Best Keyboard Shortcut for OneNote

The note taking application OneNote is a productivity powerhouse for many professional users. When it comes to efficiency, having a set of keyboard shortcuts that maximize your time is worth learning. OneNote Keyboard shortcuts are simple to use, but can save a lot of time when digital planning or navigating through the application.

Here is a list of the best keyboard shortcuts for OneNote. Review the list and choose 2 or 3 shortcuts to add to your daily use today. Over time, review the list and continue to use these shortcuts.

Treat these shortcuts as onenote-hacks.

Shortcut Keys	Description
Ctrl + N	Create a new page within the Notebook
Ctrl + M	Open a new OneNote window
Ctrl + O	Open a Notebook
Ctrl + S	Synchronise the Notebook
Ctrl + P	Print current page
Ctrl + T	Create a new section
Ctrl + A	Select all items on the page
Ctrl + Z	Undo. Undo. Undo. Need I say more?
Ctrl + Y	Redo the last action
Ctrl + X	Cut text or item
Ctrl + C	Copy text or item
Ctrl + V	Paste text or item
Ctrl + B	Apply Bold formatting
Ctrl + I	Apply Italics formatting
Ctrl + U	Apply Underline formatting
Ctrl + E	Search all Notebooks
Ctrl + F	Search current page
Ctrl + K	Insert a hyperlink
Ctrl + L	Align paragraph to Left
Ctrl + R	Align paragraph to Right
Ctrl + mouse wheel	Zoom page in and down
Ctrl + Shift + M	Create a Quick Note
Alt + F4	Close OneNote
F7	Spell Check
F11	Enable/Disable Full Page View
Page Up	Scroll up the current page
Page Down	Scroll down the current page
Ctrl + Alt + 1	Apply Heading 1 style
Ctrl + Alt + 2	Apply Heading 2 style
Ctrl + Alt + 3	Apply Heading 3 style
Ctrl + Alt + 4	Apply Heading 4 style
Ctrl + Alt + 5	Apply Heading 5 style
Ctrl + Alt + 6	Apply Heading 6 style
Ctrl + Shift + N	Apply the Normal style
Ctrl + Home	Scroll to top of the current page
Ctrl + End	Scroll to the bottom of the current page

To see a full list of all shortcuts available in OneNote, use the F1 key to access the built-in Microsoft OneNote Help feature and search for keyboard shortcuts.

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