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Keyboard shortcuts in Notes on Mac
Here are shortcuts you can use, in addition to those that appear in Notes menus.
General
Action | Shortcut |
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Create a new note | Command-N |
Create a new folder | Shift-Command-N |
Show the main Notes window | Command-0 (zero) Note: This shortcut is useful if a note open in a separate window is blocking the main Notes window. |
Show notes in a list | Command-1 |
Show notes in gallery view | Command-2 |
Option-Command-F | |
Move between the sidebar, notes list and search field | Tab Note: This shortcut doesn’t work if you are currently editing a note’s contents. |
Begin typing in the note selected in the notes list or gallery view | Return Note: This shortcut places the insertion point at the end of the selected note’s contents. To go back to the notes list, press Command-Return. |
Print a note | Command-P |
Edit notes
Action | Shortcut |
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Attach a file | Shift-Command-A |
Create a link | Command-K |
Option-Command-T | |
Apply Title format | Shift-Command-T |
Apply Heading format | Shift-Command-H |
Apply Subheading format | Shift-Command-J |
Apply Body format | Shift-Command-B |
Apply Monospaced format | Shift-Command-M |
Apply Checklist format | Shift-Command-L |
Increase font size | Command-Plus sign |
Decrease font size | Command-Minus sign |
Increase list level | Command-] or Tab |
Decrease list level | Command-[ or Shift-Tab |
Add a line break (soft return) to a list item or checklist | Control-Return |
Insert a tab character in a list item | Option-Tab |
Mark or unmark a checklist item | Shift-Command-U |
Move a list or checklist item up in the list | Control-Command-Up Arrow |
Move a list or checklist item down in the list | Control-Command-Down Arrow |
Zoom in on note’s contents | Shift-Command-> |
Zoom out on note’s contents | Shift-Command-< |
Change size of note’s contents to default | Shift-Command-0 (zero) |
Navigate in tables
Action | Shortcut |
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Move down one row or add a new row at the bottom of the table | Return |
Add a new paragraph in a cell | Option-Return |
Add a new row above the current row | Option-Command-Up Arrow |
Add a new row below the current row | Option-Command-Down Arrow |
Add a new column to the right of the current column | Option-Command-Right Arrow |
Add a new column to the left of the current column | Option-Command-Left Arrow |
Move to the next cell to the right | Tab |
Move to the next cell to the left | Shift-Tab |
Add a tab character in a cell | Option-Tab |
Select a range of cells in a row | Shift-Left Arrow or Shift-Right Arrow |
Select a range of cells in a column | Shift-Up Arrow or Shift-Down Arrow |
Select the content of the current cell | Command-A Note: If your cursor isn’t in the table and you press Command-A, the contents of the entire note are selected. |
Select the entire table | Command-A, Command-A Note: If your cursor isn’t in the table and you press Command-A, the contents of the entire note are selected. |