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Sticky Notes is a software applications that allows computer users to place electronic sticky notes onto their computer monitors.
There also are note archives, automatic backup and note import/export options. You can create your own note templates too. The program note list manager can be used as a "To Do" list.
The notes come with a task scheduler, reminder and alarm options. At a time you set, a certain application can be launched or a sound alarm will be triggered, making sure you do not forget anything.
Many shareware utilities let you put virtual sticky notes (designed to behave like the digital equivalent of paper sticky Notes) on your screen; but a simpler way to add these notes takes advantage of Windows' support for long file names.
To add a sticky note to the desktop or to any folder window, right-click it, choose New, Sticky Note, type the text of your note, and press Enter (see FIGURE 2). You can't use colons, question marks, or other characters that are forbidden in file names. If your notes aren't wide enough, right-click the desktop, choose Properties, and click the Appearance tab. In Windows XP, click Advanced. In all versions, choose Icon Spacing (Horizontal) from the Item drop-down list. Increase the Size value and click OK. Note text that exceeds two lines will be truncated--an ellipsis symbol (...) will indicate this--but you can see the whole note by selecting it. To make a note longer than 255 characters, double-click the note and add supplementary information in Notepad. To move a sticky note, simply drag the icon area above the text
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