Sticky notes are a staple of productive brainstorming sessions—they help you and collaborators gather, iterate on, and convert ideas to actionable takeaways. Read this article to learn how to add, import, and organize sticky notes in Lucidspark with a level of efficiency you can't get from a physical whiteboard.
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Add sticky notes to a board
To add a sticky note, follow these steps:
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Select
the Sticky Notes icon in the Primary Toolbar to the left-side of the canvas.
- Hover over a sticky note color.
- Click and drag the sticky note onto the board.
Tip: Use a sticky note shape bank to create a customizable stack of sticky notes collaborators can pull from. Choose a default shape, color, and size for the shape bank that will apply to all users who pull from it.
You can also add sticky notes using the text-entry field at the bottom of the sticky note panel. To do this:
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Select
- Type or paste a message in the text field at the bottom of the sticky note menu.
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Press the “Enter” key on your keyboard to add the sticky note to the board.
- If you have Collaborator Colors enabled, sticky notes added using this method will be your assigned Collaborator Color by default.
Learn more: To learn more about collaborator colors or how to show authors of sticky notes, check out our Collaborate in Lucid article.
Import CSV and TXT files to sticky notes
To convert a large number of ideas to sticky notes at the same time, you can upload a CSV or TXT file. Lucidspark will create a sticky note for each entry in your CSV or each line in your TXT file. To import your file, follow these steps:
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the import icon from the Primary Toolbar to the left of the canvas.
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Click CSV or Text file from the menu.
- If you're importing a CSV, select Sticky Notes.
- Choose a CSV or TXT file from your device to import.
To demonstrate, see this image of a sample .csv file with a list of professional goals for a year before it's imported into Lucidspark.
After uploading, Lucidspark organized each line from the .csv file into individual sticky notes making it much easier to read and engage with.
Organize sticky notes
There are several ways to organize sticky notes using our Quick cleanup, Gather, and Sort tools. You can also utilize links and Tags to further categorize your ideas.
Quick cleanup
Use Quick cleanup to tidy up or cluster sticky notes and other objects. To learn more, visit our Organize and arrange objects article.
Sort
Use Lucidspark's Sort tool to categorize ideas and highlight shared themes. To learn more, visit our Sort sticky notes in Lucidspark article.
Gather
Use the Gather tool to group sticky notes by specific attributes. These attributes include Keyword, Reaction, and Votes. For more information and a complete list of attributes, check out our Gather sticky notes in Lucidspark article.
Links
Use links to connect sticky notes to relevant external content. For more details, see our Add links to objects in Lucidspark article.
Enable private mode
For added privacy during brainstorming sessions, you can enable private mode which allows you to hide the contents and authors of sticky notes added to the canvas, as well as collaborator cursors. You can then choose to show or hide sticky note authors after the brainstorming session is over. For more information, check out our Brainstorm with private mode in Lucidspark article.
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