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How do I get more than two stickies?

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Under "File" in your tool bar at the top of the screen, select "New Note" and another sticky will show up.

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I can type the Sticky Note with no problem, but how do I get it to go to the Desktop?

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You have to have Stickies open for it to stay on your desktop. If you quit it you won't be able to see it but your work/info will be saved and still be there when re-opened.

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How do I get rid of a sticky note?

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Close the sticky window. You'll be asked if you want to save the note, and you can just select "Don't Save."

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How do I get back to some older stickies?

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On Mac: Open stickie note app. Click 'File'. Click 'Import Text'. Find the 'text file' with name you saved your sticky under. Open, and the stickie note will appear on your desktop.

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How do I get the same stickies to appear on every single desktop?

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Hold down the stickies app, then it should come up with the options "quit", "hide", "show window", or one called "options". Click on the "options" button; it will say either "all desktops", "this desktop" and "none". Click on "all desktops" and it will appear across however many desktops you have.

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How can I make a sticky note go to the back?

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Just click on the one you want to see and it will move in front of all the others. It should work on both Mac and Windows systems.

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How do I make Stickies open automatically?

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Open Stickies from the Apps menu in Finder or from Launch. When opened, it will show on the dock. Right click on the dock icon, and a drop down menu will show. From the drop down menu, click on Options and select Open at Login.

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How do I add stickies to my dashboard?

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At the bottom left in dashboard there should be a plus and minus sign. Hit the plus sign and "Stickies" should be one of the options that appear.

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My Stickies are yellow and in tiny print. How do I keep the same, different style on my Stickies every time?

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On the top there should be a color option, click on the color you want. You can click on the top where you found color click the font, and there should be a smaller/bigger button. That's so you can change the font size.

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