Displaying notes on the desktop

If you would like to have notes available to you on the desktop, you can save notes outside of Outlook and open them without opening the main Outlook application:

1. To do this, click Menu | Save As on the Note.

Figure 8.8 – Menu item on note

2. A Windows dialog box will open and allow you to choose a location to save the note. Choose the Desktop folder to display the Notes on the desktop.

Figure 8.9 – Desktop notes

Note

The version and style of Windows you're running will determine how the notes appear on your desktop.

Let us understand another convenient way to get a note on the desktop.

1. Press and hold the Ctrl key while you click on the note and drag it to the desktop. This will create a copy on the desktop without having to get the menu icon on the note.
2. When you open the saved note on your desktop, you can edit and add to the note.
3. When...