Keyboard shortcuts and gestures in Notes on Mac
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on your Mac, you can quickly accomplish many tasks using keyboard shortcuts and gestures. See the shortcuts and gestures below, as well as keyboard shortcuts in Notes menus in the menu bar. In app menus, keyboard shortcuts are represented by symbols.
Note: Keyboard shortcuts in apps may vary depending on the language and keyboard layout you’re using on your Mac. If the shortcuts below don’t work as you expect, look in the app menus in the menu bar to see the correct shortcuts. You can also use the Keyboard Viewer to see your current keyboard layout, known as an input source.
General
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Command-N | |
Fn-Q | |
Duplicate a note | Command-D |
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 |
Show attachments | Command-3 |
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 |
Pin a note | Swipe right on the note (in the list of notes) using two fingers on a trackpad (or one finger on a Magic Mouse), then click 👁 the Pin button |
Delete a note | Swipe left on the note (in the list of notes) using two fingers on a trackpad (or one finger on a Magic Mouse), then click 👁 the Delete button |
Share a note | Swipe left on the note (in the list of notes) using two fingers on a trackpad (or one finger on a Magic Mouse), then click 👁 the Share button |
Show or hide highlights in a shared note | Control-Command-I |
Show or hide the activity list in a shared note | Control-Command-K |
Go forward to a linked note | Option+Command+] |
Return back to the note containing the linked note | Option+Command+[ |
Edit notes
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
Shift-Command-A | |
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 Monostyled format | Shift-Command-M |
Apply Bulleted List format | Shift-Command-7 |
Apply Dashed List format | Shift-Command-8 |
Apply Numbered List format | Shift-Command-9 |
Apply Checklist format | Shift-Command-L |
Apply Block Quote format | Command-' |
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 | Shift-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 |
|---|---|
Move down one row or add a new row at the bottom of the table | Return |
Move up one row, or above the table when you’re in the first row | Shift-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. |