sticky memo note pads

saori

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I am new to windows 8 - i got a new laptop with it so it wasn't my chocie :(


Among many things, there is one thing that makes me cry. Lack of those sticky notepads on the desktop. I always had them in windows 7 and I really miss them and I can't find anything like that for Windows 8.
I downloaded several apps for that from windowsstore but they don't allow you to 'stick' them on normal desktop. They work only on that weird desktop and you have to enter the app to see your notes. Not very usefull.
So I was wondring if anyone here can help me with that :)


Is there any way you can have a sticky notes on normal screen, just like in windows 7 ?:)
 

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exactly what do you use the sticky notes for? there are many to do apps in the Windows Store. as well as more traditional sticky type notes. for many of the apps, you can pin the stickies to the start screen. you don't have to launch the app to see the notes.

for a to-do list, I have a very basic one called to-dos. it's very small and light but it let's you see your to-dos from the start screen without opening the app.
there are lots of them out there but this one does what I need so I just kind of stuck by it even though it is very plain.

for sticky note type apps:

I like Sticky Tiles. You can have either a small tile or a full size tile for your sticky. It lets you do multiple colors as well as multiple styles. And the pins look great on the start screen. The only negative I saw was that once you choose your sticky's size, you can't later change it. You can only choose the size of the sticky at the creation of the note.

Memo Stick
is pretty good. it has a cork board screen to pin multiple stickies of different colors. and then you can also pin these stickies to the start screen. not only does it let you pin individual stickies, but its main app is a live tile that'll rotate through your stickies. the only negative is the font for the pinned stickies on the start screen can be too small depending on the resolution of the screen.

there's task which has a single screen that looks like a cork board where you pin stickies to. but there's no start screen stickies though.

there's abcNotes which lets you have multiple desktops and you can move sticky notes between desktops very easily. let's say a note is the highest priority so you move it to the first desktop. then its priority drops so you move it to your 5th desktop.

there's sticky ideas. this is not a typical sticky notes app. it's more what it says it is. it's for projecting planning and ideas. you can create a sticky. and then when you open it up, you have a board to plant more stickies. you can nest them and do other things.

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Thanks for the advice! unfortunately I don't like the windows 8 start screen and i never use it so these apps are not very helpful as they wont showon 'normal' desktop. But i really appreciate the help:)
 

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Sticky Notes

Sticky Notes still exists in Windows 8. Its in the Windows directory/system32/stikynot.exe

My problem is that I used it fine for a couple of weeks then one day I rebooted and the notes were gone. Can't bring them back no how.:mad:
 
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Check this website out, 8gadgetpack gives you the sidebar back including gadgets, I use the note gadget for my desktop. I'd be lost without it!

Tony
 

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    I did a fresh format and install of Windows 8 64 Bit Pro. Sorry but I couldn't live without a start button so I have installed the Start8 start menu which is great. I try sometimes not to use it but find metro frustrating to find programs as I have many. I will use Metro for apps only and desktop of serious computing.
Well here they are pinned to my taskbar and I am about as green as they come

Search " sticky notes" pin to taskbar.
 

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Exactly Dellboy that's what I did. I found they are in the system32 folder and i just attached them to my taskbar and my start menu because I have that 'startisback' also. I just don't know why I lost the sticky notes I had already done on my desktop. They just disappeared and i can't bring them back any way at all that I know of.
 

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Thanks for the tip Tony but I don't want all that crap on my desktop...its bad enough with the windows charm bar opening every time you get close to the corner.
 

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You can chose what to have, you could just have the note gadget, it's always on the desktop and Windows key and G will bring it to the front.

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    I did a fresh format and install of Windows 8 64 Bit Pro. Sorry but I couldn't live without a start button so I have installed the Start8 start menu which is great. I try sometimes not to use it but find metro frustrating to find programs as I have many. I will use Metro for apps only and desktop of serious computing.
I downloaded that but I can't put notes where I want them. They are always just where the gadget is. What I mean is I can't put one on monitor 1 and 2 or 3 on monitior 2 etc.
 

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Sticky Notes still exists in Windows 8. Its in the Windows directory/system32/stikynot.exe

My problem is that I used it fine for a couple of weeks then one day I rebooted and the notes were gone. Can't bring them back no how.:mad:

Is it possible you "unpinned" the Sticky Note icon from the task bar? I made a sample sticky for myself after attaching StickyNotes to my Quick Launch Bar, and almost "unpinned" it, but then remembered that if I have a note on the desktop, the icon tells me the program is active.
 

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No Wynona I didn't unpin it from the taskbar. I don't have any idea what happened but I have recreated the stickies again and will see what happens. I've also put the same information in One Note so I don't lose it all this time...lol
 

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Okay, let's just give them what they really want. You wnat to be able to use the sticky notes whenever you want, right? Then find the program on the Start Screen (I personally always use the application search), right click to highlight and then pin to taskbar. You will always be able to use it- but wait, there's more. You can also find the base item in the system32 file and use that to create a shortcut on your desktop.
 

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I don't pin large icons to my taskbar or clutter up my desktop with shortcuts; instead, I create a Quick Launch Toolbar. There I dock any and all apps/folders/files I use on a frequent basis. I have my Storage Drive, browsers, email client, Word, Excel, SkyDrive, etc. on this toolbar for easy access whenever I need it. Oh, yeah, now Sticky Notes is there too.
 

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