Microsoft OneNote is a digital note-taking application by Microsoft for capturing, organizing, and sharing notes across devices.
Navigate the ribbon and panes in Viewing mode
Jump from the notebook navigation to the browser fields
+
F6
Move among ribbon commands
Perform the currently selected ribbon command
Scroll up or down on a page
Pg Up
or
Pg Dn
Page forward through the notebook
Ctrl +
Pg Dn
Page backward through the notebook
Ctrl +
Pg Up
Go to the first page in a section
Alt +
Pg Up
Go to the last page in a section
Alt +
Pg Dn
Expand the selected section
Display the access keys (ribbon commands) on the classic ribbon when using Narrator
Alt +
.
Navigate the ribbon and panes in Editing mode
Open a specific page
Ctrl +
F6,
,
,
or
Ctrl +
F6,
,
,
Activate a different ribbon tab
Ctrl +
F6,
or
Ctrl +
F6,
Move among ribbon commands
,
or
,
Activate the selected ribbon command
Go to the first page in a section
Alt +
Pg Up
Go to the last page in a section
Alt +
Pg Dn
Move the current page up or down
+
Alt +
or
+
Alt +
Navigate within pages
Move the cursor from the title area to the page body
or
Move the cursor one word to the right
Ctrl +
Move the cursor one word to the left
Ctrl +
Move the cursor up by one paragraph
Ctrl +
Move the cursor down by one paragraph
Ctrl +
Move the cursor to the beginning of the line
Home
Move the cursor to the end of the line
End
Move the cursor to the beginning of the page outline
Ctrl +
Home
Move the cursor to the end of the page outline
Ctrl +
End
Move the cursor to the title area
Pg Up
or
Ctrl +
A,
Select text and graphics
Select text
+
or
+
or
+
or
+
Select the word to the right
Ctrl +
+
Select the word to the left
Ctrl +
+
Select from the current position to the beginning of the paragraph
+
Home
Select from the current position to the end of the paragraph
+
End
Select from the current position to the beginning of the outline
Ctrl +
+
Home
Select from the current position to the end of the outline
Ctrl +
+
End
Expand the selection
Ctrl +
A
Edit content
Cut the selected content to the clipboard
Ctrl +
X
Copy the selected content to the clipboard
Ctrl +
C
Paste the contents of the clipboard
Ctrl +
V
Insert a hyperlink
Ctrl +
K
Undo the previous action
Ctrl +
Z
Redo the previous action, if possible
Ctrl +
Y
Move to the next misspelled word
Alt +
F7
Create a new outline
Ctrl +
+
F
Move from one outline to another
Ctrl +
A,
Synchronize the notebook Note: While OneNote for the web is running, your notes are automatically saved whenever you change them It is not necessary to manually save notes
Ctrl +
S
Work with tables
Create a table
Create a new cell
Insert a row below the current row
Ctrl +
Format text
Apply bold formatting
Ctrl +
B
Apply italics formatting
Ctrl +
I
Apply underline formatting
Ctrl +
U
Create a bulleted list
Ctrl +
.
Create a numbered list
Ctrl +
/
or
Ctrl +
+
O
Align the paragraph to the left
Ctrl +
L
Align the paragraph to the right
Ctrl +
R
Increase the paragraph indent
+
Alt +
Decrease the paragraph indent
+
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
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