Mac Kung Fu, 2nd Edition

Tip 281

Quickly Create a New Sticky Note

The Stickies application is one of the hidden gems of your Mac’s built-in software list. You can find it in the Applications list within Finder. The app borrows from the real-life sticky notes, and you can stick virtual notes anywhere on the desktop. Whatever you type on them is automatically saved across reboots.

Sometimes I want to make a note of text on a web page, but this can be a cumbersome experience—I have to highlight the text, copy it, switch to Stickies, and create a new note before I can paste in the text.

Here are two potential solutions to this issue.

Creating New Notes Using Keyboard Shortcuts

The first solution is to highlight the text in the usual way and hit Shift+Command+Y. This will ...