Microsoft OneNote keyboard shortcuts 

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + G

Put the focus on the current section

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↑  Shift + F10

Open the context menu

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Ctrl + N

Add a new page at the end of the selected section

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Ctrl + O

Open a notebook

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Ctrl + G

then press the Down or Up arrow key to select a different notebook, and then press Enter Switch to a different notebook on the Navigation bar

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Ctrl + T

Create a new section

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Ctrl + Alt + N

Create a new page below the current page tab on the same level

3
Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + N

Create a new sub-page below the current page

0
F11

Enable or disable the full page view

0
Ctrl + Alt + G

Put the focus on the current page tab

1
Ctrl + Alt + M

Move or copy the current page

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + A

Select the current page

1
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + T

Jump to the title of the page and select it

1
Ctrl + E

Open a search box to search all currently open notebooks

2
Alt + F1

Show / hide open notebooks

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F6

Jump between the tab bar, navigation pane, and the page canvas

0

Move to the ribbon on a tab

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Move among the options on a ribbon

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⤶ Enter

Execute the currently selected option

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Move between tabs

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Tab

Move between the items on the main menu bar

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or ↑  Shift + Tab
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Alt

Open the ribbon

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Alt + H

Open the Home tab

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Alt + N

Open the Insert tab

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Alt + D

Open the Draw tab

-1
Alt + W

Open the View tab

-1
Win + ⤶ Enter

Activate Narrator in Windows

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⇪ Caps Lock + Esc

Exit Narrator

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Ctrl + M

Open a new OneNote window

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + M

Create a Quick Note

1
or Win + Alt + N
0
Ctrl + Alt + D

Dock the OneNote window

-1
Ctrl + Z

Undo the last action

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Ctrl + Y

Redo the last action

0
Ctrl + X

Cut the selected text or item to the Clipboard

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Ctrl + C

Copy the selected text or item to the Clipboard

0
Ctrl + V

Paste the contents of the Clipboard

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Home

Move to the beginning of the line

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End

Move to the end of the line

0

Move one character to the left

0

Move one character to the right

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Ctrl +

Move one word to the left

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Ctrl +

Move one word to the right

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Backspace

Delete one character to the left

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Del

Delete one character to the right

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Ctrl + Backspace

Delete one word to the left

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Ctrl + Del

Delete one word to the right

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↑  Shift + ⤶ Enter

Insert a line break without starting a new paragraph

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↑  Shift + F10

Open the context menu for the object in focus

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or
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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + W

Execute the action suggested on the Information Bar if it appears at the top of a page

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + H

Highlight the selected text

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Ctrl + K

Insert a hyperlink

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + C

Copy the formatting of the selected text (Format Painter)

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + V

Paste the formatting to the selected text (Format Painter)

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⤶ Enter

Open a hyperlink when the cursor is in the link text. Press the arrow keys to move the cursor to the link text

0
Ctrl + B

Apply bold formatting to or remove it from the selected text

0
Ctrl + I

Apply italic formatting to or remove it from the selected text

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Ctrl + U

Apply underline to or remove it from the selected text

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Ctrl + -

(-) Apply strikethrough to or remove it from the selected text

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + =

Apply superscript formatting to or remove it from the selected text

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Ctrl + =

Apply subscript formatting to or remove it from the selected text

1
Ctrl + .

Apply bulleted list formatting to or remove it from the selected paragraph

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Ctrl + /

Apply numbered list formatting to or remove it from the selected paragraph

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Ctrl + Alt + 1

Apply Heading 1 style to the current note

1
Ctrl + Alt + 2

Apply Heading 2 style to the current note

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Ctrl + Alt + 3

Apply Heading 3 style to the current note

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Ctrl + Alt + 4

Apply Heading 4 style to the current note

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Ctrl + Alt + 5

Apply Heading 5 style to the current note

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Ctrl + Alt + 6

Apply Heading 6 style to the current note

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + N

Apply Normal style to the current note, clearing all formatting

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Alt + ↑  Shift +

Increase paragraph indent

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Tab

(at the beginning of a line) Increase paragraph indent

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Alt + ↑  Shift +

Decrease paragraph indent

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↑  Shift + Tab

(at the beginning of a line) Decrease paragraph indent

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Ctrl + R

Right-align the selected paragraph

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Ctrl + L

Left-align the selected paragraph

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + >

Increase the font size of selected text

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + <

Decrease the font size of selected text

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + R

Show or hide rule lines on the current page

0
Win + ↑  Shift + S

Copy a screen clipping to the Clipboard (requires the Windows 10 Creators Update)

0
Alt + ↑  Shift + D

Insert the current date

0
Alt + ↑  Shift + F

Insert the current date and time

0
Alt + ↑  Shift + T

Insert the current time

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↑  Shift + ⤶ Enter

Insert a line break

0
Alt + =

Start a math equation or convert selected text to a math equation

0
Tab

Create a table by adding a second column to already typed text

0
Tab

Create another column in a table with a single row

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⤶ Enter

Create another row when in the last cell in a table

0
Ctrl + ⤶ Enter

Create a row below the current row in a table

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Alt + ⤶ Enter

Create another paragraph in the same cell in a table

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Ctrl + Alt + R

Create a column to the right of the current column in a table

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⤶ Enter

Create a row above the current one in a table (when the cursor is at the beginning of any row, except for the first row)

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Del

(press twice) Delete the current empty row in a table (when the cursor is at the beginning of the row)

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Ctrl + A

Select all items on the current page. To expand the selection, keep pressing Ctrl + A

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↑  Shift + End

Select from the current cursor position until the end of the line

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↑  Shift +

Select the whole line (when the cursor is at the beginning of the line)

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + T

Jump to the title of the page and select it

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Esc

Cancel the selected outline or page

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Alt + ↑  Shift +

Move the current paragraph or several selected paragraphs up

0
Alt + ↑  Shift +

Move the current paragraph or several selected paragraphs down

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Alt + ↑  Shift +

Move the current paragraph or several selected paragraphs right (increasing the indent)

0
Alt + ↑  Shift +

Move the current paragraph or several selected paragraphs left (decreasing the indent)

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + -

Select the current paragraph and its subordinate paragraphs

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Del

Delete the selected note or object

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Home

Move to the beginning of the line

0
End

Move to the end of the line

0

Move one character to the left

0

Move one character to the right

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Alt +

Go back to the last visited page

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Alt +

Go forward to the next visited page

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Ctrl + Alt + P

Play selected audio recording

0
Ctrl + Alt + S

Stop playback of selected audio recording

0
Ctrl + Alt + A

Start new audio recording

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Ctrl + Alt + Y

Rewind the current audio recording by 10 seconds

0
Ctrl + Alt + T

Rewind the current audio recording by 5 minutes

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Ctrl + Alt + U

Fast-forward the current audio recording by 10 seconds

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Ctrl + Alt + I

Fast-forward the current audio recording by 5 minutes

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Ctrl + 1

Apply, mark, or clear the To Do tag

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Ctrl + 2

Apply or clear the Important tag

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Ctrl + 3

Apply or clear the Question tag

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Ctrl + 4

Apply or clear the Remember for later tag

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Ctrl + 5

Apply or clear the Definition tag

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Ctrl + 6

Apply or clear the Highlight tag

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Ctrl + 7

Apply or clear the Contact tag

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Ctrl + 8

Apply or clear the Address tag

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Ctrl + 9

Apply or clear the Phone Number tag

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Ctrl + 0

Remove all note tags from the selected notes

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Alt + ↑  Shift + 1

Show through Level 1

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Alt + ↑  Shift + 2

Expand to Level 2

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Alt + ↑  Shift + 3

Expand to Level 3

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Alt + ↑  Shift + 4

Expand to Level 4

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Alt + ↑  Shift + 5

Expand to Level 5

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Alt + ↑  Shift + 6

Expand to Level 6

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Alt + ↑  Shift + 7

Expand to Level 7

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Alt + ↑  Shift + 8

Expand to Level 8

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Alt + ↑  Shift + 9

Expand to Level 9

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Alt + ↑  Shift + 0

Expand all levels

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Tab

Increase indent by one level


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Program information

Program name: Microsoft OneNote Microsoft OneNote (Text editing)

Web page: onenote.com

Last update: 22.06.2021 07:56 UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 76%

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Updated: Added some shortcuts. (6 updates.) 04.03.2021 11:26:23 Added some shortcuts.
04.03.2021 11:28:43 Updated program information.
18.03.2021 06:31:47 Added some shortcuts.
18.03.2021 06:33:11 Added some shortcuts.
22.06.2021 07:56:57 Added some shortcuts.

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Platform detected: Windows or Linux

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