
Format
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+>/< | Increase/ decrease font size of selected text | |
| Ctrl+Shift+H | Highlight selected text | |
| Ctrl+B | Format selected text Bold; press again to un-apply | |
| Ctrl+I | Format Italic | |
| Ctrl+U | Format Underline | |
| Ctrl+- | Format strikethrough | |
| Ctrl+= | Format subscript | |
| Ctrl+Shift+= | Format superscript | |
| Ctrl+Shift+C/Ctrl+Shift+V | Copy/ paste formatting of selected text | |
| Ctrl+Shift+N | Apply the Normal style | |
| Ctrl+. | Apply bullets to selection; press again to un-apply | |
| Ctrl+/ | Apply numbered list | |
| Ctrl+Alt+1 ... 6 | Apply heading style 1 thru 6 | |
| Alt+Shift+Arrow Right/Arrow Left | Indent/ outdent paragraph | |
| Ctrl+R/Ctrl+L | Align Right/ Left | |
| Ctrl+Shift+T | Select Title of page | |
| Alt+Shift+Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Move current line or selected lines up/ down | |
| Shift+Enter | Insert a line break without starting a new paragraph | |
| Ctrl+K | Insert a hyperlink |
Basic Editing and Formatting
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Z/Y | Undo/ redo last action | |
| Ctrl+Arrow Left/Arrow Right | Move one word left/ right | |
| Ctrl+Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Move to next/ previous paragraph | |
| Home/End | Move to beginning/ end of the line | |
| Ctrl+Home/End | Move to top/ bottom of current page | |
| Page Up/Page Down | Move one page up/ down in current page | |
| Ctrl+Delete | Delete one word to the right of cursor | |
| Ctrl+Backspace | Delete one word to the left of cursor | |
| Ctrl+X/Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V | Cut/ copy/ paste selection | |
| Shift+Home/End | Select to the beginning/ end of line | |
| Ctrl+A 1x | Select all of Line | |
| Ctrl+A 2x | Select all of Comment Section | |
| Ctrl+A 3x | Select all of current page | |
| Ctrl+Shift+- | Select current paragraph and its subordinate paragraphs | |
| Shift+F10 | Bring up context menu for any note, tab, or any other object that currently has focus (Simulate right mouse-button) |
OneNote Window
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+R | Show or hide Ruler lines on current page | |
| Ctrl+Shift+[/] | Increase/ decrease width of page tab (typically on the right) | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Alt+[/] | Increase/ decrease width of sections tab (typically on the left) | |
| Alt+F1 | Show or hide section tab | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Alt++/- | Zoom in/ out | |
| Ctrl+F1 | Show or hide Office ribbon | |
| F11 | Turn full-screen view on or off | |
| Ctrl+Alt+D | Dock/ undock OneNote program window to desktop | |
| Ctrl+M | Replicate OneNote window | |
| Ctrl+Shift+M | Open a small OneNote window to create side note | |
| Win+N | Create a new side note | |
| Ctrl+Alt+N | Create a new page below current page tab at the same level | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N | Create a new subpage below current page |
Manage Pages, Notebooks and Sections
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+T | Create new section | |
| Ctrl+Alt+M | Move or copy current page | |
| Ctrl+Page Down/Page Up | Go to next/ previous page in section | |
| Ctrl+Tab/Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Go to next/ previous section | |
| Alt+Home/End | Go to first/ last page in the section | |
| Alt+Page Up/Page Down | Go to first/ last page in the currently visible set of page tabs | |
| Alt+Arrow Left/Arrow Right | Go back to last/ next page opened | |
| Ctrl+G | Move focus to Notebook area (typically on the left); continue with Arrow Up/Arrow Down to select page. Press Escape to cancel | |
| Ctrl+Alt+G | Move focus to Pages area (typically on the Right); continue with Arrow Up/Arrow Down to select page. Press Escape to cancel | |
| Ctrl+Shift+G | Move focus to Section area (typically on the top); continue with Arrow Left/Arrow Right to select section. Press Escape to cancel | |
| Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F10, M | Open move option for current section | |
| Ctrl+O | Open notebook | |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O | Open a section | |
| Ctrl+Shift+A | Select current page tab |
OneNote Tables
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Tab | Create able by adding a second column to already typed text.Create another column in table with a single row. | |
| Enter | Create another row when at the end cell of a table. Press Enter a second time to finish the table | |
| Ctrl+Enter | Create row below current row in table | |
| Alt+Enter | Create another paragraph in same cell in table | |
| Ctrl+Alt+R | Create column to the right of current column in table | |
| Ctrl+Alt+E | Create column to the left of current column in table | |
| Enter | Create row above the current one in table (when the cursor is at the beginning of any row) | |
| Press Delete twice | Delete current empty row in table (when the cursor is at the beginning of the row) |
Add Items
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Alt+Shift+D | Insert current Date | |
| Alt+Shift+T | Insert current Time | |
| Alt+Shift+F | Insert current date and time | |
| Alt+N, F | Insert document or File on current page | |
| Alt+N, O | Insert document or file as a printout on current page | |
| Alt+Shift+P | Show or hide document printouts on current page (when running OneNote in High Contrast mode) | |
| Alt+N, P | Insert Picture from file | |
| Alt+N, S | Insert picture from Scanner or a camera. | |
| Win+S | Insert screen clipping. The OneNote icon must be active in the notification area on the Windows taskbar |
Outlines
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Alt+Shift+1 ... 9 | Show Level 1 through 9 | |
| Alt+Shift+0 | Expand all levels | |
| Tab/Shift+Tab | Increase/ decrease indent by one level | |
| Alt+Shift+[/] | Expand collapsed outline | |
| Alt+Shift+- | Collapse expanded outline |
Tag Notes
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+1 | Apply, mark, or clear 'To-Do' tag | |
| Ctrl+2 | Apply or clear 'Important' tag | |
| Ctrl+3 | Apply or clear 'Question' tag | |
| Ctrl+4 | Apply or clear 'Remember for later' tag | |
| Ctrl+5 | Apply or clear 'Definition' tag | |
| Ctrl+6 ... Ctrl+9 | Apply or clear a custom tag | |
| Ctrl+0 (zero) | Remove all note tags from selected notes |
Search Notes
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+E | Move insertion point to search box to search all notebooks | |
| Arrow Down | While searching all notebooks, preview next result | |
| Enter | While searching all notebooks, go to selected result and dismiss search | |
| Ctrl+E, Tab, Space | Change the search scope | |
| Alt+O after searching | Open the Search Results pane | |
| Ctrl+F | Search only current page. Switch between searching everywhere and searching only the current page at any point by pressing CTRL+E or CTRL+F | |
| F3 (or Enter) | While searching current page, move to next result | |
| Shift+F3 | While searching current page, move to previous result | |
| Esc | Dismiss search and return to page |
Outlook 2016 Integration
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+E | Send selected pages in an Email | |
| Ctrl+Shift+1 | Create a Today Outlook task from selected note | |
| Ctrl+Shift+2 | Create a Tomorrow Outlook task | |
| Ctrl+Shift+3 | Create a This Week Outlook task | |
| Ctrl+Shift+4 | Create a Next Week Outlook task | |
| Ctrl+Shift+5 | Create a No Date Outlook task | |
| Ctrl+Shift+K | Open the selected Outlook task | |
| Ctrl+Shift+9 | Mark the selected Outlook task as complete | |
| Ctrl+Shift+0 | Delete selected Outlook task | |
| Shift+F9 | Sync changes in current shared notebook | |
| F9 | Sync changes in all shared notebooks | |
| Ctrl+Q | Mark current page as unread |
The Rest
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| F7 | Check spelling | |
| Shift+F7 | Open research pane and thesaurus for the currently selected word | |
| Ctrl+Shift+W | Execute action suggested on the Information Bar if it appears at the top of a page | |
| Ctrl+Alt+L | Lock all password-protected sections | |
| Ctrl+Shift+* | Expand or collapse the subordinate tabs of a page group | |
| Ctrl+P | Print the current page |