100 Microsoft OneNote Keyboard Shortcuts

Being a one-stop solution for organizing your notes, you must know OneNote shortcuts. Hence, to increase efficiency, save time, improve productivity, and streamline your work, learning the Microsoft OneNote shortcuts is a worthy endeavor and a timesaver.

Below is a list of OneNote shortcuts, including the usual as well as the essential ones. These shortcuts will help you get the job done. You don’t have to memorize the shortcuts; you can download the Microsoft OneNote Shortcuts list for Windows users in PDF form and use it for future reference.

Most used OneNote Shortcuts

ActionOneNote Shortcuts
Move to the beginning of the lineHome key
Move to the end of the lineEnd key
Move to the top of the current pageCtrl + Home
Move to the bottom of the current pageCtrl + End
Move one page up on the current pagePage Up key
Move one page down in a current pagePage Down key
CutCtrl + X
CopyCtrl + C
PasteCtrl + V
UndoCtrl + Z
Redo the last actionCtrl + Y
Move one word leftCtrl + Left Arrow key
Move one word rightCtrl + Right Arrow key
Move to the next paragraphCtrl + Down Arrow key
Move to the previous paragraphCtrl + Up Arrow key
Delete one word to the right of the cursorCtrl + Delete
Delete one word to the left of the cursorCtrl + Backspace
Select the beginning of the lineShift + Home
Select the end of the lineShift + End
Select all of the LineCtrl + A
Select current paragraphCtrl + Shift + –
Check to spellF7

Window Shortcuts

ActionOneNote Shortcuts
Show or hide Ruler linesCtrl + Shift + R
Increase the width of the page tabCtrl + Shift + [
Decrease the width of the page tabCtrl + Shift + ]
Show or hide section tabAlt + F1
Zoom inCtrl + Shift + Alt + +
Zoom outCtrl + Shift + Alt + –
Show or hide the Office ribbonCtrl + F1
Turn the full-screen view on or offF11
Dock or Undock OneNote program windowCtrl + Alt + D
Replicate OneNote windowCtrl + M
Open a small OneNote windowCtrl + Shift + M
Create a new side noteWin + N
Create a new page below the current pageCtrl + Alt + N
Create a new subpage below the current pageCtrl + Shift + Alt + N

Tag Notes Shortcuts

ActionOneNote Shortcuts Windows
To-Do tagCtrl + 1
Important tagCtrl + 2
Question tagCtrl + 3
Remember for later tagCtrl + 4
Definition tagCtrl + 5
Custom tagCtrl + 6
Remove all note tagsCtrl + 0

Add items Shortcuts

ActionOneNote Shortcuts
Insert Current DateAlt + Shift + D
Insert Current TimeAlt + Shift + T
Insert current date and timeAlt + Shift + F
Insert Picture from fileAlt + N than P
Insert picture from ScannerAlt + N than S
Insert screen clippingWin + S

Formatting Shortcuts

ActionOneNote Shortcuts
BoldCtrl + B
ItalicCtrl + I
UnderlineCtrl + U
StrikethroughCtrl + –
SubscriptCtrl + =
SuperscriptCtrl + Shift + =
Increase the font size of selected textCtrl + Shift + >
Decrease the font size of selected textCtrl + Shift + <
Highlight selected textCtrl + Shift + H
Apply the Normal styleCtrl + Shift + N
Apply bulletCtrl + .
Apply numbered listCtrl + /
Apply heading style 1…6Ctrl + Alt + 1…6
Indent paragraphAlt + Shift + Right Arrow key
Outdent paragraphAlt + Shift + Left Arrow key
Align RightCtrl + R
Align LeftCtrl + L
Select the Title of the pageCtrl + Shift + T
Move the current line or selected lines upAlt + Shift + Up Arrow key
Move the current line or selected lines downAlt + Shift + Down Arrow key
Insert a line breakShift + Enter
Insert a hyperlinkCtrl + K

Manage Pages & Notebooks Shortcuts

ActionMicrosoft OneNote Shortcuts
Create new sectionCtrl + T
Move or copy the current pageCtrl + Alt + M
Go to the next page in the sectionCtrl + Page Down key
Go to the previous page in the sectionCtrl + Page Up key
Go to the next sectionCtrl + Tab
Go to the previous sectionCtrl + Shift + Tab
Go to the first page in the sectionAlt + Home
Go to the last page in the sectionAlt + End
Go back to the last page openedAlt + Left Arrow key
Go back to the next page openedAlt + Right Arrow key
Open notebookCtrl + O
Open a sectionCtrl + Alt + Shift + O
Select the current page tabCtrl + Shift + A

Outlines Shortcuts

ActionMicrosoft OneNote Shortcuts
Show Level 1…9Alt + Shift + 1…9
Expand all levelsAlt + Shift + 0
Increase indent by one levelTab
Decrease indent by one levelShift + Tab
Expand collapsed outlineAlt + Shift + [
Collapse expanded outlineAlt + Shift + –

Outlook Integration Shortcuts

ActionMicrosoft OneNote Shortcuts
Send selected pages in an EmailCtrl + Shift + E
Create a Today Outlook taskCtrl + Shift + 1
Create a Tomorrow Outlook taskCtrl + Shift + 2
Create a Next Week Outlook taskCtrl + Shift + 3
Create a No Date Outlook taskCtrl + Shift + 4
Open the selected Outlook taskCtrl + Shift + 5
Mark the selected Outlook task as completeCtrl + Shift + K
Delete selected Outlook taskCtrl + Shift + 9
Sync changes in the currently shared notebookShift + F9
Mark the current page as unreadCtrl + Q

Evernote is one such software, similar to OneNote, that helps you collect notes of all kinds into one notebook. The notes collected in Evernote can be of different types, like web page notes, clippings, photos, videos, audio recordings, handwritten notes, and much more.

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