Complete OneNote keyboard shortcuts reference — 147 shortcuts across 11 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + M | Open a new OneNote window |
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Create a Quick Note |
| Ctrl + Alt + D | Dock the OneNote window |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo the previous action |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo the previous action, if possible |
| Ctrl + X | Cut the selected text or item |
| Ctrl + C | Copy the selected text or item to the clipboard |
| Ctrl + V | Paste the contents of the clipboard |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Paste text only (Paste without formatting) |
| Home | Move to the beginning of the line |
| End | Move to the end of the line |
| Ctrl + Left | Move one word to the left |
| Ctrl + Right | Move one word to the right |
| Backspace | Delete one character to the left |
| Delete | Delete one character to the right |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Delete one word to the left |
| Ctrl + Delete | Delete one word to the right |
| Shift + Enter | Insert a line break without starting a new paragraph |
| F7 | Check spelling |
| Shift + F7 | Open the thesaurus for the currently selected word |
| Shift + F10 | Display the context menu for the currently focused object |
| Ctrl + Shift + W | Perform the action suggested on the Information Bar |
| Ctrl + Alt + P | Play the selected audio recording |
| Ctrl + Alt + S | Stop audio recording playback |
| Ctrl + Alt + Y | Skip the current audio recording backward by 10 seconds |
| Ctrl + Alt + U | Skip the current audio recording forward by 10 seconds |
| Ctrl + G | Switch to a different notebook on the Navigation bar |
| N | Create a new page |
| Z | Undo the previous action |
| Y | Redo the previous action, if possible |
| X | Cut the selected content to the clipboard |
| C | Copy the selected content to the clipboard |
| V | Paste the contents of the clipboard |
| O | Open a notebook |
| Shift + W | Close the current notebook |
| S | Synchronize this notebook |
| Shift + S | Synchronize all notebooks |
| Shift + T | Select the page title |
| 0 | Reset the zoom magnification |
| F | Find text on the page |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Alt + H | Highlight the selected text |
| Ctrl + K | Insert a hyperlink |
| Ctrl + Alt + C | Copy the formatting of the selected text ( Format |
| Ctrl + Alt + V | Paste the formatting to the selected text ( Format |
| Ctrl + B | Apply or remove bold formatting |
| Ctrl + I | Apply or remove italics formatting |
| Ctrl + U | Apply or remove underline formatting |
| Ctrl + Alt + 1 | Apply a Heading 1 style to the current note |
| Ctrl + Alt + 2 | Apply a Heading 2 style to the current note |
| Ctrl + Alt + 3 | Apply a Heading 3 style to the current note |
| Ctrl + Alt + 4 | Apply a Heading 4 style to the current note |
| Ctrl + Alt + 5 | Apply a Heading 5 style to the current note |
| Ctrl + Alt + 6 | Apply a Heading 6 style to the current note |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Clear all formatting applied to the selected text. |
| Alt + Shift + Right | Increase the paragraph indent |
| Alt + Shift + Left | Decrease the paragraph indent |
| Ctrl + L | Align the paragraph to the left |
| Ctrl + R | Align the paragraph to the right |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Show or hide the rule lines on the current page |
| Ctrl + Shift + H | Highlight the selected text |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Alt + Shift + P | Show or hide document printouts on the current page |
| Alt + Shift + D | Insert the current date |
| Alt + Shift + F | Insert the current date and time |
| Alt + Shift + T | Insert the current time |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Alt + Enter | Create another paragraph in the same cell in a table |
| Ctrl + Alt + R | Create a column to the right |
| Ctrl + Alt + E | Create a column to the left |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Shift + End | Select to the end of the line from the current cursor |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Jump to the title of the page and select it |
| Escape | Cancel selecting the outline or page |
| Alt + Shift + Up | Move the selected paragraphs upward |
| Alt + Shift + Down | Move the selected paragraphs downward |
| Alt + Left | Go back to the last page visited |
| Alt + Right | Go forward to the next page visited |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + 1 | Apply, select, or clear the To Do tag |
| Ctrl + 2 | Apply or clear the Important tag |
| Ctrl + 3 | Apply or clear the Question tag |
| Ctrl + 4 | Apply or clear the Remember for later tag |
| Ctrl + 5 | Apply or clear the Definition tag |
| Ctrl + 6 | Apply or clear the Highlight tag |
| Ctrl + 7 | Apply or clear the Contact tag |
| Ctrl + 8 | Apply or clear the Address tag |
| Ctrl + 9 | Apply or clear the Phone number tag |
| Ctrl + 0 | Remove all selected note tags |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Alt + Shift + 1 | Collapse the selected outline to Level 1 |
| Alt + Shift + 2 | Expand an outline to Level 2 |
| Alt + Shift + 3 | Expand an outline to Level 3 |
| Alt + Shift + 4 | Expand an outline to Level 4 |
| Alt + Shift + 5 | Expand an outline to Level 5 |
| Alt + Shift + 6 | Expand an outline to Level 6 |
| Alt + Shift + 7 | Expand an outline to Level 7 |
| Alt + Shift + 8 | Expand an outline to Level 8 |
| Alt + Shift + 9 | Expand an outline to Level 9 |
| Alt + Shift + 0 | Expand all levels of an outline |
| Shift + Tab | Decrease the indent by one level |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| F11 | Enable or disable the full-page view |
| Ctrl + P | Print the current page |
| Ctrl + N | Add a new page at the end of the selected section |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N | Create a new subpage below the current page |
| Alt + Page Up | Go to the first page in the currently visible set |
| Alt + Page Down | Go to the last page in the currently visible set |
| Page Up | Scroll up in the current page |
| Page Down | Scroll down in the current page |
| Ctrl + Home | Scroll to the top of the current page |
| Ctrl + End | Scroll to the bottom of the current page |
| Ctrl + Down | Go to the next paragraph |
| Ctrl + Up | Go to the previous paragraph |
| Ctrl + Alt + Up | Move the cursor up on the current page |
| Ctrl + Alt + Down | Move the cursor down on the current page |
| Ctrl + Alt + Left | Move the cursor left on the current page |
| Ctrl + Alt + Right | Move the cursor right on the current page |
| Alt + Down | Go to the next note container |
| Ctrl + S | Synchronize the notebook. Note: While OneNote is running |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Open the Accessibility Checker pane |
| Ctrl + Alt + N | Create a new page at the same level |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + O | Open a notebook |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + O | Open a section |
| Ctrl + T | Create a new section |
| Ctrl + Tab | Go to the next section |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Go to the previous section |
| Ctrl + Page Down | Go to the next page in the section |
| Ctrl + Page Up | Go to the previous page in the section |
| Alt + Home | Go to the first page in the section |
| Alt + End | Go to the last page in the section |
| Ctrl + Alt + M | Move or copy the current page |
| Ctrl + Alt + G | Put focus on the current page tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Select the current page tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Put focus on the current section tab |
| Shift + M | Move the current page to another location |
| Shift + C | Copy the current page to another location |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + E | Move to the Search box to search all notebooks |
| Down | While searching all notebooks, preview the next result |
| Enter | While searching all notebooks |
| Ctrl + F | Search the current page |
| Shift + F3 | While searching the current page |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Send the selected pages in an email message |
| Ctrl + Shift + 1 | Create a Today Outlook task from the selected note |
| Ctrl + Shift + 2 | Create a Tomorrow Outlook task from the selected note |
| Ctrl + Shift + 3 | Create a This Week Outlook task from the selected note |
| Ctrl + Shift + 4 | Create a Next Week Outlook task from the selected note |
| Ctrl + Shift + 5 | Create a No Date Outlook task from the selected note |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Open the selected Outlook task |
| Ctrl + Shift + 9 | Mark the selected Outlook task as complete |
| Ctrl + Shift + 0 | Delete the selected Outlook task |
| Shift + F9 | Synchronize changes in the current shared notebook |
| F9 | Synchronize changes in all shared notebooks |
| Ctrl + Q | Mark the current page as Unread |
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