Click the Apple menu and select “System Preferences. " Select “Mission Control” from the menu. Click the “Dashboard” menu and select “As Space” or “As Overlay,” whichever you prefer. This will re-enable the Dashboard.
Swipe right with three fingers on your trackpad to open the Dashboard. This will only work if it is set to open as a Space. Press the Dashboard key on your keyboard. This will typically be F4, and the icon looks like six small squares arranged in two rows. Older keyboards may have an icon that looks like a speedometer. Press Fn+F12 on your keyboard. The Fn key is usually located in the bottom-left corner of the keyboard. You can also open the Dashboard from the Dock or Applications folder.
The Dashboard’s sticky note widget is separate from the Sticky Notes desktop app. Dashboard notes are more limited in formatting and content options. See the next section for instructions on creating desktop sticky notes.
Click the i button in the bottom-left corner of the note. Select the “Paper Color” that you want to use for that note.
Click the i button in the bottom-left corner of the note. Select the font and size from the menus that appear.
If this doesn’t work, click the Apple menu and select System Preferences. Open the Keyboard section and click the Shortcuts tab. Select the Services category and then find “Make New Sticky Note. " Check the box to enable this keyboard shortcut. [3] X Research source Note that desktop sticky notes are separate from the Dashboard sticky notes.
If this doesn’t work, click the Apple menu and select System Preferences. Open the Keyboard section and click the Shortcuts tab. Select the Services category and then find “Make New Sticky Note. " Check the box to enable this keyboard shortcut. [3] X Research source Note that desktop sticky notes are separate from the Dashboard sticky notes.
