However, Stick A Note and Notezilla are two third-party apps with which you can stick notes to software windows, which we’ll look at here.
How to Add Sticky Notes to Software Windows With Stick a Note
Stick A Note is a freeware and portable note-taking software for Windows 11 and Windows 10 from the talented solo developer Anand Gupta. By pressing that app’s hotkey, you can add a note to any software window you wish. Follow these steps to get stuck in with Stick A Note:
First, open the Stick A Note Softpedia page. Select Softpedia’s Download Now and Secure Download (US) options. Bring up Windows 11’s Explorer file manager from the taskbar by clicking its folder library icon. Navigate to the folder the Stick A Note ZIP file downloaded in. Extract the downloaded Stick A Note 3. 0. 1 (1). zip archive. Our how-to unzip files in Windows 10 guide includes instructions for extracting ZIPs. Double-click Stick A Note. exe in that software’s extracted folder. Next, double-click the Stick A Note system tray icon. Click the Settings button on the app’s window. Select the Shift checkbox to change Stick A Note’s hotkey to Win + Shift + N. This is necessary because Windows 11 already has a Win + N keyboard shortcut for notifications that matches this software’s default hotkey. Click OK on the Settings – Stick A Note window. Open a software window to stick a note. Press the Win + Shift + N hotkey to add a note to the window. Click the sticky note and select Edit Note. Enter the content in the Note for this window box. Select OK in the Notes window.
Now that note will remain stuck to the window until you delete it. If you close and reopen an app window, press the Win + Shift + N hotkey to view its note.
Or you can set Stick A Note to automatically show notes after opening software windows. To do so, right-click the program’s system tray icon and select Settings. Select the Auto Show Note for the Active Program checkbox, and click the OK option.
To remove a note, click the Edit option in it; press the Delete button on the editing window. Select Yes on the dialogue box asks to confirm the note’s deletion.
Stick A Note is a little short on formatting options. For instance, you can’t apply bold or italic formatting to a note’s text. Nor are there any font selection or size options.
However, you can at least change the color and size of the notes. To do that, right-click the Stick a Note system tray icon and select Settings > Note Settings; choose an alternative option on the Note Color drop-down menu. Enter values up to 600 in the size boxes to resize the notes.
How to Stick Sticky Notes to Software Windows With Notezilla
Notezilla is a more comprehensive sticky note app for Windows 11/10/8/7. You can stick notes to the desktop area and software windows with Notezilla. This software also packs text-formatting options for notes, among other more advanced features.
Alas, Notezilla isn’t freeware software. It’s retailing at a reasonable $29.95 on the Conceptworld site. You can try out Notezilla by downloading and installing its 30-day trial package. This is how you can stick notes to windows with Notezilla:
Open the Notezilla download page on Conceptworld’s website. Select Download Now for the 64-bit Windows Notezilla version. Next, open your browser software’s download tab. That tab is accessible in Chrome, Opera, Firefox, and Edge with a Ctrl + J keyboard shortcut. Click NotezillaSetup. exe to view the software’s setup wizard. Select I accept the agreement and Next. Press Install to proceed with Notezilla’s installation. Click Finish with the Launch Notezilla checkbox selected. Bring up a software window to add your note. Press the Ctrl + Shift + U hotkey to bring up a sticky note. Type some content into the sticky note. Drag the sticky note onto the top area of the software’s window. Press Alt + Space to bring up the note’s menu. Select the Stick to window option, which also has a Ctrl + W hotkey. Next, select the checkbox for the software to add the note to in the window that opens. Click OK to stick the note to the selected window.
Now move the software window around the desktop area. The attached note will move with the window it’s stuck to. It will also still be there after closing and reopening the software you added it to.
To erase an attached note, click it once and press the Menu button; select the Delete note option. Click Yes to confirm you want it erased.
Notezilla also enables you to stick notes to specific files open in software packages. Bring up a word processor, spreadsheet, or any other application with which you can open document files. Open a file within the application. Stick a note to the software’s window, as outlined for steps eight to 14 above. Select the checkbox for the file in the window and click OK. Then you’ll only see the note in the software’s window when you bring up the file you stuck it on.
Or you can stick a note to a webpage instead. Open a page in a web browser. Then drag the note onto the webpage, and select the Stick to window option. Select the checkbox for the page tab in the browser.
To check out Notezilla’s formatting options, double-click inside the note to add some content. Then right-click in the text box ao bring up a formatting context menu. There you can select different fonts and adjust the text size and color. Move your cursor over the Font style drop-down menu to select Bold, Italic, Underline, and Strikethrough options. You can even add images to your notes by clicking Add picture.
Add Sticky Notes to Software in Windows 11 and Windows 10
Forget about merely sticking notes to the Windows 11 and the Windows 10 desktop like in Windows 7. Stick A Note and Notezilla give you an entirely new way to add notes without cluttering the desktop by sticking them to app windows. Now you can add handy sticky notes to windows that apply to specific software packages or webpages and files.
