How to Change Sticky Notes Font Size, Color and Other Formattings
In this crazily busy world, we can’t always remember every little detail of every little thing. That is why we jot down important notes and keep it for later reference. Windows 7 Stick Notes helps us to do this.
In this tip, I will show you how to format text, change the text size, text color, or add bullets to make a list in Sticky Notes by using keyboard shortcuts in Windows 7.
- To do this, hightlight the texts that you want it to be formatted while modifying or creating a sticky note,
- Use the keyboard shortcuts listed below to apply formats of how you want the texts to be.
Keyboard ShortcutsDescription
Ctrl+B
Bold text
Ctrl+I
Italic text
Ctrl+T
Strikethrough
Ctrl+U
Underlined text
Ctrl+Shift+L
Bulleted (press once) or Numbered (press twice) list
Ctrl+Shift+>
Increased text size
Ctrl+Shift+<
Decreased text size
Ctrl+A
Select all
Ctrl+Shift+A
Toggles all caps
Ctrl+L
Left aligns text
Ctrl+R
Right aligns text
Ctrl+E
Centers text
Ctrl+Shift+L Small Alpha list (3rd), Capital Alpha list (4th), small roman (5th),
Capital roman (6th)Ctrl+Scroll Wheel
Increase/Decrease text size
Ctrl+1
Single-space lines
Ctrl+2
Double-space lines
Ctrl+5
Set 1.5-line spacing
Ctrl+=
Subscript
Ctrl+Shift++
Superscript
Ctrl+Z
Undo
Ctrl+Y
Redo
Ctrl+X
Cut
Ctrl+C
Copy
Ctrl+V
Paste
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I found a nice freeware tool that expands the functionality of the Windows 7 Sticky Notes. With it you can have notes not only on the desktop but also at every application window you would like to. The tool is from bitsmithy.com an can be downloaded from their website http://bitsmithy.com
Is there a way to cycle through them with a shortcut, in an alt-tab kind of way
thanks
jamie
@Jamie
Updated: Thanks to Matt, by using Ctrl-Tab, you can cycle through them.
Is there a way to change the font itself? I’ve noticed that if I paste text from another application (say WordPad) into a Sticky Note, the formatting is retained along with font. I wonder if there is some way to select a font in Sticky Notes.
@Jamie
Yes, CTRL-TAB