Microsoft OneNote keyboard shortcuts 

Microsoft OneNote    

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- Shortcuts

OneNote is a great note-taking program and it provides more than note taking. With its keyboard shortcuts, you'll be able to use OneNote smoothly and perhaps concentrate better on your note.

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Esc

Cancel the selected outline or page

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Esc

Dismiss Search and return to the page

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Tab

Increase indent by one level in right-to-left text

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Tab

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

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Tab

Create another column in a table with a single row

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Tab

(at the beginning of a line) Increase paragraph indent

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Tab

Increase indent by one level

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Tab

Move between the items on the main menu bar

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⤶ Enter

Execute the currently selected option

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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

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⤶ Enter

Create another row when in the last cell 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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⤶ Enter

While searching all notebooks, go to the selected result

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Ctrl + C

Copy the selected text or item to the Clipboard

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Ctrl + S

Sync current notebook

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Ctrl + S

Save changes and sync notebook

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Ctrl + Z

Undo the last action

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Ctrl + V

Paste the contents of the Clipboard

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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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Ctrl + A

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

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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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Del

Delete the selected note or object

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Del

Delete one character to the right

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Ctrl + F

Open a search box to search all currently open notebooks

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Move one character to the left

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Move one character to the right

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Move one character to the left

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Move one character to the right

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Ctrl + X

Cut the selected text or item to the Clipboard

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Move one character to the left

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Move one character to the right

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Move to the ribbon on a tab

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While searching all notebooks, preview the next result

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Ctrl + N

Add a new page at the end of the selected section

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or Ctrl + N
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Ctrl + O

Open a notebook

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or Ctrl + O
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Ctrl + P

Print the current page

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Ctrl + I

Apply italic formatting to or remove it from the selected text

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Ctrl + R

Right-align the selected paragraph

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Ctrl + Y

Redo the last action

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F6

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

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Ctrl + B

Apply bold formatting to or remove it from the selected text

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F9

Sync all notebooks

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Ctrl + E

Open a search box to search all currently open notebooks

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or Ctrl + E
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Ctrl + L

Left-align the selected paragraph

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Home

Move to the beginning of the line

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or Home
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Home

Go to the beginning of the line

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Ctrl + G

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

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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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or Ctrl + T
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Backspace

Delete one character to the left

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F11

Enable or disable the full page view

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F11

Enable or disable full page view

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Ctrl + U

Apply underline to or remove it from the selected text

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End

Move to the end of the line

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or End
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End

Go to the end of the line

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Page Down

Scroll down on the current page

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Page Up

Scroll up on the current page

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Ctrl + M

Open a new OneNote window

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or Ctrl + M
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Ctrl + K

Insert a hyperlink

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Ctrl + Q

Mark the current page as read or unread

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Ctrl + ⤶ Enter

Create a row below the current row in a table

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↑  Shift + Tab

(at the beginning of a line) Decrease paragraph indent

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↑  Shift + Tab

Decrease indent by one level

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↑  Shift + Tab

Move between the items on the main menu bar

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↑  Shift + Tab

Decrease indent by one level in right-to-left text

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Ctrl + 1

Apply, mark, or clear the To Do tag

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + C

Copy the formatting of the selected text (Format Painter)

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Ctrl + -

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

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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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Ctrl + Tab

Go to the next section

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + A

Select the current page

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Ctrl + 2

Apply or clear the Important tag

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + R

Show or hide rule lines on the current page

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Ctrl + 0

Remove all note tags from the selected notes

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Ctrl +

Go to the next paragraph

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Ctrl +

Go to the previous paragraph

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + V

Paste the formatting to the selected text (Format Painter)

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↑  Shift + ⤶ Enter

Insert a line break without starting a new paragraph

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↑  Shift + ⤶ Enter

Insert a line break

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Ctrl + 3

Apply or clear the Question tag

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Alt

Open the ribbon

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + E

Open the Share pane

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + E

then press Tab, Tab, Enter to create a sharing link for the current page

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + E

then Tab, Down arrow, Down arrow to share the current notebook

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + E

then Enter to send a copy of the page via another app

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + E

then Enter to send a copy of the current page via another app

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Alt +

Go back to the last visited page

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or Alt +
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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + N

Apply Normal style to the current note, clearing all formatting

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Alt +

Go forward to the next visited page

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or Alt +
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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + M

Create a Quick Note

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + G

Open the context menu of the current section

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + G

Put focus on the current section tab

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + G

Put the focus on the current section

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + T

Jump to the title of the page and select it

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or Ctrl + ↑  Shift + T
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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + T

Move the cursor to the page title

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Alt + ⤶ Enter

Create another paragraph in the same cell in a table

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Ctrl + Home

Scroll to the top of the current page

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Ctrl + 4

Apply or clear the Remember for later tag

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↑  Shift +

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

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Ctrl + End

Scroll to the bottom of the current page

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Move among the options on a ribbon

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Move between tabs

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Alt +

Go to the next note container

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Ctrl + /

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

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + Tab

Go to the previous section

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Ctrl + Del

Delete one word to the right

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + H

Highlight the selected text

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Ctrl + 5

Apply or clear the Definition tag

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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 + Page Down

Go to the next page in the section

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Ctrl + Page Up

Go to the previous page in the section

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Ctrl + .

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

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Ctrl + 6

Apply or clear the Highlight tag

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Ctrl + Backspace

Delete one word to the left

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Alt + D

Open the Draw tab

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Ctrl + Alt + S

Stop playback of selected audio recording

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↑  Shift + F10

Open the context menu

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↑  Shift + F10

Open the context menu for the object in focus

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↑  Shift + F10

Open the context menu of the current section

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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 + 7

Apply or clear the Contact tag

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Alt + N

Open the Insert tab

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Ctrl + Alt + T

Rewind the current audio recording by 5 minutes

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Ctrl + Alt + R

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

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↑  Shift + End

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

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Ctrl + Alt + P

Play selected audio recording

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Ctrl + Alt + L

Lock all password-protected sections

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Alt + W

Open the View tab

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Alt + H

Open the Home tab

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Ctrl + =

Apply subscript formatting to or remove it from the selected text

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Ctrl + Alt + M

Move or copy the current page

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or Ctrl + Alt + M
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↑  Shift + F9

Sync current notebook

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Ctrl + Alt + I

Fast-forward the current audio recording by 5 minutes

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Ctrl + Alt + N

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

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Ctrl + Alt + N

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

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Ctrl + Alt + D

Dock the OneNote window

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Ctrl + Alt + A

Start new audio recording


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Program information

Program name: Microsoft OneNote Microsoft OneNote (Text editing)

Windows 10 OneNote is a information gathering and multi-user collaboration program. It allows to save typed or handwritten notes, drawings, screenshots and voice recordings and share them with other OneNote users.

Web page: onenote.com

Last update: 6/22/2021 7:56 AM UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 76%

More information >>

Updated: Added some shortcuts. (6 updates.) 3/4/2021 11:26:23 AM Added some shortcuts.
3/4/2021 11:28:43 AM Updated program information.
3/18/2021 6:31:47 AM Added some shortcuts.
3/18/2021 6:33:11 AM Added some shortcuts.
6/22/2021 7:56:57 AM Added some shortcuts.

Shortcut count: 209

Platform detected: Windows or Linux

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