Sticky Notes
{{short description|Desktop notes application included in Microsoft Windows}}
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{{Infobox software
| name = Sticky Notes
| logo = Microsoft Sticky Notes icon.png
| screenshot = Sticky Notes with insights on Windows 10.png
| caption = Screenshot of Sticky Notes on Windows 10 with insight enabled. The upper half with a yellow background is the typed note. Red text indicates an insight has been identified. The white with black highlight is the selected text for the insight shown in the lower portion of the sticky note.
| developer = {{ubl| Tom Revell | Microsoft }}
| latest release version = 6.1.4.0
| latest release date = {{sda|2024|10|29|df=y}}{{Cite web
| url = https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nblggh4qghw
| title = Microsoft Sticky Notes
| website = Microsoft Apps
| access-date = 2024-10-29}}
| operating system = Windows (XP Tablet PC Edition and higher)
| genre = Desktop notes
| license = Proprietary
| website = {{URL|onenote.com/stickynotes}}
}}
Sticky Notes is a desktop notes application included in Windows 7,{{Cite web |title=Sticky Notes |url=http://windows.microsoft.com/en-CA/windows7/products/features/sticky-notes |work=Windows 7 Help |publisher=Microsoft |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123170813/http://windows.microsoft.com/en-CA/windows7/products/features/sticky-notes|archive-date=23 November 2011}} Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 11.{{cite web|last1=Devine|first1=Richard|title=How to use the Sticky Notes app in Windows 10 to remind you all the things|url=http://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-sticky-notes-app-windows-10-remind-you-all-things|website=Windows Central|access-date=11 September 2015|archive-date=10 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910111018/http://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-sticky-notes-app-windows-10-remind-you-all-things|url-status=live}} The app loads quickly and enables users to quickly take notes using post-it note–like windows on their desktop.
Sticky Notes originated in Windows XP Tablet Edition in 2002 and was included with Windows Vista as a gadget for the Windows Sidebar. According to Microsoft, there were eight million monthly Sticky Notes users as of April 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.laptopmag.com/articles/windows-10-anniversary-features|title=Windows 10 Anniversary Update: Best New Features|work=Laptop|publisher=Purch|date=7 April 2016|first=Andrew E.|last=Freedman|access-date=18 July 2016|archive-date=23 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723074816/http://www.laptopmag.com/articles/windows-10-anniversary-features|url-status=live}} It is built in on Outlook.com{{Cite web|title=Create, edit, and view sticky notes in Outlook.com or Outlook on the web|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-edit-and-view-sticky-notes-in-outlook-com-or-outlook-on-the-web-d9ee4b90-96cf-4d56-b622-ceed8e4f6b10|access-date=2021-06-21|website=support.microsoft.com|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201184102/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-edit-and-view-sticky-notes-in-outlook-com-or-outlook-on-the-web-d9ee4b90-96cf-4d56-b622-ceed8e4f6b10|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=You can now create new Sticky Notes directly in Outlook for the web - MSPoweruser|date=15 December 2019|url=https://mspoweruser.com/you-can-now-create-new-sticky-notes-directly-in-outlook/|access-date=2021-06-21|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122033142/https://mspoweruser.com/you-can-now-create-new-sticky-notes-directly-in-outlook/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Microsoft brings Sticky Notes to Outlook for the web - MSPoweruser|date=9 December 2019|url=https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-brings-sticky-notes-to-outlook-for-the-web/|access-date=2021-06-21|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123213537/https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-brings-sticky-notes-to-outlook-for-the-web/|url-status=live}} and Microsoft Teams.{{Cite web|date=June 1, 2021|first=Mary|last=Branscombe |title=Microsoft: This open-source technology points the way to the collaborative future of work|url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/microsoft-this-open-source-technology-points-the-way-to-the-collaborative-future-of-work/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=TechRepublic|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608080551/https://www.techrepublic.com/article/microsoft-this-open-source-technology-points-the-way-to-the-collaborative-future-of-work/|url-status=live}}
Development
The original Sticky Notes was a gadget included with Windows Vista. Gadgets were continued in Windows 7, though Sticky Notes itself became a standalone app built on the Win32 platform, that could still open at startup. This version did not directly support pen input. The default color is yellow, but five other colors are offered. Sticky Notes have jumplists and a taskbar preview, which shows the notes in a stack. Sticky Notes are automatically saved.{{cite web |title=Beginner Geek: Do More With Windows 7 Sticky Notes |website=How-To Geek |url=http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/23319/beginner-geek-do-more-with-windows-7-sticky-notes/ |date=27 October 2010 |access-date=18 July 2016 |archive-date=25 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725111055/http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/23319/beginner-geek-do-more-with-windows-7-sticky-notes/ |url-status=live }} This version was reused in Windows 8 and the initial releases of Windows 10.{{cite web |last=Devine |first=Richard |title=How to use the Sticky Notes app in Windows 10 to remind you all the things |work=Windows Central |publisher=Mobile Nations |url=http://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-sticky-notes-app-windows-10-remind-you-all-things |date=25 August 2015 |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-date=10 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910111018/http://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-sticky-notes-app-windows-10-remind-you-all-things |url-status=live }}
In the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, released in 2016, a new version of Sticky Notes built on the Universal Windows Platform was introduced. It can be launched as a standalone app or part of the Windows Ink workspace. The latter method causes the space behind the notes to become blurred. The new version directly accepts pen input and can recognize words and letters in handwritten text, basic text formatting, pictures. It is designed to be stick to the desktop or move around. The new Sticky Notes provides stock information when a ticker is typed or written, and it provides flight info when a flight number is typed or written.{{cite web |last=Coppock |first=Mark |title=Sticky Notes app gets new stock ticker and flight info support on Windows 10 Insider |publisher=WinBeta |url=http://www.winbeta.org/news/sticky-notes-app-gets-new-stock-ticker-flight-info-support-windows-10-insider |date=3 June 2016 |access-date=18 July 2016 |archive-date=21 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821181414/http://www.winbeta.org/news/sticky-notes-app-gets-new-stock-ticker-flight-info-support-windows-10-insider |url-status=live }} It has Cortana integration and can create reminders from notes that include a date.{{cite web |last=Guim |first=Mark |title=How to create a reminder in Sticky Notes on Windows 10 |work=Windows Central |publisher=Mobile Nations |url=http://www.windowscentral.com/how-create-reminder-sticky-notes-windows-10 |date=6 July 2016 |access-date=18 July 2016 |archive-date=9 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709061416/http://www.windowscentral.com/how-create-reminder-sticky-notes-windows-10 |url-status=live }} Unlike the Windows 7 version, this version's taskbar preview shows a stock image rather than the notes a user has created. It originally did not have a jump list, but that was added back in version 1.6.2 on February 6, 2017.
System Requirements (UWP app)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Get Microsoft Sticky Notes|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/microsoft-sticky-notes/9nblggh4qghw|access-date=2021-10-30|website=Microsoft Store|language=en-us}}</ref>
| class="wikitable"
! !Minimum !Recommended |
| Operating system
| colspan="2" |Xbox/Windows 10 Version 1903 or later |
|---|
| Architecture
| colspan="2" |ARM, x64, x86 |
| Keyboard
|Integrated Keyboard !N/A |
| Notes
!N/A |Windows 10 Intel-based desktops |
Cross-platform
Sticky Notes can sync notes across multiple devices, not just to Windows 10 devices, but also to iOS and Android devices running Microsoft OneNote and Outlook for Windows.{{Cite web |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-sticky-notes-are-coming-onenote-ios-and-android |title=Microsoft Sticky Notes are coming to OneNote on iOS and Android (Updated) |last=Thorp-Lancaster |first=Dan |date=10 October 2018 |website=Windows Central |publisher=Mobile Nations |access-date=7 August 2019 |archive-date=7 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807133755/https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-sticky-notes-are-coming-onenote-ios-and-android |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-use-microsofts-sticky-notes-in-windows-10-on-the-web-and-on-your-mobile-device/ |title=How to use Microsoft's Sticky Notes in Windows 10, on the web, and on your mobile device |last=Whitney |first=Lance |date=12 July 2019 |website=TechRepublic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=7 August 2019 |archive-date=7 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807133755/https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-use-microsofts-sticky-notes-in-windows-10-on-the-web-and-on-your-mobile-device/ |url-status=live }} A web client to edit sticky notes is also available on the OneNote website, at the obscure onenote.com/stickynotes (may not exist anymore) or is located at https://outlook.office.com/mail/notes location.{{Cite web |url=https://www.neowin.net/news/sticky-notes-is-now-available-on-the-web |title=Sticky Notes is now available on the web |last=Woods |first=Rich |date=31 October 2018 |website=Neowin |access-date=7 August 2019 |archive-date=7 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807133757/https://www.neowin.net/news/sticky-notes-is-now-available-on-the-web |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-brings-sticky-notes-to-the-web/ |title=Microsoft brings Sticky Notes to the web |last=Viswanathan |first=Pradeep |date=31 October 2018 |website=MSPoweruser |access-date=7 August 2019 |archive-date=7 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807133756/https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-brings-sticky-notes-to-the-web/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.cultofmac.com/581830/microsoft-sticky-notes-ios/ |title=Microsoft is bringing Sticky Notes to iOS |last=Killian |first=Bell |date=9 October 2018 |website=Cult of Mac |access-date=7 August 2019 |archive-date=7 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807133755/https://www.cultofmac.com/581830/microsoft-sticky-notes-ios/ |url-status=live }}
On Android devices, Microsoft Launcher can show sticky notes synced with a local instance of the OneNote app.{{cite web |last=Thorp-Lancaster |first=Dan |title=Microsoft Launcher beta gets To-Do and Sticky Notes integration, 'Hey Cortana' support |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-launcher-beta-gets-do-and-sticky-notes-integration-hey-cortana-support |website=Windows Central |publisher=Mobile Nations |date=21 November 2018 |access-date=28 September 2019 |archive-date=28 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928052555/https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-launcher-beta-gets-do-and-sticky-notes-integration-hey-cortana-support |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Hassan |first1=Mehedi |title=Microsoft Launcher Gets To-Do and Sticky Notes Integration |url=https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/android/192684/microsoft-launcher-gets-to-do-and-sticky-notes-integration |website=Thurrott.com |publisher=BWW Media Group |date=21 November 2018 |access-date=28 September 2019 |archive-date=28 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928052551/https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/android/192684/microsoft-launcher-gets-to-do-and-sticky-notes-integration |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
- [https://www.microsoft.com/store/p/microsoft-sticky-notes/9nblggh4qghw Microsoft Sticky Notes on Windows Store]
{{Windows Components}}