Can't read notes on PDF in preview

I can't believe I am having problems with Preview - but I am. I have inserted sticky notes on a PDF within preview and now when I re-open the PDF, I am unable to expand the note to read what was written? I've tried right clicking, opening up the side panel what am I missing!? I'm ready for any "duh" moment you can offer.
Thanks!

Preview used to be able to add links to PDFs but it was one of the features silently taken away
To edit a PDF either try Illustrator if you have it, or  PDFPen Pro (I think they have a full featured demo). If you're ok with an online editor, I've used http://www.pdfescape.com/ quite a few times and it works a treat for a lot of things like adding links.

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