Microsoft OneNote Keyboard Shortcuts

43 shortcuts across 6 categories · Windows & Mac

Capture and organize your ideas faster with these OneNote keyboard shortcuts. From note-taking and formatting to notebook navigation, these hotkeys will make your notes more productive.

General

Action	Windows	Mac
Create new page	`Ctrl`+`N`	`Cmd`+`N`
Open notebook	`Ctrl`+`O`	`Cmd`+`O`
Save (sync)	`Ctrl`+`S`	`Cmd`+`S`
Print	`Ctrl`+`P`	`Cmd`+`P`
Undo	`Ctrl`+`Z`	`Cmd`+`Z`
Redo	`Ctrl`+`Y`	`Cmd`+`Y`
Select all on page	`Ctrl`+`A`	`Cmd`+`A`

Text Formatting

Action	Windows	Mac
Bold	`Ctrl`+`B`	`Cmd`+`B`
Italic	`Ctrl`+`I`	`Cmd`+`I`
Underline	`Ctrl`+`U`	`Cmd`+`U`
Strikethrough	`Ctrl`+`-`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`X`
Highlight text	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`H`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`H`
Superscript	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`=`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`=`
Subscript	`Ctrl`+`=`	`Cmd`+`=`
Increase font size	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`>`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`>`
Decrease font size	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`<`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`<`
Clear formatting	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`N`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`N`

Lists & Structure

Action	Windows	Mac
Start bulleted list	`Ctrl`+`.`	`Cmd`+`.`
Start numbered list	`Ctrl`+/	`Cmd`+/
Increase indent	`Tab`	`Tab`
Decrease indent	`Shift`+`Tab`	`Shift`+`Tab`
Insert checkbox (To Do tag)	`Ctrl`+`1`	`Cmd`+`1`
Insert Important tag	`Ctrl`+`2`	`Cmd`+`2`
Insert Question tag	`Ctrl`+`3`	`Cmd`+`3`

Navigation

Action	Windows	Mac
Navigate to next page	`Ctrl`+`Page Down`	`Cmd`+`Page Down`
Navigate to previous page	`Ctrl`+`Page Up`	`Cmd`+`Page Up`
Go to first page in section	`Alt`+`Home`	`Option`+`Cmd`+`Up`
Go to last page in section	`Alt`+`End`	`Option`+`Cmd`+`Down`
Search all notebooks	`Ctrl`+`E`	`Cmd`+`F`
Go to next section	`Ctrl`+`Tab`	`Cmd`+`Tab`
Go to previous section	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Tab`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Tab`

Insert

Action	Windows	Mac
Insert link	`Ctrl`+`K`	`Cmd`+`K`
Insert date	`Alt`+`Shift`+`D`	`Cmd`+`D`
Insert date and time	`Alt`+`Shift`+`F`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`D`
Insert table	`Tab (in new line)`	`Tab (in new line)`
Add column to right	`Tab (at end of row)`	`Tab (at end of row)`
Add row below	`Enter (at end of row)`	`Return (at end of row)`

Pages

Action	Windows	Mac
New page	`Ctrl`+`N`	`Cmd`+`N`
New subpage	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Alt`+`N`	`Cmd`+`Shift`+`Option`+`N`
Increase page level	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`]`	`Cmd`+`Option`+`]`
Decrease page level	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`[`	`Cmd`+`Option`+`[`
Move page up	`Alt`+`Shift`+`Up`	`Cmd`+`Option`+`Up`
Move page down	`Alt`+`Shift`+`Down`	`Cmd`+`Option`+`Down`

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