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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I save my notes? Notes are saved automatically--you don't have to do anything. (Notes can also be manually or automatically saved to a backup file in the Standard or Office version of the product.)

How do I Send and Receive notes to/from other people? You must purchase the Standard or Office Edition of Post-it« Software Notes to use these features. Click here to find out what you can do with a purchased edition of Post-it« Software Notes.

How much text can I fit in a note? A note can hold about 32,000 characters.

I have lots of notes on my desktop--how can I make them take up less desktop space? You can minimize a note by double-clicking the Note button at the top left corner of the note. You can also select the Minimize option from the Top-of-Note right-click menu. Click the minimized note to restore it. Right-click it to see options: Restore, Always on top, Trash. With a purchased version of Post-it« Software Notes you can organize your notes in Memoboards and display them only when you want to see them.

Can I remove the Notepad from the desktop? Yes. Click the Notepad button or right-click the Notepad icon on the Taskbar and choose the Preferences menu item. From the General tab in preferences you can choose to show the Notepad on your desktop, on the taskbar, or at both locations.

When I use a note near the bottom of my screen, the bottom of the note can auto-grow below the screen. How can I resize it smaller without having to move the note up? Double-click the move area (top area) of the note a couple of times. (The first time will size the note to fit the text, the second time will make the note about one line high.)

How can I make the program not start up automatically when I start Windows? Remove the Post-it« Software Notes Lite shortcut from your StartUp folder. (Right-click the Start button and select Explore. Open the Programs folder, then open the StartUp folder.) Remember that notes will not alert you about alarms and you will not receive subscription notes if the application is not running.

How do I uninstall Post-it« Software Notes? First exit the application from the Notepad button menu. Then go to the Windows Add/Remove Programs control panel. Select Post-it« Software Notes Lite and click the Add/Remove button.

I can't find the answer to my question. Who can I ask? You can go to our website at http://www.3M.com/psnotes or send us an email at: psnotes@3M.com