# Add a sticky note in Figma or FigJam and change its color, tag and size

> Place the Notely widget, type a title and text right on the card, then use the toolbar above it for color, size and collapsing.

## Goal

Leave a note on the canvas that everyone in the file can read, colored and tagged so its purpose is clear at a glance.

## Before you start

- A Figma Design or FigJam file you can edit.

## Steps

1. **Place a note** Open Resources in the toolbar, go to Widgets, search for Notely Widget and click it. A yellow card of medium size appears, tagged Note, with your name and photo in its footer.
2. **Write on the card** Click New Note to type the title and Info ... to type the text. Your text is saved when you click outside the field.
3. **Pick a color** Select the card and choose a color in the toolbar above it: Yellow, Blue, Red, Green, Purple, Orange, Teal, Pink, White or Dark. The tag follows the color, for example Blue is Info, Red is Alert, Green is Good and Purple is Question, until you choose a tag yourself in the editor.
4. **Set the size** Click the size button (Size: S, M or L) to cycle through small, medium and large. To fine-tune the width, hover the left or right edge of the card and click the arrow; each click widens or narrows it by one step.
5. **Collapse it** Click the chevron in the card's header, or Expand in the toolbar, to fold the note to its tag and title. Click a collapsed card to open it again.

## Tips

- Select several Notely cards to change their color, size or collapsed state in one go.
- The time in the footer is when the note was last edited, shown as just now, minutes, hours or days ago.

## Result

A colored, tagged sticky note on the canvas that shows who wrote it and when it was last edited.

## If something goes wrong

- **The toolbar above the card is empty and I cannot type on it.** -> Someone has the note open in the editor. Close the editor window, or see the guide on locked notes.
- **The title disappeared.** -> A card hides an empty title when it has text, and the title's eye button in the editor can hide it too. Open the editor and type a title or turn the eye back on.

## Common questions

### Can my teammates see my notes?

Yes. A note is stored in the file, so everyone who opens the file sees the same card, and anyone who can edit the file can edit it.

### What happens when I copy a note?

The copy keeps the content, color and size but becomes a separate note, and its author and time are set again by whoever first sees the copy.

### Which tags are there?

Note, Info, Alert, Caution, Good, Bad, Question and Screen, or no tag at all. Choose one in the editor's Change type menu.

## Related guides

- [Add lists, quotes, links and images to a sticky note](https://raiken.io/kb/notely-widget/notely-widget-format-note): Open the note's editor to write bullet and numbered lists, add quotes with attribution, link chips and up to six pictures on the card.
- [Find every sticky note in a file with All Notes](https://raiken.io/kb/notely-widget/notely-widget-all-notes): Open All Notes to list the file's notes from every page, search titles, filter by tag, jump to a note, and recolor or retag several at once.

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Source: https://raiken.io/kb/notely-widget/notely-widget-add-note (Notely Sticky Widget help centre). Reviewed: 2026-10-30.