This isn’t only possible with Google Drive. Not only does this provide continuity, but it also ensures your Sticky Notes are constantly backed up with your Google account. This will let two computers constantly stay updated with their Sticky Notes through Google Drive.
We’ll then set up Google Drive on another computer and then set up Windows to recognize the Google Drive Sticky Notes file as the one Windows will use. In Brief: We will set up the Sticky Notes file, which contains all the notes data, to sync with Google Drive through the downloadable Drive program available from Google. Synching Windows Sticky Notes: How It Works Using Google Drive and a nice system command, this task will surely be worth it after following the steps.
It can be set up to ensure a perfect update on one when the other is updated or changed. However, there is a simple workaround that’ll allow users to sync the Sticky Notes data across computers. Windows Sticky Notes lack the ability to sync the data across various computers. It works flawlessly except when I start using my laptop and have to keep referring back to the other computer to read the notes. But the lack of support for automatically displaying previous notes is kind of a let down.Sticky Notes have been a great way for me to keep track of everyday tasks right on my Desktop. This does not affect the date format used by Windows.Īlarm Stickies 3 works fine if you use it for everyday notes. The only workaround for this is to use the US date format in Alarm Stickies 3's settings. I tried using other formats from the settings, but noticed that trying to set an alert or clicking the modify/delete button in the "list of stickies" crashes the application. Note: The program doesn't play well with date formats other than the US format (mm-dd-yyyy). Or you can set a custom notification to be alerted a few days in advance. The program can be set to notify you when the date criteria is met. Save birthdays, anniversaries and other recurring dates from the "Recurrences" window.
Click on a future date to create an alert. CalendarĪlarm Stickies 3 has a built-in quarterly calendar. if you dragged it to the side to close it, the alert will be triggered when time and date criteria are met. a reminder.Īlerts will work even if the note isn't stickied, i.e. Setting alertsĬreate a sticky note, type something and hit the F8 key. Stickies with alerts can be restored by clicking the "Modify" button.
This isn't convenient, but the notes aren't lost. This opens up a window that lists your notes, and you can copy a note just by clicking on it. You can however view them by right-clicking the tray icon and selecting "List of stickies with alerts" or "List of outdated stickies". The sticky note widgets are not displayed when you exit the program or hide them. However, if you drag it towards the bottom it deletes the note forever. So, how do you save notes? Drag a sticky to either side of your screen to preserve the note's data. But do remember, they stay on top of other windows, so you may want to resize them by dragging them to a location where they don't interfere with your work. Of course, you can have as many sticky notes you want. Alarm Stickies 3 supports many keyboard shortcuts which you can customize. You can change the background color of a sticky note by pressing Ctrl + C.