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Sticky Notes has been a part of the Windows operating system for years. It’s a useful utility, lets you pin quick thoughts and notes on the desktop. In 2018, Microsoft delivered the much-needed makeover to Sticky Notes with sync capabilities, file attachment, and a complete redesign. At the same time, the company made sure the users get to access Sticky Notes on rival OS, including Android, iOS, and Mac.

The added syncing function is useless if you can’t access or create Sticky Notes on Android, iOS, or web. To counter the problem, Microsoft has making Sticky Notes available on iOS and Android via other apps and on Mac using the Outlook platform. The company is also leveraging the Microsoft Launcher app on Android for deep integration of Stick Notes.

In this post, we are going to talk about how to access Sticky Notes on Mac, iOS, and Android. It’s not as straight forward as downloading the app from the App Store or the Play Store. Let’s get started.

Use Sticky Notes on Mac

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Apple does provide a capable alternative called Stickies on the macOS. But it’s basic, doesn’t have syncing and it’s only available on the Mac. There is no way to access them on other platforms. Enter Sticky Notes.

There are two ways to use Sticky Notes on the Mac. Microsoft is using the Outlook app for Sticky Notes integration. Follow the steps below.

Step 1: Open the Mac App Store and download the Outlook Email app.

Step 2: Open Outlook Mail and sign in using the Microsoft account credentials.

Step 3: After the successful login, move to the bottom menu bar.

Step 4: Here, you will see the mail, contacts, calendar, tasks, and notes.

Step 5: Tap on the notes icon and it will open the sticky notes menu in the app.

Click on the notes to view or edit them. To create a new note, go to File > New Note or use the ‘Command + N’ keyboard shortcut to compose a note. Add a title and content to it and hit Command + S shortcut to save the note. You can view and arrange the notes via dates.

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Use Outlook Web

In recent years, Microsoft has radically improved the Outlook web functionalities. From a single place, you can access the major Microsoft services such as Mail, Calendar, To-Do, Contacts, Skype, and more.

As it’s dependable on the web, the trick lets you access Sticky Notes on Chrome OS and Linux too. Follow the steps below to access Sticky Notes on the Outlook web.

Step 1: Open any web browser and navigate to Outlook.com.

Step 2: Login using Microsoft account credentials and it will take you to the default mail page.

Step 3: From the Outlook Mail, go to Folders > Notes.

Step 4: Here, you will see the Sticky Notes list.

Step 5: Tap on the notes to add content, change color, or even delete it.

Step 6: To create a new note, navigate to the upper left corner and select ‘New Note’ option.

Using Sticky Notes from the Outlook web is a much better experience than the standard Outlook app from the Mac Store.

Use Sticky Notes on iPhone

Here is where it gets confusing. Unlike on desktop, you can’t access Sticky Notes from the Outlook app on the iPhone. Instead, the company has integrated Sticky Notes with the OneNote app for the mobile.

Step 1: Download the OneNote app from the App Store.

Step 2: Sign in using Microsoft account and synchronize the notebooks.

Step 3: Here, you will see the separate Notes section at the bottom.

Step 4: Select it and here you will see all the Sticky Notes in it.

Users can create new notes, change color, format the notes using the default editing options, and more.

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Get Sticky Notes on Android

There are two ways to use Sticky Notes on the Android operating system. You can either use the OneNote app or opt for the Microsoft Launcher to access Sticky Notes on Android. Speaking of Microsoft Launcher, follow the steps below.

Step 1: Open the Play Store and download the Microsoft Launcher app.

Step 2: Set the launcher as the default on Android from the device settings.

Step 3: Swipe left on the Microsoft Launcher and sign in using the Microsoft account credentials.

Step 4: Go to the Glance tab, and here you will see the Notes widget in the menu.

The notes widget will synchronize the notes from the Sticky Notes app. You can create and edit the existing notes from the same widget.

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Alternatively, you can use the OneNote Android app to get Sticky Notes on the Android OS. The steps for it are identical to its iOS counterpart.

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Use Sticky Notes Everywhere

As you can see from the steps above, a user can access Sticky Notes on all the platforms, including Mac, Android, iOS, and web. It’s useful for those living in a cross-platform ecosystem. I mostly use it to jot down quick thoughts on my iPhone and Windows laptop. What about you? Sound off in the comments section below.

Next up:Sticky Notes now working for you on Windows 10? Use the tricks below to fix the issue.


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Do you use Sticky Notes on your Windows PC? You should because notes can now be accessed on your Android phone or iPhone in the OneNote app. Create and sync Windows Sticky Notes on mobile.

OneNote is a great app for storing notes and one of its best features is that it is available everywhere – Windows PC, Apple Mac, Android phones and tablets, and iPhone and iPad. No matter where you create a note, it is synced through your Microsoft account to every computer and device you use. Notes can also be accessed on the web in a browser through the OneDrive website.

Sometimes OneNote is just too big and complicated. You might want to temporarily store a bit of information, like you might jot down an address, phone number, reminder or something else on a sticky note or bit of paper.

Loading a big app like OneNote, selecting a notebook, selecting a section and then selecting a note is just too much effort for something trivial. OneNote is good for large and complex projects, but is less useful for a quick note.

For this reason, you might also use another notes app, something a bit more lightweight and quicker and easier to access for those occasions when you just want to store a bit of text or create a reminder.

Now you can use the Sticky Notes app on a Windows PC and access those notes anywhere and on any computer, phone or tablet. It is all done through the OneNote mobile app, which, along with Sticky Notes, has gained new abilities and now syncs your PC’s notes along with OneNote notebooks.

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Use Sticky Notes on your phone

To use Sticky Notes on a phone or tablet, first make sure that you have the latest version of the Microsoft OneNote app installed. You should be signed in to your Microsoft account – a free one will do and there is no need for an Office subscription or any payment.

There is nothing special that needs to be done on Android devices, which seem to be one step ahead of the iOS app. On an iPhone, tap your account picture in the the top left corner of the screen and then turn on the switch Enable Experimental Features.

In the OneNote app on your phone is a Sticky Notes icon in the bottom right corner of the screen. Tap it and the first time it is used an introductory screen is shown. On subsequent visits, the Sticky Notes screen appears.

It is basically a simple way to create and store notes in a list. OneNote has a Quick Notes feature, but this is quicker and simpler. It is also very colourful and looks great.

Create a sticky note

Tap the plus button in the bottom right corner of the screen to create a new note and just start typing. A toolbar with simple formatting options is displayed just above the keyboard and it has bold, italic, underline and strikethrough.

At the far right is an option to create bullet-type lists. Press Enter twice to exit bullet list mode.

Tap the three dots at the top of the screen to show extra options, such as the colour of the note, sharing and to delete a note. Select Share Note and the usual sharing options in Android or iOS are displayed, so you could post it on Facebook, send it in an email, and so on.

Search Sticky Notes

  • Tap the Search button at the bottom of the OneNote screen
  • Select the Sticky Notes tab
  • Select a color to show only those notes in that color (on Android now, coming soon to iOS)
  • Begin typing in the search box

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As you type, the list of notes is filtered and results begin to appear. You often don’t need to enter the full search term and the result can be seen below. Tap a note in the results to open the note and then tap in the note if you want to edit it.

Access Sticky Notes on Windows PC

A Sticky Notes app has been in Windows for years, but you may not have used it much, if at all. However, it is now synced with your phone and tablet notes, so it is time to take another look at it.

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It is on the Start menu in Windows 10 and, predictably, under apps beginning with S. Go ahead and open it up.

All the old functionality is there and you can create coloured noted and stick them to the desktop in the usual way, but there is also a new notes list view that shows notes synced from mobile devices.

It shows an identical view to what you see on the phone – same notes, same colours, same order. Change something in a note and it is synced so the change appears on the phone or change a note on the phone and it is changed in the Windows app.

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This is excellent and very useful. OneNote is still useful for big projects and large collections of notes, but this notes list is quick and easy.

  • Create a note by clicking the plus button at the top
  • Delete a note by moving the mouse over a note and clicking the trash icon.
  • Double click a note to open it

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Opening a note opens it in a little note window that can be placed anywhere on the desktop. Closing the notes list does not close the app and it just hides the list, leaving the sticky note on the desktop.

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Try this: Stick a note to the Windows desktop on your PC and then open the sticky note on your phone in the OneNote app. As you type into your phone the note on the Windows desktop is updated and it almost live. It seems to be syncing instantaneously.

If you want to view the notes list again, right click the Sticky Notes icon in the taskbar and select Notes List in the menu that is displayed.

This is a great new way to use the Microsoft OneNote app on mobile and Sticky Notes on the Windows desktop.