The brand new Sticky Notes has been round for a while and Microsoft has made some extra enhancements to it on Home windows 11 (and Home windows 10). In contrast to the legacy/previous Sticky Notes, the brand new model relies on Win32 platform. Whether or not you just like the Win32 app or not, it’s right here to remain. Let’s talk about its new options.
Firstly, you get the pinning capacity within the Sticky Notes. So, your notice can keep within the “All the time on prime” mode, even whereas utilizing different apps. It is a wonderful function that was lacking when Microsoft first launched it.
Till now, we needed to stack one window to a facet and hold the notice on the opposite facet. The “at all times on prime” mode is just like Home windows Calculator’s pin it on prime function, and it really works very well in our exams.
Microsoft has additionally acknowledged the ache of copying the notes and added a replica button for it. Click on on the three dots button on any notice and choose the Copy notice possibility to pick out and duplicate all the pieces in a single go.
That is useful as a result of now you can add screenshots and textual content within the notice, and including a devoted button is useful.
Lastly, you’ll discover a devoted shortcut for the brand new Sticky Notes app within the Begin menu. The icon has a pink art work within the heart to distinguish it from the previous app that also exists in Home windows 11.
Be aware that it’s essential to set up OneNote to make use of the brand new Sticky Notes app. It’s not accessible as a separate obtain like earlier than. We hardly ever use OneNote however Microsoft may need some “genius” reasoning to bundle it with Sticky Notes.
The app hasn’t changed the previous one, however its assist doc suggests it gained’t obtain any touchups.
So, you’ll must move to the new Sticky Notes if you want the OCR, screenshot, and source-remembering capabilities. Many customers have qualms with the most recent model, which makes it much less interesting.
“Sticky” efficiency
Windows Latest observed that the scroll feature wasn’t as smooth because the previous model.
Microsoft assured us to repair the issue, however we didn’t see any enhancements after the most recent replace. Customers additionally confronted sync points with the app, which compelled them to log in to get the sync to work correctly.
The app not bears the Preview label. If Microsoft needs everybody to make use of the app, it ought to cease making excuses and resolve these points.
Or it would disappear from the Store like the Paint 3D app, which was helpful to many however uncared for by the corporate.
