Sticky Notes

HuddleIQ’s Sticky Notes are versatile board objects for annotations, ideas, talking points, and visual organization. Choose from 18 preset colors, customize sizes, and format text with full styling options.

Adding Sticky Notes

1. Click the sticky note icon or a preset color from the toolbar.
2. Either:
   • Click an area on the board to create a sticky note at default size
   • Click and drag to draw the sticky note to your desired size
3. The sticky note automatically enters edit mode for adding text.

Note: The last selected preset color becomes the default color for new sticky notes.

Manipulating Sticky Notes

Action	Method
Resize vertically/horizontally	Hover over the outer line, then click and drag
Proportional resize	Select this icon on the outline, or drag a corner handle (proportional by default)
Non-proportional resize	Hold Shift while dragging a corner handle to resize freely (independent width and height, aspect ratio not maintained)
Rotate	Hover just outside any corner of the selection until the cursor becomes a rotate cursor, then click and drag. The object softly snaps square at 0°, 90°, 180°, and 270° — drag past the snap to continue rotating freely. Hold Shift while rotating to snap to 15° increments. Works on single objects and multi-selections (rotates around the selection centre).

Linking objects is available for Sticky Notes.

Sticky Note Toolbar

Tool	Icon	Description
Hide Toolbar		Appears when toolbar blocks interaction with other objects
Size		Large, Medium, Small, or Fine (each with Wide option that doubles width)
Background Color		Set opacity, color, or image background
Text Color		Select text color
Text Properties		Access text formatting toolbar
Change Shape		Convert to a shape
MathType		Insert mathematical equations
ChemType		Insert chemical equations
Display Order		Send to back or front (when overlapping)
Add to Slides		Add to a slide presentation
Duplicate		Duplicate selected objects
Delete		Delete selected objects
Lock		Lock or unlock to prevent modifications
Zoom to Fit		Zoom selected objects to fit screen

Note: Empty sticky notes automatically adjust font size to suit the sticky note size.

Text Properties, Links, and Emojis Toolbar

Combine different font sizes, font types, bold, italic, underline, superscript, subscript, and emojis in the same sticky note.

Note: Select the sticky note before entering edit mode to change text properties for all text.

Tool	Icon	Description
Font Size		Select from preset sizes, use +/- to fine-tune, or select “A” for autofit
Bold		Bold selected text
Italic		Italicize selected text
Underline		Underline selected text
Strikethrough		Strike through selected text
Superscript		Change to superscript
Subscript		Change to subscript
Alignment		Align text vertically and horizontally
Lists		Create lists (mixed, numbered, bullet, tick) with indent/outdent. Learn more
URL Link		Hyperlink selected text
Emojis		Add emojis to your content
Font		Change font family

Autofit: Select “A” from the font size selector to automatically fit text to the sticky note size. Autofit supports font styling and font sizing of selected text but does not support images including MathType and ChemType.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
N	Create a new sticky note
Double-click	Create a new sticky note on a free area of the board

Applies To: Board Hosts, Board Facilitators, Board Editors

Plan Availability: Free*, Education Free, Standard, Premium

Note: MathType and ChemType are only available on the education plan.