Mac 101: Make your Stickies see-through
A while back we mentioned that by pressing Command + Option + F that you could make your Stickies float above all other windows. Well, it's time to take this a bit farther. By pressing Command + Option + T, you can also put your Stickies into transparent mode, so you can see any windows/information that is below the note.
Stickies can be useful for jotting down a quick note, making out a list, or any other daily task that you may find yourself doing -- like checking out TUAW for our great Mac 101 tips and tricks!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
I_Love_TUAW said 10:05AM on 8-18-2008
Thanks for this. I didn't know you could do that with stickies. I don't use them too much (I use the dashboard sticky), but this might be useful in the future.
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SirPasta117 said 10:10AM on 8-18-2008
agree'd neat trick
2shae said 11:01AM on 8-18-2008
Not really necessary to do it through the keyboard.
If you click on the Stickies app the option to do so is right there in the Window menu.
Just started using Stickies today and I personally think it's better then any other ToDo app, because it's right there in your face unlike Anxiety for example.
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Jameshed said 11:09AM on 8-18-2008
Thats it your getting removed from my RSS reader, pissing pay per post turd of a website.
Whats next? "Mac 101: add a bookmark in safari"
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flunky Carter said 12:04PM on 8-18-2008
Or... you could install Afloat (For leopard) and make any window transparent.
Wizzao!!
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waiownsyou said 1:03PM on 8-18-2008
I accidentally deleted Stickies from my OS, and have no Time Machine backup. Is there a way to get that program back short of reinstalling the OS? I have the leopard upgrade/tiger discs..
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Doc Izzy said 4:21PM on 8-18-2008
Another great stickies trick: In almost any app that supports the services menu when you select text and choose Cmd-Shift-Y the selected text will automatically be pasted to a new sticky. This works even if stickies is not running. It's especially handy when working in a web form (like web mail) and you're afraid of losing all your typed text.
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Rick said 5:57PM on 8-19-2008
Too bad it only does one sticky at a time. I'd like to be able to hit all of them at once. Since I've got about 40 or so for various notes and lists.
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