How do I type text in sticky notes? I tried just typing w/ keyboard and it does not work.

As ridiculous as it sounds, there is no way to add text to these notes.

It would be handy though wouldn't it? To have a little note window that stays on top of other windows and lets you take notes while you work or do research. It comes with Macs but Microsoft added this as a tease I guess lol. They give you a note window that can stay on top of other windows but do not let you type into it.

Microsoft does not really put any time or resources into improving the user experience on Windows. It can be very frustrating. If you are stuck with Windows because of work, you have to use Google to try to find software to install that makes Windows a useful OS for work or play.

It is pretty silly that with as much money as Microsoft has and as many software engineers as they have they still can't do something as simple as adding a way to take notes and reference them while you work. You have to go buy extra software, make sure it is safe, keep it updated, keep the license for it updated, etc.. Maybe with another decade of development on Windows we will get the simple things like the ability to take notes ;)

Hey MM2.

Some good advice from other posters. When I had a similar issue I found my stickies were 'locked' by default. To see if yours are also locked, and to unlock, right-click the sticky icon, select 'properties', then 'unlock', (and perhaps check 'make default').

Hope that helps,

Cheers

I encountered the same issue, and while no particular solution could be found for typing text in Sticky Notes, I did discover that in the Start Menu, under Accessories, you can access Windows Sidebar. By clicking the "+" symbol in the top right corner of the sidebar, one can display the Notes gadget. These Notes, while similar in appearance to Sticky Notes, do support typing.

No not silly, sounds like something I might do lol.  But yes i do click on the sticky pad and can write in script with my mouse, just cannot type.

This may sound silly, but do you put the cursor in the text area by clicking there once with the left mouse key?