I trust you are having oodles of fun with Windows 7 RC (Release Candidate). And confidence in this product is building by the pica-second.

Clinton here, squeezing some more juicy, very juicy Windows 7 RC thoughts into your “I’m a PC” mug.

So here’s a classic everyday irritation – you know when you can’t find a writing instrument in your ordered chaos pile representing a desk. Well, this is YOUR day that a fresh and innovative application comes and sticks itself cleanly and unobtrusively on your forehead.

Yes my friends, I am talking about Windows 7’s feature application, Sticky Notes. WOOHOO!

If you’re a Outlook 2007 worker bee, the Notes section can very be fruitful when busy – But what happens when outlook isn’t open. You don’t want to open it either in case you scare yourself with the number of inbox items. And all you dramatically want to do is to take quick note – without hassles. That’s when you need this tool.

Or when you’re on the phone and you have no pen or pad in view. You know that the pen and pad are there….somewhere…and the number or message is rolling out of the receiver at high speed with no repeats. That’s when you need this tool.  

For me, I use this tool daily to record IP addresses, phone numbers, messages and reminders. And it’s in my line of view just behind my windows. Aero Peek makes this feature work like crazy too. This feature also becomes HOT when working with touch screen…but that’s for another time.

So what is the buzz with this fantastic tool? Well it includes:

·           Font support

·           Copy and Paste support

·           Note colour support

·           Resize note support

·           Bullet and Number List Support

Sticky Notes is super useful, but it can look a tad insipid. So to juice things up, you can format the text by making it bold or underlined, larger or smaller in size. You can also use various types of lists such as bullets or numbers.

To create a sticky note, do the following: 

1. Select the Start button,

2. Select All Programs > Open Accessories.

3. Select Sticky Notes. – or type, sticky into the search programs and files field.

4. Highlight the text you need to format and use these keyboard commands to edit:
 

·         Bold: CTRL+B

·         Italics: CTRL+I

·         Underline: CTRL+U

·         Strikethrough: CTRL+T

·         Increase size of text: CTRL+SHIFT+>

·         Decrease size of text: CTRL+SHIFT+<

·         Bullet list: CTRL+SHIFT+L (once)

·         Numbered list: CTRL+SHIFT+L (twice)

·         Lettered list (a,b,c,etc.): CTRL+SHIFT+L (three times)

·         Lettered list (A,B,C,etc.): CTRL+SHIFT+L (four times)

·         Roman numeral list (i,ii,iii,iv, etc.): CTRL+SHIFT+L (five times)

·         Roman numeral list (I,II,III,IV etc.): CTRL+SHIFT+L (six times)

So what are you waiting for? GO and download the 32 bit or 64 bit version (for Dual Core CPU’s) of Windows 7 TODAY.

Go to: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx

Have a great day!

Clinton Garbutt – Desktop Productivity Specialist
MCP, MCDST, MCTS, MCITP

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