Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. This is entirely optional, and the main purpose of the Sticky Notes app is just for writing notes with a pen or your keyboard.Ĭhris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. Click or tap the link to view up-to-date details about that flight number. For example, if you jot down a flight number, Sticky Notes will perform character recognition, recognize the flight number, and turn it into a link. When you open Sticky Notes, you'll be asked if you want to 'Enable insights', which will make Windows use character recognition read your sticky notes and use Bing and Cortana to provide more detailed information. For more detailed, extensive note-taking, you're probably better off with Microsoft's OneNote. Sticky Notes is a more lightweight app that's ideal for quick notes. Use Sticky Notes to jot down notes with a pen (or just type them out with your keyboard) and refer to them later. The three main Windows Ink Workspace apps are provided by Windows and designed to make using your pen easier and faster. Related: The Beginner's Guide to OneNote in Windows 10 How to Use Sticky Notes, Sketchpad, and Screen Sketch
