Hotkeys and shortcuts for Microsoft OneNote

(Total 148)

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + G
Work with notebooks and sections
Open the context menu of the current section
↑   Shift + F10
Work with notebooks and sections
Open the context menu of the current section
Ctrl + N
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Add a new page at the end of the selected section
Ctrl + O
Work with notebooks and sections
Open a notebook
Ctrl + G
Work with notebooks and sections
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
Ctrl + T
Work with notebooks and sections
Create a new section
Ctrl + Alt + N
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Create a new page below the current page tab at the same level
Ctrl + Alt + ↑   Shift + N
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Create a new sub-page below the current page
F11
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Enable or disable full page view
Ctrl + Alt + G
Work with notebooks and sections
Put focus on the current page tab
Ctrl + Alt + M
Work with notebooks and sections
Move or copy the current page
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + A
Frequently used shortcuts
Select the current page
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + T
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Move the cursor to the page title
Ctrl + E
Search notes
Open a search box to search all currently open notebooks
F6
Navigation
Jump between the tab bar, navigation pane, and the page canvas
Search notes
While searching all notebooks, preview the next result
←  →
Navigation
Move between tabs
⤶ Enter
Search notes
While searching all notebooks, go to the selected result
⭾ Tab
Specify language settings
Increase indent by one level in right-to-left text
↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab
Specify language settings
Decrease indent by one level in right-to-left text
Alt
Navigation
Open the ribbon
Alt + H
Navigation
Open the Home tab
Alt + N
Navigation
Open the Insert tab
Alt + D
Navigation
Open the Draw tab
Alt + W
Navigation
Open the View tab
Win + ⤶ Enter
Narrator
Activate Narrator in Windows
⇪ Caps Lock + Esc
Narrator
Exit Narrator
Ctrl + M
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Open a new OneNote window
Ctrl + Z
Type and edit notes
Undo the last action
Ctrl + Y
Type and edit notes
Redo the last action
Ctrl + X
Type and edit notes
Cut the selected text or item to the Clipboard
Ctrl + C
Type and edit notes
Copy the selected text or item to the Clipboard
Ctrl + V
Type and edit notes
Paste the contents of the Clipboard
Home
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Go to the beginning of the line
End
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Go to the end of the line
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Move one character to the left
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Move one character to the right
Ctrl +
Type and edit notes
Move one word to the left
Ctrl +
Type and edit notes
Move one word to the right
⬅ Backspace
Type and edit notes
Delete one character to the left
Del
Select notes and objects
Delete the selected note or object
Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace
Type and edit notes
Delete one word to the left
Ctrl + Del
Type and edit notes
Delete one word to the right
↑   Shift + ⤶ Enter
Add items to a page
Insert a line break
Context menu button
Type and edit notes
Open the context menu for the object in focus
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + W
Type and edit notes
Execute the action suggested on the Information Bar if it appears at the top of a page
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + H
Format notes
Highlight the selected text
Ctrl + K
Format notes
Insert a hyperlink
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + C
Format notes
Copy the formatting of the selected text (Format Painter)
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + V
Format notes
Paste the formatting to the selected text (Format Painter)
Ctrl + B
Format notes
Apply bold formatting to or remove it from the selected text
Ctrl + I
Format notes
Apply italic formatting to or remove it from the selected text
Ctrl + U
Format notes
Apply underline to or remove it from the selected text
Ctrl + -
Format notes
(-) Apply strikethrough to or remove it from the selected text
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + =
Format notes
Apply superscript formatting to or remove it from the selected text
Ctrl + =
Format notes
Apply subscript formatting to or remove it from the selected text
Ctrl + .
Format notes
Apply bulleted list formatting to or remove it from the selected paragraph
Ctrl + /
Format notes
Apply numbered list formatting to or remove it from the selected paragraph
Ctrl + Alt + 1
Format notes
Apply Heading 1 style to the current note
Ctrl + Alt + 2
Format notes
Apply Heading 2 style to the current note
Ctrl + Alt + 3
Format notes
Apply Heading 3 style to the current note
Ctrl + Alt + 4
Format notes
Apply Heading 4 style to the current note
Ctrl + Alt + 5
Format notes
Apply Heading 5 style to the current note
Ctrl + Alt + 6
Format notes
Apply Heading 6 style to the current note
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + N
Format notes
Apply Normal style to the current note, clearing all formatting
Alt + ↑   Shift +
Select notes and objects
Move the current paragraph or several selected paragraphs right (increasing the indent)
Alt + ↑   Shift +
Select notes and objects
Move the current paragraph or several selected paragraphs left (decreasing the indent)
Ctrl + R
Format notes
Right-align the selected paragraph
Ctrl + L
Format notes
Left-align the selected paragraph
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + >
Format notes
Increase the font size of selected text
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + <
Format notes
Decrease the font size of selected text
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + R
Format notes
Show or hide rule lines on the current page
Win + ↑   Shift + S
Add items to a page
Copy a screen clipping to the Clipboard (requires the Windows 10 Creators Update)
Alt + ↑   Shift + D
Add items to a page
Insert the current date
Alt + ↑   Shift + F
Add items to a page
Insert the current date and time
Alt + ↑   Shift + T
Add items to a page
Insert the current time
Alt + =
Add items to a page
Start a math equation or convert selected text to a math equation
Ctrl + ⤶ Enter
Add items to a page
Create a row below the current row in a table
Alt + ⤶ Enter
Add items to a page
Create another paragraph in the same cell in a table
Ctrl + Alt + R
Add items to a page
Create a column to the right of the current column in a table
Ctrl + A
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Select all items. To expand the selection, keep pressing Ctrl + A
↑   Shift + End
Select notes and objects
Select from the current cursor position until the end of the line
↑   Shift +
Select notes and objects
Select the whole line (when the cursor is at the beginning of the line)
Esc
Search notes
Dismiss Search and return to the page
Alt + ↑   Shift +
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Move the selected page tab up
Alt + ↑   Shift +
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Move the selected page tab down
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + -
Select notes and objects
Select the current paragraph and its subordinate paragraphs
Alt +
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Go back to the last visited page
Alt +
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Go forward to the next visited page
Ctrl + Alt + P
Select notes and objects
Play selected audio recording
Ctrl + Alt + S
Select notes and objects
Stop playback of selected audio recording
Ctrl + Alt + A
Select notes and objects
Start new audio recording
Ctrl + Alt + Y
Select notes and objects
Rewind the current audio recording by 10 seconds
Ctrl + Alt + T
Select notes and objects
Rewind the current audio recording by 5 minutes
Ctrl + Alt + U
Select notes and objects
Fast-forward the current audio recording by 10 seconds
Ctrl + Alt + I
Select notes and objects
Fast-forward the current audio recording by 5 minutes
Ctrl + 1
Tag notes
Apply, mark, or clear the To Do tag
Ctrl + 2
Tag notes
Apply or clear the Important tag
Ctrl + 3
Tag notes
Apply or clear the Question tag
Ctrl + 4
Tag notes
Apply or clear the Remember for later tag
Ctrl + 5
Tag notes
Apply or clear the Definition tag
Ctrl + 6
Tag notes
Apply or clear the Highlight tag
Ctrl + 7
Tag notes
Apply or clear the Contact tag
Ctrl + 8
Tag notes
Apply or clear the Address tag
Ctrl + 9
Tag notes
Apply or clear the Phone Number tag
Ctrl + 0
Tag notes
Remove all note tags from the selected notes
Alt + ↑   Shift + 1
Use outlines
Show through Level 1
Alt + ↑   Shift + 2
Use outlines
Expand to Level 2
Alt + ↑   Shift + 3
Use outlines
Expand to Level 3
Alt + ↑   Shift + 4
Use outlines
Expand to Level 4
Alt + ↑   Shift + 5
Use outlines
Expand to Level 5
Alt + ↑   Shift + 6
Use outlines
Expand to Level 6
Alt + ↑   Shift + 7
Use outlines
Expand to Level 7
Alt + ↑   Shift + 8
Use outlines
Expand to Level 8
Alt + ↑   Shift + 9
Use outlines
Expand to Level 9
Alt + ↑   Shift + 0
Use outlines
Expand all levels
Alt + ↑   Shift + +
Use outlines
Expand a collapsed outline
Alt + ↑   Shift + -
Use outlines
Collapse an expanded outline
Ctrl + ↑   Left Shift
Specify language settings
Set left-to-right writing direction
Ctrl + ↑   Right Shift
Specify language settings
Set right-to-left writing direction
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + *
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Expand or collapse the tabs of a page group
Ctrl + P
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Print the current page
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + [
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Increase the width of the page tabs bar
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + ]
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Decrease the width of the page tabs bar
Page Up
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Scroll up on the current page
Page Down
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Scroll down on the current page
Ctrl + Home
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Scroll to the top of the current page
Ctrl + End
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Scroll to the bottom of the current page
Ctrl +
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Go to the next paragraph
Ctrl +
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Go to the previous paragraph
Alt +
Work with pages and Quick Notes
Go to the next note container
Ctrl + Alt + +
Work with pages and Quick Notes
(+ on the numeric keypad)  Zoom in
Ctrl + Alt + ↑   Shift + +
Work with pages and Quick Notes
(+ on the numeric keypad)  Zoom in
Ctrl + Alt + -
Work with pages and Quick Notes
(– on the numeric keypad) Zoom out
Ctrl + Alt + ↑   Shift + -
Work with pages and Quick Notes
(– on the numeric keypad) Zoom out
Ctrl + S
Share notes with other programs
Sync current notebook
Ctrl + ⭾ Tab
Work with notebooks and sections
Go to the next section
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab
Work with notebooks and sections
Go to the previous section
Ctrl + Page Down
Work with notebooks and sections
Go to the next page in the section
Ctrl + Page Up
Work with notebooks and sections
Go to the previous page in the section
Alt + Home
Work with notebooks and sections
Go to the first page in the section
Alt + End
Work with notebooks and sections
Go to the last page in the section
Ctrl + F
Search notes
Open a search box to search all currently open notebooks
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + E
Share notes with other programs
then Enter to send a copy of the current page via another app
↑   Shift + F9
Share notes with other programs
Sync current notebook
F9
Share notes with other programs
Sync all notebooks
Ctrl + Q
Share notes with other programs
Mark the current page as read or unread
Ctrl + Alt + L
Protect notes
Lock all password-protected sections