Evernote Keyboard Shortcuts
Complete Evernote keyboard shortcuts reference — 64 shortcuts across 7 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows & Mac.
Global (System-Wide) (5)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + Alt + N | New Note Window |
| Ctrl + Alt + V | Paste to Evernote |
| Win + Shift + F | Search in Evernote |
| Ctrl + Alt + H | Open Evernote Helper |
| Ctrl + Alt + S | Capture Screen |
Create & App (10)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + N | New Note |
| Alt + Shift + N | New Notebook |
| Alt + T | New Task |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | New Tag |
| Ctrl + E | New Event |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Scratch Pad to Note |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | AI-Powered Search |
| Ctrl + / | Keyboard Shortcuts |
| Ctrl + , | Settings |
| Ctrl + W | Close Window |
Navigation (10)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + Q | Quick Switch |
| Ctrl + 1 | Open Shortcut 1 |
| Ctrl + Alt + 1 | Open Home |
| Ctrl + Alt + 2 | Open Notes |
| Ctrl + Alt + 3 | Open Tasks |
| Ctrl + Alt + 6 | Open Notebooks |
| Ctrl + Alt + 7 | Open Tags |
| Alt + Left | Move Back |
| Alt + Right | Move Forward |
| F5 | Switch Note List View |
View (5)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + = | Zoom In |
| Ctrl + - | Zoom Out |
| Ctrl + 0 | Zoom to 100% |
| F10 | Toggle Sidebar |
| F11 | Full Screen |
Note Actions (10)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Alt + O | Open in New Window |
| Alt + S | Share |
| Shift + Alt + E | Email a Copy |
| Alt + Shift + M | Move Note |
| F3 | Add Tag |
| Ctrl + Alt + T | Edit Tags |
| Ctrl + Alt + L | Copy Note Link |
| Ctrl + Shift + I | Note Info |
| Ctrl + P | Print |
| F2 | Rename |
Editing (10)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Paste and Match Style |
| Ctrl + F | Find Within Note |
| Ctrl + H | Find and Replace |
| Ctrl + K | Add / Edit Link |
| Ctrl + Alt + K | Add Note Link |
| Ctrl + Shift + - | Insert Divider |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Insert Code Block |
| Alt + Shift + D | Insert Date |
Formatting (14)
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
| Ctrl + B | Bold |
| Ctrl + I | Italic |
| Ctrl + U | Underline |
| Ctrl + T | Strikethrough |
| Ctrl + Shift + H | Highlight |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Bulleted List |
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Numbered List |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Checklist |
| Ctrl + M | Indent |
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Outdent |
| Ctrl + Shift + > | Increase Font Size |
| Ctrl + Shift + < | Decrease Font Size |
| Ctrl + Space | Simplify Formatting |
| Ctrl + Shift + X | Encrypt Text |
📜 Every shortcut on this page is taken from the official Evernote documentation —
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