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Microsoft OneNote

Microsoft OneNote is a fast and friendly Git client for Mac and Windows, designed to simplify version control with a clean interface and powerful features.

Frequently used shortcuts

Open a new OneNote window
Ctrl +
M
Create a Quick Note
Ctrl +
+
M
or
Alt +
+
N
Dock the OneNote window
Ctrl +
Alt +
D
Undo the previous action
Ctrl +
Z
Redo the previous action, if possible
Ctrl +
Y
Select all items on the current page
Ctrl +
A
Cut the selected text or item
Ctrl +
X
Copy the selected text or item to the clipboard
Ctrl +
C
Paste the contents of the clipboard
Ctrl +
V
Paste text only (Paste without formatting)
Ctrl +
+
V
Move to the beginning of the line
Home
Move to the end of the line
End
Move one word to the left
Ctrl +
Move one word to the right
Ctrl +
Delete one character to the left
Delete one character to the right
Delete one word to the left
Ctrl +
Delete one word to the right
Ctrl +
Insert a line break without starting a new paragraph
+
Check spelling
F7
Open the thesaurus for the currently selected word
+
F7
Display the context menu for the currently focused object
+
F10
or
Perform the action suggested on the Information Bar when it appears at the top of a page
Ctrl +
+
W
Play the selected audio recording
Ctrl +
Alt +
P
Stop audio recording playback
Ctrl +
Alt +
S
Skip the current audio recording backward by 10 seconds
Ctrl +
Alt +
Y
Skip the current audio recording forward by 10 seconds
Ctrl +
Alt +
U

Format notes

Highlight the selected text
Ctrl +
Alt +
H
Insert a hyperlink
Ctrl +
K
Copy the formatting of the selected text ( Format Painter )
Ctrl +
Alt +
C
Paste the formatting to the selected text ( Format Painter )
Ctrl +
Alt +
V
Open a hyperlink
Apply or remove bold formatting
Ctrl +
B
Apply or remove italics formatting
Ctrl +
I
Apply or remove underline formatting
Ctrl +
U
Apply or remove strikethrough formatting
Alt +
-
Apply or remove superscript formatting
Ctrl +
+
=
Apply or remove subscript formatting
Ctrl +
+
-
Apply or remove bulleted list formatting
Ctrl +
.
Apply or remove numbered list formatting
Ctrl +
/
Apply a Heading 1 style to the current note
Ctrl +
Alt +
1
Apply a Heading 2 style to the current note
Ctrl +
Alt +
2
Apply a Heading 3 style to the current note
Ctrl +
Alt +
3
Apply a Heading 4 style to the current note
Ctrl +
Alt +
4
Apply a Heading 5 style to the current note
Ctrl +
Alt +
5
Apply a Heading 6 style to the current note
Ctrl +
Alt +
6
Clear all formatting applied to the selected text (Apply the Normal style)
Ctrl +
+
N
Increase the paragraph indent
+
Alt +
or
Decrease the paragraph indent
+
Alt +
or
+
Align the paragraph to the left
Ctrl +
L
Align the paragraph to the right
Ctrl +
R
Increase the font size of the selected text
Ctrl +
+
.
Decrease the font size of the selected text
Ctrl +
+
,
Show or hide the rule lines on the current page
Ctrl +
+
R

Insert items on a page

Insert a document or file on the current page
Alt +
N,
F
Insert a document or file as a printout on the current page
Alt +
N,
O
Show or hide document printouts on the current page when the high contrast mode on Windows 10 or one of the contrast themes on Windows 11 is activated
+
Alt +
P
Insert a picture from a file
Alt +
N,
P
Insert a sticker
Alt +
N,
S
Insert a screen clipping Note: The OneNote icon must be active in the Windows taskbar notification area
+
+
S,
Ctrl +
V
Insert the current date
+
Alt +
D
Insert the current date and time
+
Alt +
F
Insert the current time
+
Alt +
T
Insert a line break
+
Start a math equation or convert selected text to a math equation
Alt +
=

Work with tables

Create a table
Create another column in a table with a single row
Create another row when at the end cell of a table
Insert a row below the current row
Ctrl +
Create another paragraph in the same cell in a table
Alt +
Create a column to the right of the current column in a table
Ctrl +
Alt +
R
Create a column to the left of the current column in a table
Ctrl +
Alt +
E
Create a row above the current one in a table
Create a new cell or row
Delete the current empty row in a table

Select text and objects

Select all items on the current page
Ctrl +
A
Select to the end of the line from the current cursor location
+
End
Select the whole line
+
Jump to the title of the page and select it
Ctrl +
+
T
Cancel selecting the outline or page
Esc
Move the selected paragraphs upward
+
Alt +
Move the selected paragraphs downward
+
Alt +
Increase the paragraph indent
+
Alt +
Decrease the paragraph indent
+
Alt +
Select the current paragraph and its subordinate paragraphs
Ctrl +
+
-
Delete the selected note or object
Move to the beginning of the line
Home
Move to the end of the line
End
Go back to the last page visited
Alt +
Go forward to the next page visited
Alt +

Tag notes

Apply, select, or clear the To Do tag
Ctrl +
1
Apply or clear the Important tag
Ctrl +
2
Apply or clear the Question tag
Ctrl +
3
Apply or clear the Remember for later tag
Ctrl +
4
Apply or clear the Definition tag
Ctrl +
5
Apply or clear the Highlight tag
Ctrl +
6
Apply or clear the Contact tag
Ctrl +
7
Apply or clear the Address tag
Ctrl +
8
Apply or clear the Phone number tag
Ctrl +
9
Remove all selected note tags
Ctrl +
0

Use outlines

Collapse the selected outline to Level 1
+
Alt +
1
Expand an outline to Level 2
+
Alt +
2
Expand an outline to Level 3
+
Alt +
3
Expand an outline to Level 4
+
Alt +
4
Expand an outline to Level 5
+
Alt +
5
Expand an outline to Level 6
+
Alt +
6
Expand an outline to Level 7
+
Alt +
7
Expand an outline to Level 8
+
Alt +
8
Expand an outline to Level 9
+
Alt +
9
Expand all levels of an outline
+
Alt +
0
Expand the selected heading
+
Alt +
=
Collapse the selected heading
+
Alt +
-
Increase the indent by one level
Decrease the indent by one level
+
Expand a selected, collapsed outline
+
Alt +
=
Collapse a selected, expanded outline
+
Alt +
-

Specify language settings

Set writing direction left to right (use Left Shift key)
Ctrl +
Set writing direction right to left (use Right Shift key)
Ctrl +
Increase indent by one level in right-to-left text
Decrease indent by one level in right-to-left text
+

Work with pages

Enable or disable the full-page view
F11
Open a new OneNote window
Ctrl +
M
Create a Quick Note
Ctrl +
+
M
Expand or collapse a page group in the page navigation pane
Ctrl +
+
8
Print the current page
Ctrl +
P
Add a new page at the end of the selected section
Ctrl +
N
Increase the width of the page navigation pane
Ctrl +
+
[
Decrease the width of the page navigation pane
Ctrl +
+
]
Decrease indent level of the current page in the page navigation pane
Ctrl +
Alt +
[
Increase indent level of the current page in the page navigation pane
Ctrl +
Alt +
]
Create a new subpage below the current page
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
N
Select all items
Ctrl +
A
Select the current page
Ctrl +
+
A
or
Ctrl +
A
Move the selected page up in the page navigation pane
+
Alt +
Move the selected page down in the page navigation pane
+
Alt +
Move to the page title
Ctrl +
+
T
Go to the first page in the currently visible set of pages in the page navigation pane
Alt +
Pg Up
Go to the last page in the currently visible set of pages in the page navigation pane
Alt +
Pg Dn
Scroll up in the current page
Pg Up
Scroll down in the current page
Pg Dn
Scroll to the top of the current page
Ctrl +
Home
Scroll to the bottom of the current page
Ctrl +
End
Go to the next paragraph
Ctrl +
Go to the previous paragraph
Ctrl +
Move the cursor up on the current page, or expand the page up
Ctrl +
Alt +
Move the cursor down on the current page, or expand the page down
Ctrl +
Alt +
Move the cursor left on the current page, or expand the page to the left
Ctrl +
Alt +
Move the cursor right on the current page, or expand the page to the right
Ctrl +
Alt +
Go to the next note container
Alt +
Go to the beginning of the line
Home
Go to the end of the line
End
Go to the previous page visited
Alt +
Go to the next page visited, if possible
Alt +
Zoom in
Ctrl +
=
Zoom out
Ctrl +
-
Synchronize the notebook Note: While OneNote is running, your notes are automatically saved whenever you change them It is not necessary to manually save notes
Ctrl +
S

Work with notebooks and sections

Open OneNote
+
+
N
Open a notebook
Ctrl +
O
Open a section
Ctrl +
+
Alt +
O
Create a new section
Ctrl +
T
Go to the next section
Ctrl +
Go to the previous section
Ctrl +
+
Go to the next page in the section
Ctrl +
Pg Dn
Go to the previous page in the section
Ctrl +
Pg Up
Go to the first page in the section
Alt +
Home
Go to the last page in the section
Alt +
End
Go to the first page in the currently visible set of page tabs
Alt +
Pg Up
Go to the last page of the currently visible set of page tabs
Alt +
Pg Dn
Move or copy the current page
Ctrl +
Alt +
M
Put focus on the current page tab
Ctrl +
Alt +
G
Select the current page tab
Ctrl +
+
A
Put focus on the current section tab
Ctrl +
+
G
Move the current section
Ctrl +
+
G,
,
+
F10
or
Ctrl +
+
G,
,
+
F10
Switch to a different notebook on the Navigation bar
Ctrl +
G,
,
or
Ctrl +
G,
,
or
Ctrl +
G,
,

Search through notes

Move to the Search box to search all notebooks
Ctrl +
E
While searching all notebooks, preview the next result
While searching all notebooks, go to the selected result and dismiss the search
Change the search scope
Ctrl +
E,
,
Open the Search Results pane
Alt +
O
Search the current page
Ctrl +
F
While searching the current page, move to the next result
or
F3
While searching the current page, move to the previous result
+
F3
Dismiss the search and return to the page
Esc

Share notes

Send the selected pages in an email message
Ctrl +
+
E
Create a Today Outlook task from the selected note
Ctrl +
+
1
Create a Tomorrow Outlook task from the selected note
Ctrl +
+
2
Create a This Week Outlook task from the selected note
Ctrl +
+
3
Create a Next Week Outlook task from the selected note
Ctrl +
+
4
Create a No Date Outlook task from the selected note
Ctrl +
+
5
Open the selected Outlook task
Ctrl +
+
K
Mark the selected Outlook task as complete
Ctrl +
+
9
Delete the selected Outlook task
Ctrl +
+
0
Synchronize changes in the current shared notebook
+
F9
Synchronize changes in all shared notebooks
F9
Mark the current page as Unread
Ctrl +
Q

Protect notes

Lock all password-protected sections
Ctrl +
Alt +
L

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