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How to Create, Add and Delete Sticky Notes on Desktop

By Sophia | Last Updated

Nowadays, everyone is getting busier as the life pressure grows up, so we often hear other people saying, "Oh, my god. I forgot something." Thus, in order to avoid forgetting something important, a lot of people purchase small sticky tabs, write significant messages on them and paste them to obvious places to remind themselves. However, no matter it is a sticky tab or a piece of paper, it may be lost or forgotten. As a result, this article will tell you how to create, add and delete sticky notes on Windows 8 desktop, which makes sure you can remember important things all the time.

Video guide on how to create, add and delete sticky notes on Windows 8 desktop:

Part 1: Create sticky note on desktop in Windows 8/8.1

Step 1: Press Windows+Q to enter the Apps screen, find and click Sticky Notes to create a new sticky note on the desktop.

choose sticky notes in apps screen

Step 2: Type message on the new sticky note.

type message in sticky note

Part 2: Add new sticky note on desktop in Windows 8

Way 1: In the sticky note, click the top-left plus sign (i.e. +) to add a new note.

click plus sign to add new note

Way 2: Press Ctrl+N to add a new note.

From the following screen shot, you can see that a new sticky note is added on the desktop.

new note added

Part 3: Delete sticky note on desktop in Windows 8

Step 1: On the sticky note, tap the top-right delete sign (i.e. X mark), or press Ctrl+D to remove it.

click delete sign to remove note

Step 2: In the pop-up Sticky Notes dialog box, choose Yes to confirm deleting the note.

choose yes to confirm deletion

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