Setting Stickum Alarms

 

You may set an alarm on a stickum in order to remind you of an important event. When the alarm goes off, the stickum can flash, play a sound or both. Please note that any alarm enabled NoteStack stickum will be automatically transfered to the desktop when its alarm goes off.

Please select from the following to learn more about alarm enabling your stickums:

How to access the Alarm Settings window
Descriptions of Alarm Settings choices


How To Access the Alarm Settings Window

On the Desktop

There are two ways to access the Alarm Settings window for a desktop stickum:

1. If the toolbar is on, click the "timer" icon (Figure 1);
2. Click on the Stickums program icon in the Titlebar and select Properties -> Alarm (Figure 2).


Figure 1

Figure 2


On the NoteStack

There are two ways to access the Alarm Settings window for a NoteStack stickum:

1. Click the "timer" icon on the toolbar (Figure 3);
2. Click on the Stickums program icon in the Titlebar of the stickum and select Properties -> Alarm (Figure 4).


Figure 3

Figure 4


Descriptions of Alarm Settings Choices

Alarm enabled If this box is checked, the stickum will be alarm enabled. When this is the case the Alarm icon on the toolbar will be depressed, and the timer face will change from white to yellow (Figures 5 and 6).
Date Sets the alarm date.
Time Sets the alarm time.
Play sound If this box is checked, the stickum will play the sound file specified in the command button below it.
Alarm sound file command button Selects the sound file.
Flashing window If this box is checked, the stickum will flash when the alarm goes off.



Figure 5

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