Sticky notes

Sticky notes are core to the collaborative and iterative nature of the canvas. They’re lightweight, flexible objects you can use to:

• Brainstorm ideas with your team before starting a piece of work
• Make notes to yourself about why you chose to do an analysis a particular way
• Keep track of an ongoing to-do list
• Sort ideas into groups
• Gather feedback from stakeholders

Insert a sticky note

• Select the sticky note icon in the toolbar, or press S.
• Then click on the canvas to place it.
• Sticky notes can be moved at any time by clicking and dragging.

Edit a sticky note

• Add rich text (bold, italics, strikethrough, inline code).
• Use markdown shortcuts (see Text and Markdown for details).
• Change the background color.
• Add emojis to make them more expressive.

Adding your name

By default, the sticky note you create will display your name in the bottom right.

• You can toggle this off to make a note anonymous.

Resizing sticky notes

Unlike other objects, when you resize a sticky note its content scales proportionally.

Deleting a sticky note

Select the sticky note and hit backspace to delete.