Evernote Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Keyboard shortcuts for Evernote on Windows. Create notes, move between notebooks, format and auto-format text, search notes, and open the AI assistant.
Key label style

Global

New note window
Ctrl+Alt+N
Paste to Evernote
Ctrl+Alt+V
Search in Evernote
Ctrl+Shift+K
Search in Evernote (alias)
Win+Shift+F
Open Evernote Helper
Ctrl+Alt+H
Capture screen
Ctrl+Alt+S

General

New note
Ctrl+N
New notebook
Alt+Shift+N
New task
Alt+T
New tag
Ctrl+Shift+T
New event
Ctrl+E
Convert Scratch Pad to Note
Ctrl+Shift+N
Delete / Move to Trash
Del
Select all (note list)
Ctrl+A
Select single
Ctrl+Click
Select group
Shift+Click
Minimize window
Ctrl+M
Close window
Ctrl+W
Keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl+/
Settings
Ctrl+,

View

Zoom in
Ctrl+=
Zoom out
Ctrl+-
Zoom to 100%
Ctrl+0
Expand / collapse sidebar
F10
Full screen
F11

Note actions

Open Note in new window
Alt+O
Open Note in Lite editor
Ctrl+Alt+O
Share
Alt+S
Move
Alt+Shift+M
Add tag
F3
Edit tags
Ctrl+Alt+T
Note info
Ctrl+Shift+I
Print
Ctrl+P
Rename
F2

Editing

Undo
Ctrl+Z
Redo
Ctrl+Y
Copy
Ctrl+C
Cut
Ctrl+X
Paste
Ctrl+V
Paste and match style
Ctrl+Shift+V
Select all
Ctrl+A
Find within note
Ctrl+F
Find and replace
Ctrl+H
Insert divider
Ctrl+Shift+-
Insert code block
Ctrl+Shift+L
Insert date
Alt+Shift+D
Insert time
Ctrl+Shift+D
Add comment
Ctrl+Shift+M

Text formatting

Increase font size
Ctrl+Shift+.
Decrease font size
Ctrl+Shift+,
Bold
Ctrl+B
Italic
Ctrl+I
Underline
Ctrl+U
Highlight
Ctrl+Shift+H
Bulleted list
Ctrl+Shift+B
Numbered list
Ctrl+Shift+O
Checklist
Ctrl+Shift+C
Align left
Ctrl+L
Align center
Ctrl+E
Align right
Ctrl+J
Justify
Ctrl+Q
Indent
Ctrl+M
Outdent
Ctrl+Shift+M
Indent / Forward
Tab
Outdent / Previous
Shift+Tab
Strikethrough
Ctrl+T
Superscript
Ctrl+Shift+Up
Subscript
Ctrl+Shift+Down
Simplify formatting
Ctrl+Space
Remove formatting
Ctrl+Shift+Space
Encrypt selected text
Ctrl+Shift+X

Auto formatting

Large header
"#"
Medium header
"##"
Small header
"###"
Task
"()"
Task (checked)
"(x)"
Checklist
"[]"
Checklist (checked)
"[x]"
Numbered list
"1."
or
"1)"
Bulleted list
"*"
or
"-"
or
"+"
Divider
"---"
Code block
"```"
Inline code
"`code`"
Quote block
">"
Table (2x2)
[+]+[+]+x+2'
Common emoji
":elephant:"

AI Assistant

Toggle AI Assistant
Alt+A
Expand/collapse AI Assistant
Alt+Shift+A
Create a new chat
Alt+C

Intro

Evernote on Windows uses Ctrl as its primary modifier. The shortcut set mirrors Mac with Ctrl in place of Command, plus Windows-specific F-key shortcuts that work without Fn.

Windows-specific shortcut notes

New note creation. The shortcut to create a new note immediately, without clicking into a notebook, is the same concept as on Mac, using Ctrl.

Search. Ctrl+F finds text within the current note. Separate shortcuts give keyboard access to the main Evernote search field for cross-collection search.

F-key shortcuts on Windows. Evernote on Windows uses F-keys for some navigation actions that work without Fn. These are covered in the table above.

Notebook and tag navigation. Keyboard shortcuts for moving between notebooks and filtering the note list.

Text formatting. Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I, Ctrl+U, and other formatting shortcuts apply within notes.

Printable PDF

The Evernote Windows shortcut list is available as a printable PDF.

FAQ

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