RELATED: The Beginner's Guide to OneNote in Windows 10įor example, Microsoft’s own OneNote is included with Windows 10 and is very capable. For more complex notes, notes you want to keep for a long time, and notes you just want to sync between your devices, you’ll want to use a more full-featured note-taking app. Sticky Notes are ideal for quick, transient notes you don’t want to keep for a while. You can back up your Sticky Notes and restore them on a different PC, but you have to do that yourself. They’re stored on your computer in a local database for the Sticky Notes app. RELATED: How to Back Up and Restore Sticky Notes in WindowsĪs of Windows 10’s Anniversary Update, Sticky Notes don’t sync between your different Windows 10 devices. Windows Doesn’t Sync Your Sticky Notes, But You Can Back Them Up

Expect Microsoft to continue adding Insights and continue expanding the available Insights to more people in the future. Some of these features may only work in certain countries at the moment, but Microsoft is extending them to new languages and countries with the Creators Update. Stock symbols: View the performance of stock symbols like “$MSFT”.Physical addresses: View the location of a street address like “123 Fake Street, California 12345” and you can view its location and get directions via the Maps app.Email addresses: Compose emails to email addreses like Web addresses: Open web addresses like “with your web browser.

Phone numbers: Call phone numbers like “1-80” using Skype.

To change the color of a note, click the “…” menu button and select one of the color circles. To delete the current note, click the trash can button. To create a new note, click the “+” button. You can type whatever you want into the note and Windows will save your note for later. By default, you’ll see a yellow sticky note. To show the Windows Ink Workspace button if you can’t see it, right-click your taskbar and select “Show Windows Ink Workspace Button”. Click or tap the ink icon on your taskbar and select “Sticky Notes”.

Sticky Notes can also be launched from the Windows Ink Workspace, if you have a Windows device with a pen. RELATED: How to Use (or Disable) the Windows Ink Workspace on Windows 10 Once launched, you can right-click the Sticky Notes icon and select “Pin to Taskbar” if you plan to use it frequently. You can launch it by opening the Start menu, searching for “Sticky Notes”, and clicking the shortcut. The Sticky Notes app is like any other application included with Windows 10.

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