Keyboard shortcuts for sticky notes

Many users find that using an external keyboard with keyboard shortcuts for Sticky Notes on Windows helps them work more efficiently. For users with mobility or vision disabilities, keyboard shortcuts can be easier than using the touchscreen and are an essential alternative to using a mouse. This article itemizes the keyboard shortcuts for Sticky Notes on Windows.

Notes: 

• 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.

• If a shortcut requires pressing two or more keys at the same time, this topic separates the keys with a plus sign (+). If you have to press one key immediately after another, the keys are separated by a comma (,).

• When using Narrator, your keyboard will default to the Standard layout. To change this in the Narrator settings, press the Windows logo key+Ctrl+N. Press the Tab key until you hear: "Select keyboard layout, Standard." To change the layout to Legacy, press the Down arrow key once. You hear: "Legacy, selected." The new Narrator commands will not be available in the Legacy keyboard layout if keystrokes for legacy commands conflict with those used in new Narrator features.

In this topic

• Type and edit notes

• Format notes

Type and edit sticky notes

To do this	Press
Create a new sticky note from the notes list or from a single note.	Ctrl+N
Close the current sticky note.	Ctrl+W
Delete the current sticky note.	Ctrl+D
Move the focus to the all notes list.	Ctrl+H
Cycle forward between all open notes and the all notes list.	Ctrl+Tab
Cycle backwards between all open notes and the all notes list.	Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Select all text on the sticky note.	Ctrl+A
Copy the selected text to the clipboard.	Ctrl+C
Cut the selected text to the clipboard.	Ctrl+X
Paste the text of the clipboard.	Ctrl+V
Undo the last action.	Ctrl+Z
Redo the last action.	Ctrl+Y
Move one word to the left.	Ctrl+Left arrow key
Move one word to the right.	Ctrl+Right arrow key
Move to the beginning of the line.	Home
Move to the end of the line.	End
Move to the beginning of the sticky note.	Ctrl+Home
Move to the end of the note.	Ctrl+End
Delete the next word.	Ctrl+Delete
Delete the previous word.	Ctrl+Backspace
Search in any sticky note when in the notes list.	Ctrl+F
When in the search box, remove search term and return to notes list.	Esc
Close Sticky Notes.	Alt+F4

Format sticky notes

To do this	Press
Apply or remove bold formatting from the selected text.	Ctrl+B
Apply or remove italic formatting from the selected text.	Ctrl+I
Apply or remove the underline from the selected text.	Ctrl+U
Apply or remove bulleted list formatting from the selected paragraph.	Ctrl+Shift+L
Apply or remove strikethrough from the selected text.	Ctrl+T
Right-align the selected paragraph.	Ctrl+Right Shift
Left-align the selected paragraph.	Ctrl+Left Shift

See also

Use a screen reader with Sticky Notes

Technical support for customers with disabilities

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