To expand the note back to its regular size, click this icon once again. To collapse a note so that only its toolbar is visible, select the icon in its upper-right corner.Once a note is expanded, you can return it to its regular proportions, by selecting the icon in its upper-right corner. To expand the note so that it fills your entire screen, select its little triangle icon (where the cursor is positioned in the following screenshot).We can use this sample note to master some of Stickies’ core tasks: Find the “Stickies” app, and double-click to launch.Īssuming this is your first time using Stickies, the app should launch with a sample note already created.Although it’s possible to bump these notes up a level, so they appear to “float” above your other apps and windows, by default these notes appear in the background, so you can create multiple notes without them interfering with the tasks you’re performing in the foreground.Īll of your notes appear as soon as you launch the Stickies app, and disappear when you close the app, so it’s also easy to reclaim your Desktop, if your post-it notes ever start to get in the way.
The Stickies application gives you an easy way to add notes to your Desktop.