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TMO Quick Tip - See-through Stickies

by , 7:30 AM EST, February 23rd, 2007

Apple's Stickies application is handy for storing quick notes and other bits of information, but those note windows can get in the way of everything else on your Mac's Desktop. If you need to see the contents of a Stickie window and also see what's behind it, just make the window see-through. Here's how:

  • Select the Stickie window you want to see through.
  • Choose Note > Translucent Window.

Use the Stickies Note menu to enable translucency.

You can't set the level of translucency for Stickie windows, but you can activate translucency on a window-by-window basis.


This see-through stickie is floating over a document window.

The Stickies translucency feature is useful if you also set individual windows to float above other applications. You can keep reference information in a Stickie visible while working unobstructed in another application below the Stickie window.

Jeff Gamet is TMO's Morning Editor and Reviews Editor. He lectures, teaches and speaks on Mac OS X and design-related topics, and is the author of The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X from Peachpit Press.

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Close Name:coachuno Posts: 1 Joined: 09 Dec 2006
Sat Feb 24, 2007 1:48 pm Subject: Translucent Stickies

Sounds great, but how do you access the Stickies Application? I had no idea it existed.

ThanksÐŽ


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Close Name:Intruder -   TMO Mac Specialist Posts: 3149 Joined: 07 Jul 2004
Sat Feb 24, 2007 2:18 pm Subject:

Applications>Stickies


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Close Name:Guest
Sun Feb 25, 2007 7:57 pm Subject:

HOT TIP! Selecting the "Save" item in the "File" menu of most applications will allow you to store a COPY of your work on your computer for later use! This secret feature is useful if you enjoy quitting applications, turning off your computer, or question the reliability of your home electrical current.

Not to be snide, but I'm not sure pointing out a menu command counts as an "insider tip". Howabout an applescript or hack to make *all* stickies translucent? Or one to control translucency level? That would be handy.


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