Keyboard Shortcuts for Sticky Notes in Windows 10


The Sticky Notes app is a preinstalled UWP (Universal Windows Platform) app in Windows 10. This apps allows you to create and save notes to the desktop of your Windows 10 PC. Thanks to a new and improved design, added intelligence and Pen support, it is now easier than ever to quickly capture and add context to all your notes.

Sticky Notes 3.0 has been released to Windows 10 April 2018 and later with new features and capabilities.

Many users find that using an external keyboard with keyboard shortcuts for Sticky Notes on Windows helps them work more efficiently. For users with mobility or vision disabilities, keyboard shortcuts can be easier than using the touchscreen and are an essential alternative to using a mouse. This article itemizes the keyboard shortcuts for Sticky Notes on Windows.

Note:
  • The shortcuts in this topic refer to the US keyboard layout. Keys for other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a US keyboard.
  • If a shortcut requires pressing two or more keys at the same time, this topic separates the keys with a plus sign (+). If you have to press one key immediately after another, the keys are separated by a comma (,).

See also: Keyboard shortcuts for Sticky Notes - Office Support

This tutorial will provide you with a list of all keyboard shortcuts for the Sticky Notes app in Windows 10.


 CONTENTS:




Type and edit sticky notes

To do this Press
Create a new sticky note. Ctrl+N
Delete the current sticky note. Ctrl+D
Move to the next sticky note. Ctrl+Tab
Move to the previous sticky note. Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Select all text on the sticky note. Ctrl+A
Copy the selected text to the clipboard. Ctrl+C
Cut the selected text to the clipboard. Ctrl+X
Paste the text of the clipboard. Ctrl+V
Undo the last action. Ctrl+Z
Redo the last action. Ctrl+Y
Move one word to the left. Ctrl+Left arrow
Move one word to the right. Ctrl+Right arrow
Move to the beginning of the line. Home
Move to the end of the line. End
Move to the beginning of the sticky note. Ctrl+Home
Move to the end of the note. Ctrl+End
Delete the next word. Ctrl+Delete
Delete the previous word. Ctrl+Backspace
Close Sticky Notes. Alt+F4


Format sticky notes

To do this Press
Apply or remove bold formatting from the selected text. Ctrl+B
Apply or remove italic formatting from the selected text. Ctrl+I
Apply or remove the underline from the selected text. Ctrl+U
Apply or remove bulleted list formatting from the selected paragraph. Ctrl+Shift+L
Apply or remove strikethrough from the selected text. Ctrl+T
Right-align the selected paragraph. Ctrl+Right Shift
Left-align the selected paragraph. Ctrl+Left Shift


That's it,
Shawn


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