Microsoft OneNote Keyboard Shortcuts
Below is a list of Microsoft OneNote keyboard shortcuts. With KillerKeys, you can always have the shortcuts you want for practically any application right in front of you. Learn more
| Modifier Key | Key | Description of shortcut |
| Alt | N | Insert a document or file on the current page. |
| Alt | N | Insert a document or file as a printout on the current page. |
| Alt Shift | P | Show or hide document printouts on the current page (when running OneNote in High Contrast mode). |
| Alt | N | Insert a picture from a file. |
| Alt | S | Insert a picture from a scanner or a camera. |
| S | Insert a screen clipping. | |
| Alt Shift | D | Insert the current date. |
| Alt Shift | F | Insert the current date and time. |
| Alt Shift | T | Insert the current time. |
| Shift | Enter | Insert a line break. |
| Alt | = | Start a math equation or convert selected text to a math equation. |
| Tab | Create a table by adding a second column to already typed text. | |
| Tab | Create another column in a table with a single row. | |
| Enter | Create another row when at the end cell of a table. | |
| Ctrl | Enter | Create a row below the current row in a table. |
| Alt | Enter | Create another paragraph in the same cell in a table. |
| Alt Ctrl | R | Create a column to the right of the current column in a table. |
| Alt Ctrl | E | Create a column to the left of the current column in a table. |
| Enter | Create a row above the current one in a table (when the cursor is at the beginning of any row). | |
| Delete | Delete the current empty row in a table (when the cursor is at the beginning of the row). | |
| Ctrl | E | Move the insertion point to the Search box to search all notebooks. |
| Down Arrow | While searching all notebooks, preview the next result. | |
| Enter | While searching all notebooks, go to the selected result and dismiss Search. | |
| Ctrl | Spacebar | Change the search scope. |
| Alt | O | Open the search Results pane. |
| F | Search only the current page. | |
| Enter | While searching the current page, move to the next result. | |
| Shift | F3 | While searching the current page, move to the previous result. |
| Escape | Dismiss search and return to the page. | |
| Ctrl Shift | E | Send the selected pages in an e-mail message. |
| Ctrl | A | Select all items on the current page. |
| Shift | End | Select to the end of the line. |
| Shift | Down Arrow | Select the whole line (when the cursor is at the beginning of the line). |
| Ctrl Shift | T | Jump to the title of the page and select it. |
| Escape | Cancel the selected outline or page. | |
| Alt Shift | Up Arrow | Move the current paragraph or several selected paragraphs up. |
| Alt Shift | Down Arrow | Move the current paragraph or several selected paragraphs down. |
| Alt Shift | Left Arrow | Move the current paragraph or several selected paragraphs left (decreasing the indent). |
| Alt Shift | Right Arrow | Move the current paragraph or several selected paragraphs right (increasing the indent). |
| Ctrl Shift | Hyphen | Select the current paragraph and its subordinate paragraphs. |
| Delete | Delete the selected note or object. | |
| Home | Move to the beginning of the line. | |
| End | Move to the end of the line. | |
| Left Arrow | Move one character to the left. | |
| Right Arrow | Move one character to the right. | |
| Alt | Left Arrow | Go back to the last page visited. |
| Alt | Right Arrow | Go forward to the next page visited. |
| Ctrl | P | Start playback of a selected audio or video recording. |
| Ctrl | S | Start playback of a selected audio or video recording. |
| Ctrl | Y | Rewind the current audio or video recording by a few seconds. |
These shortcuts are just a sample of the shortcuts available for this application. KillerKeys includes the complete list of shortcuts and is updated automatically with each new release of software.
