Microsoft OneNote Keyboard Shortcuts for macOS

Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft OneNote on Mac. Create notes, organize notebooks, and format content on macOS.

Create a new page: Cmd+N
Undo the previous action: Cmd+Z
Redo the previous action, if possible: Cmd+Y
Cut the selected content to the clipboard: Cmd+X
Copy the selected content to the clipboard: Cmd+C
Paste the contents of the clipboard: Cmd+V
Open a notebook: Cmd+O
Enter or exit the full-screen mode: Cmd+Ctrl+F
Close the current notebook: Cmd+Shift+W
Synchronize this notebook: Cmd+S
Synchronize all notebooks: Cmd+Shift+S
Select all items on the current page: Cmd+A
Select the page title: Cmd+Shift+T

Increase the paragraph indent: Tab
or
Cmd+]
Decrease the paragraph indent: Shift+Tab
or
Cmd+[
Zoom in: Cmd+=
Zoom out: Cmd+-
Reset the zoom magnification: Cmd+0
Collapse an expanded outline: Ctrl+Shift+=
Expand a collapsed outline: Ctrl+Shift+-
Open the selected link: Return
or
Shift+Return
Copy the selected formatting: Cmd+Opt+C
Paste the copied formatting: Cmd+Opt+V
Find text on the page: Cmd+F
Find text within all open notebooks: Cmd+Opt+F

Move one word to the left: Opt+Left
Move one word to the right: Opt+Right
Move to the beginning of the line: Cmd+Left
Move to the end of the line: Cmd+Right
Move up one paragraph: Cmd+Up
or
Opt+Up

Move down one paragraph: Cmd+Down
or
Opt+Down
Scroll up in the current page: Pg Up
Scroll down in the current page: Pg Dn
Move the cursor up in the current outline: Cmd+Opt+Up
Move the cursor to the title of the current page: Cmd+Shift+T

Cut the selected content to the clipboard: Cmd+X
Copy the selected content to the clipboard: Cmd+C
Paste the contents of the clipboard: Cmd+V
Copy the selected formatting: Cmd+Opt+C
Paste the copied formatting: Cmd+Opt+V
Start creating a bulleted list: Shift+8,Space
or
Opt+8,Space
Start creating a numbered list: 1,Space
or
Cmd+/
Promote (indent) the selected list item: Cmd+]
Demote (decrease indent) the selected list item: Cmd+[
Apply superscript formatting: Cmd+Opt+Shift+=
Apply subscript formatting: Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+=
Insert a line break: Shift+Return
Insert the current date: Cmd+D

Insert the current date and time: Cmd+Shift+D
Insert equations (or convert the selected text to a math equation): Ctrl+=
Search for the selected text using the Smart Lookup task pane: Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+L
Insert emoji: Cmd+Ctrl+Space
Delete the character to the left of the cursor: Del
Delete the character to the right of the cursor: Fn+Del
Delete the word to the left of the cursor: Opt+Del
Delete the word to the right of the cursor: Opt+Fn+Del
or
Opt+Del
Increase the paragraph indent: Cmd+Opt+Right
Decrease the paragraph indent: Cmd+Opt+Left
Move the selected image or object up: Cmd+Opt+Up
Move the selected image or object down: Cmd+Opt+Down

Create another table row: Return
Create a table column to the right of the current column: Cmd+Ctrl+R
Create a table column to the left of the current column: Cmd+Ctrl+L

Create a table row below the current row: Cmd+Return
Create another paragraph in the same cell: Opt+Return

Switch between sections in a notebook: Cmd+Shift+[
or
Cmd+Shift+]
Switch between pages in a section: Cmd+Ctrl+G,Ctrl+Opt+Up
or
Cmd+Ctrl+G,Ctrl+Opt+Down
or
Cmd+Ctrl+G,Cmd+Pg Up
or
Cmd+Ctrl+G,Cmd+Pg Dn
Open other notebooks or create new ones: Cmd+O
Review the list of your open notebooks: Ctrl+G
Create a new notebook page: Cmd+N
Open the OneNote app preferences: Cmd+,
Move the current page to another location: Cmd+Shift+M

Copy the current page to another location: Cmd+Shift+C
Enter full-screen mode: Cmd+Ctrl+F
Synchronize this notebook: Cmd+S
Synchronize all notebooks: Cmd+Shift+S
Move the keyboard focus to the page list: Cmd+Ctrl+G
Move the keyboard focus to the section list: Ctrl+Shift+G

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Visit the Microsoft OneNote app page for an overview and helpful links.

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