can format text, add bullets to make a list, or change the text size by using keyboard shortcuts. Here's how:

1. Select the text that you want to change.
2. Use the following keyboard shortcuts to format the text on your note:

   Type of formatting	Keyboard shortcut
   Bold text	Ctrl+B
   Italic text	Ctrl+I
   Underlined text	Ctrl+U
   Strikethrough	Ctrl+T
   Bulleted list	Ctrl+Shift+L (Press this keyboard shortcut again to switch to a numbered list.)
   Increased text size	Ctrl+Shift+
   	Decreased text size Ctrl+Shift+< taken from : http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Using-Sticky-Notes