Organize and explore ideas with sticky notes

Sticky notes on whiteboards are no different from the sticky notes we all know and love. Use them to get down your thoughts and move them around the whiteboard to organize ideas or patterns.

Create a sticky note

Create a sticky note either from your toolbox or by double-clicking on your whiteboard.

1. Select the sticky notes pile in the toolbox.

2. Hover the preview of the sticky note over your whiteboard and figure out where you want to place it.

3. Select where to drop the sticky note.

You can also drag and drop from the toolbar onto the whiteboard.

Once your sticky note is on the board, please select it and start typing to add text.

Edit a sticky note

You can edit a sticky note's text and formatting along with the color. Edits can also be made in bulk to a group of selected sticky notes.

To edit a sticky note:

1. Select one or more by:

   • selecting a single sticky note

   • selecting and dragging your cursor over multiple sticky notes

   • selecting multiple sticky notes individually while holding Shift

2. Edit the text fields or use the toolbar to edit color and text formatting.

Format sticky notes

Color

To edit the color of a sticky note:

1. Select the sticky note.

2. Select the color picker in the floating toolbar.

3. Select a new color.

You can change sticky note colors in bulk by selecting multiple sticky notes.

Text

Change the formatting using the floating toolbar when the sticky note is selected.

The floating toolbar lets you change the text's size and weight, create lists, and more.

Size

Sticky notes can be resized. As you add text to them, they’ll change vertically in size. They can be made wider by dragging a side edge.

Delete a sticky note

To delete a sticky note from your whiteboard:

1. Select one or more by:

   • selecting a single sticky

   • selecting and dragging your cursor over multiple sticky notes

   • selecting multiple sticky notes individually while holding Shift

2. Press Delete.

Create a Jira issue from a sticky note on whiteboards

Make sure that no ideas or to-dos get left behind when you’re done brainstorming or sprint planning. With whiteboards, you can improve your workflow by selecting single or multiple sticky notes and turning them into a Jira issue. This will work for Jira Software, Jira Work Management, Jira Service Management, and Jira Product Discovery.

1. Select the sticky note(s) you want to turn into a Jira issue.

2. Select Create from the floating toolbar.

3. Add all the relevant information to the dialog on the right of your whiteboard.

4. This will take you to Jira.

Copy sticky notes from whiteboards into Jira issues and Confluence pages

Take the ideas you need or want with you to your other products. Be it after brainstorming or a retro - get things happening by copying text, sticky notes, or shapes into a Confluence page or a Jira issue description.

1. Copy single or multiple stickies from your whiteboard.

2. Paste into a Confluence page or Jira issue description.

3. Stickies will be inserted as individual lines of text.