Keyboard shortcuts in OneNote Online
Use keyboard shortcuts to work more efficiently—even without a mouse. This article lists keyboard shortcuts for OneNote Online.
Tips:
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The shortcuts in this topic refer to the US keyboard layout. Keys for other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a US keyboard.
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Commands that require you to press and release multiple keys together are indicated with a plus sign (+). Commands that require you to press multiple keys in order are indicated by a comma sign (,).
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As a shortcut to commands, press Ctrl+' (apostrophe) to jump to Tell Me, and then type the command you want (available only in Editing view). Use the Up and Down arrows to select a command, and then press Enter.
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Keyboard commands in reading view
Keyboard commands in editing view
Reading view
Navigate the ribbon and panes
| To do this | Press |
| Jump from notebook navigation to browser fields | Shift+F6 |
| Move among ribbon commands | Tab |
| Execute the currently selected ribbon command | Enter |
| Scroll up or down on a page | PgUp, or PgDn |
Navigation pane
| To do this | Press |
| Page forward through the notebook (Internet Explorer) | Ctrl+PgDn |
| Page backward through the notebook (Internet Explorer) | Ctrl+PgUp |
| Go to the first page in a section | Alt+PgUp |
| Go to the last page in a section | Alt+PgDn |
| Expand a section | Enter on selected section |
Editing view
Navigate the ribbon and panes
| To do this | Press |
| Move from current page to the ribbon, and then move among commands. | Ctrl+F6 to get to the page list. Once there, tab to put focus on different pages. Press Enter to select a page. |
| Activate a different ribbon tab | Ctrl+F6, then tab to focus on different ribbon tabs, Enter. |
| Move among ribbon commands | Tab |
| Execute the currently selected ribbon command | Enter |
Navigation pane
| To do this | Press |
| Page forward through the notebook (Internet Explorer) | Ctrl+PgDn |
| Page backward through the notebook (Internet Explorer) | Ctrl+PgUp |
| Go to the first page in a section | Alt+PgUp |
| Go to the last page in a section | Alt+PgDn |
| New section | Ctrl+F6, then tab to a section, Shift+F10, Down Arrow to New Section command, Enter |
| Move current page up or down | Alt+Shift+Up Arrow, Alt+Shift+Down Arrow |
| Delete page | Tab to page, Shift+F10, Down Arrow to Delete command, Enter |
| Delete section | Tab to section, Shift+F10, Down Arrow to Delete command, Enter |
Move insertion point
| To do this | Press |
| From title area to page | Tab, or Enter |
| Right one character | Right Arrow |
| Left one character | Left Arrow |
| Right one word | Ctrl+Right Arrow |
| Left one word | Ctrl+Left Arrow |
| Up one line | Up Arrow |
| Down one line | Down Arrow |
| Up one paragraph | Ctrl+Up Arrow |
| Down one paragraph | Ctrl+Down Arrow |
| Beginning of line | Home |
| End of line | End |
| Beginning of page (not including title area) | Ctrl+Home |
| End of page | Ctrl+End |
| Title area | PgUp, or Ctrl+A, Ctrl+A, Tab until the title is selected |
Select content: expand selection
| To do this | Press |
| Right one character | Shift+Right Arrow |
| Left one character | Shift+Left Arrow |
| Right one word | Shift+Ctrl+Right Arrow |
| Left one word | Shift+Ctrl+Left Arrow |
| Up one line | Shift+Up Arrow |
| Down one line | Shift+Down Arrow |
| Up one paragraph | Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow |
| Down one paragraph | Shift+Ctrl+Down Arrow |
| To beginning of paragraph | Shift+Home |
| To end of paragraph | Shift+End |
| To beginning of outline | Shift+Ctrl+Home |
| To end of outline | Shift+Ctrl+End |
| Whole paragraph, then outline, then page | Ctrl+A for each level of expansion |
Edit content
| To do this | Press |
| Cut | Ctrl+X |
| Copy | Ctrl+C |
| Paste | Ctrl+V |
| Insert hyperlink | Ctrl+K |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y |
| Move from on misspelled word to another | Alt+F7 |
| New outline | Ctrl+Shift+F |
| Move from one outline to another | Ctrl+A, Ctrl+A, Tab |
| Save changes Note: While OneNote Online is running, your notes are automatically saved whenever you change them. Manually saving notes isn't necessary. | Ctrl+S |
Tables
| To do this | Press |
| Create a new cell, when positioned in the last cell of the table | Tab |
| Insert row below | Ctrl+Enter |
Note: When a cell, column, or row is selected, alignment applies to the content of the selected cells. When a table is selected, alignment is applied to the table but does not affect alignment within cells.
Format text
| To do this | Press |
| Bold | Ctrl+B |
| Italics | Ctrl+I |
| Underline | Ctrl+U |
| Bulleted list | Ctrl+Period |
| Numbered list | Ctrl+Slash, or Ctrl+Shift+O |
| Align left | Ctrl+L |
| Align right | Ctrl+R |
| Align centered | Ctrl+E |
| Increase indent | Alt+Shift+Right Arrow |
| Decrease indent | Alt+Shift+Left Arrow |
Tag notes
| To do this | Press |
| To do | Ctrl+1 |
| Important | Ctrl+2 |
| Question | Ctrl+3 |
| Remember for later | Ctrl+4 |
| Definition | Ctrl+5 |
| Highlight | Ctrl+6 |
| Contact | Ctrl+7 |
| Address | Ctrl+8 |
| Phone number | Ctrl+9 |
Windows and Mac keyboard equivalents
| Key | Modifier | Windows | Mac |
| Backspace | Alt | Backspace one word at a time | |
| End | Alt | Move the insertion point to the bottom of the document or outline | |
| Enter | Alt | In Internet Explorer, display page properties | |
| Tab | Ctrl-Alt | Switch tasks | |
| Home | Alt | Go to the home page | Move the insertion point to the top of document or outline |
| Left | Alt | In Internet Explorer, go back | Move left one word at a time |
| PageDn | Alt | Go to the next the page | Go to the next page |
| PageUp | Alt | Go to the previous page | Go to the previous page |
| Right | Alt | In Internet Explorer, go forward | Go right one word at a time |
| Tab | Alt | Switch between applications | Move focus between browser and page elements (accessibility loop) |
| Down | Alt-Shift | Move the current page down one position in the Navigation Pane | Select from the insertion point to the end of the paragraph |
| End | Alt-Shift | Move to the last page in the section | Move to the last page in the section |
| Enter | Alt-Shift | In Internet Explorer, switch to full screen | |
| Tab | Ctrl-Alt-Shift | Switch tasks | |
| Home | Alt-Shift | Move to the first page in the section | Move to the first page in the section |
| Left | Alt-Shift | Remove one level of indent | Select left, one word at a time |
| Right | Alt-Shift | Indent | Select left, one word at a time |
| Tab | Alt-Shift | Switch between applications | Move the focus between browser and page elements (accessibility loop) |
| Up | Alt-Shift | Move the current page down one position in the Navigation Pane | Select from the insertion point to the end of the paragraph |
| Backspace | ⌘ | Backspace one word at a time | |
| Delete | ⌘ | Delete one word at a time | |
| Down | ⌘ | Move the insertion point down, one paragraph at a time | |
| End | ⌘ | Move the insertion point to the bottom of the document or outline | |
| Home | ⌘ | Go to the top of the document or outline (in Safari, go to the browser home page) | |
| Left | ⌘ | Move the insertion point to the beginning of the line (in Firefox, go to the previous page) | |
| Right | ⌘ | Move the insertion point to the end of the line (in Firefox, go forward) | |
| Tab | ⌘ | Switch tasks (like Windows Alt-Tab) | |
| Up | ⌘ | Move the insertion point up, one paragraph at a time | |
| ESC | ⌘-Alt | Open Task Manager (Force Quit apps) | |
| Home | ⌘-Alt | In Safari, go to the browser home page | |
| Left | ⌘-Alt | In Chrome, switch between browser tabs | |
| Delete | ⌘-Shift | In Firefox, clears the browser cache | |
| Down | ⌘-Shift | Select down, one paragraph at a time | |
| End | ⌘-Shift | Select to the bottom of document or page | |
| Home | ⌘-Shift | Select to the top of document or page (in Safari, go to the browser home page) | |
| Left | ⌘-Shift | Select to the beginning of line | |
| Right | ⌘-Shift | Select to the end of line | |
| Tab | ⌘-Shift | Switch tasks (like Windows Alt-Tab) | |
| Up | ⌘-Shift | Select up, one paragraph at a time | |
| ESC | Ctrl-Shift | Open Task Manager | |
| Right | Ctrl-Shift | Select right, one word at a time | |
| Down | Ctrl | Move the insertion point down, one paragraph at a time | Move the insertion point to end of line |
| Left | Ctrl-Shift | Select left, one word at a time | |
| ESC | Ctrl | Open the Start menu or Start screen | |
| Delete | Ctrl-Alt | Open the Lock Screen menu | |
| Left | Ctrl | Move the insertion point left, one word at a time | Display a widget dashboard |
| PageDn | Ctrl | In Firefox and Chrome, switch between open tabs | |
| PageUp | Ctrl | In Firefox and Chrome, switch between open tabs | |
| End | Ctrl | Move the insertion point to end of the document or outline | |
| Tab | Ctrl | Switch between open tabs | Switch between open tabs |
| Up | Ctrl | Move the insertion point up, one paragraph at a time | Move the insertion point to the beginning of the line |
| Backspace | Ctrl-Alt | Backspace one letter at a time | Backspace one letter at a time |
| Home | Ctrl | Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document or outline | |
| Down | Ctrl-Alt | In Internet Explorer, scroll the page down | |
| End | Ctrl-Alt | In Internet Explorer, scroll to the bottom of the page | |
| Home | Ctrl-Alt | In Internet Explorer, scroll to the top of the page | |
| PageDn | Ctrl-Alt | In Internet Explorer, scroll down | |
| PageUp | Ctrl-Alt | In Internet Explorer, scroll up | |
| Right | Ctrl | Move the insertion point left, one word at a time | |
| Up | Ctrl-Alt | in Internet Explorer, scroll the page down | |
| Backspace | Ctrl-Alt-Shift | Backspace one word at a time | Backspace one word at a time |
| End | Ctrl-Alt-Shift | In Internet Explorer, scroll to the bottom of the page | |
| Home | Ctrl-Alt-Shift | In Internet Explorer, scroll to the top of the page | |
| PageDn | Ctrl-Alt-Shift | In Internet Explorer, scroll down | |
| PageUp | Ctrl-Alt-Shift | In Internet Explorer, scroll up | |
| ESC | Alt | Minimize window | |
| Down | Ctrl-Shift | Select down, one paragraph at a time | Select to the end of the line |
| ESC | Alt-Shift | Minimize window | |
| Home | Ctrl-Shift | Select up, one paragraph at a time | Select to the beginning of the line |
| Insert | None | Start Overtype mode | |
| PageDn | Ctrl-Shift | Switch to the next page | |
| PageUp | Ctrl-Shift | Switch to the previous page | |
| Tab | Ctrl-Shift | Switch between open tabs | Switch between open tabs |
| Up | Ctrl-Shift | Select up, one paragraph at a time | Select to the beginning of the line |
| Backspace | None | Backspace one letter at a time | Backspace one letter at a time |
| Delete | None | Backspace one letter at a time | Backspace one letter at a time |
| Down | None | Move the insertion point down, one line at a time | Move the insertion point down, one line at a time |
| End | None | Move the insertion point to end of line | Move the insertion point to end of line |
| Enter | None | Insert a new line | Insert a new line |
| Backspace | Ctrl | Backspace one word at a time | |
| Home | None | Move the insertion point to beginning of the line | In Safari and Chrome, move the insertion point to the beginning of the paragraph |
| Left | None | Move the insertion point left, one letter at a time | Move the insertion point left, one letter at a time |
| PageDn | None | Move the insertion point down, one screen at a time | Move the insertion point down, one screen at a time |
| PageUp | None | Move the insertion point up, one screen at a time | Move the insertion point up, one screen at a time |
| Right | None | Move the insertion point right, one letter at a time | Move the insertion point right, one letter at a time |
| Tab | None | Indent, or go to the next table cell | Indent, go to the next table cell, or insert a table |
| Up | None | Move the insertion point up, one line at a time | Move the insertion point up, one line at a time |
| Backspace | Shift | Backspace one letter at a time | Backspace one letter at a time |
| Down | Shift | Select down, one line at a time | Select down, one line at a time |
| End | Shift | Select to the end of the line | Select to the end of the line |
| Enter | Shift | Insert a soft line break | Insert a soft line break |
| Home | Shift | Select to the beginning of the line | Select to the beginning of the line |
| Left | Shift | Select left, one letter at a time | Select left, one letter at a time |
| Right | Shift | Select right, one letter at a time | Select right, one letter at a time |
| Tab | Shift | Remove one level of indent, go to the previous table cell | Remove one level of indent, go to the previous table cell |
| Up | Shift | Select up, one line at a time | Select up, one line at a time |
More keyboard shortcuts for OneNote
Keyboard shortcuts in OneNote Online are very similar to keyboard shortcuts in the OneNote desktop app. The keyboard shortcuts listed in this article are for the most common tasks in OneNote Online. For a list of keyboard shortcuts in your OneNote desktop app, see:
See also
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