Ultimate Keyboard Shortcut Guide for Evernote – Windows & Mac
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List of Keyboard Shortcuts for Evernote
Windows
| Action | New version | Older versions |
|---|---|---|
| Open Evernote Helper | Alt + Ctrl + H | Not available |
| New note window | Ctrl + Alt + N | Ctrl + Alt + N |
| Search in Evernote | Win + Shift + F | Win + Shift + F |
| Capture screen | Alt + Ctrl + S | Win + PrintScreen |
| Copy selection | Not available | Win + A |
| Paste to Evernote | Ctrl + Alt + V | Ctrl + Alt + V |
Application-wide
These shortcuts will work when the Evernote application is active.
| Action | New version | Older versions |
|---|---|---|
| New Note | Ctrl + N | Ctrl + N |
| New Chat | Not available | Ctrl + Alt + C |
| Zoom in | Ctrl + + | Not available |
| Zoom out | Ctrl + – | Not available |
| Reset zoom | Ctrl + 0 | Not available |
| Fullscreen | F11 | Not available |
| Minimize | Ctrl + M | Not available |
| Quickly switch to note, notebook, tag, or search | Ctrl + Q | Not available |
| Jump to the search bar | Ctrl + Alt + F | Ctrl + Alt + F |
| Jump to notebook | Not available | Ctrl + Shift + N |
| Move note to notebook | Ctrl + Shift + M | Not available |
| Show All Notes list | Ctrl + Alt + 1 | Not available |
| Show Notebooks list | Ctrl + Alt + 2 | Not available |
| Show Tags list | Ctrl + Alt + 3 | Not available |
| Jump to shortcuts 1-9 | Ctrl + 1-9 | Not available |
| Set focus to note list | Ctrl + Alt + | Not available |
| Move back | Ctrl + [ | Not available |
| Move forward | Ctrl + ] | Not available |
| Ctrl + P | Ctrl + P | |
| Print Preview | Not available | Ctrl + Shift + P |
| Switch to another user | Not available | Ctrl + Alt + A |
| Show/Hide Navigation Menu | F10 | F10 |
| Show/Hide Note List | Not available | F11 |
| Show/Hide Note View | Not available | Ctrl + F11 |
| Show/Hide Tags View | Not available | Ctrl + Shift + T |
| Quick Search | Not available | Ctrl + Q |
| Snippet View | Not available | Ctrl + F5 |
| Card View | Not available | Ctrl + F6 |
| Top List View | Not available | Ctrl + F7 |
| Side List View | Not available | Ctrl + F8 |
| Thumbnail View | Not available | Ctrl + F9 |
| Search notebook | Not available | Shift + Alt + N |
| Search Tags | Not available | Shift + Alt + T |
| Show Search Explanation | Not available | Ctrl + F10 |
| Close separate windows / Minimize the main window to the tray | Not available | Alt + F4 |
| Sync | Not available | F9 |
| Online Help | Not available | F1 |
| Rename selected notebook, note, tag, or saved search | F2 | F2 |
| Set focus to the tag field of the active note | F3 | F3 |
| Cycle through note list views (Snippet, Card, Top List, Side List, Thumbnail) | Not available | F5 |
| Display note info | Ctrl + Shift + I | Ctrl + Shift + I |
| Hide Evernote | Ctrl + H | Not available |
| Quit Evernote | Ctrl + Q | Not available |
Note Editor
These shortcuts will work when you are editing a note.
| Action | New version | Older versions |
|---|---|---|
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | Ctrl + Z |
| Redo | Ctrl + Y | Ctrl + Y |
| Cut | Ctrl + X | Ctrl + X |
| Copy | Ctrl + C | Ctrl + C |
| Paste | Ctrl + V | Ctrl + V |
| Paste and match style | Ctrl + Shift + V | Ctrl + Shift + V |
| Delete | Backspace | Backspace |
| Select All | Ctrl + A | Ctrl + A |
| Search Notes | Not available | F6 |
| Reset Search | Not available | Ctrl + Shift + A |
| Find Within Note | Ctrl + F | Ctrl + F |
| Find Next | Ctrl + G | Ctrl + G |
| Find Previous | Ctrl + Shift + G | Ctrl + Shift + G |
| Replace Within Note | Ctrl + H | Ctrl + H |
| Check Spelling | Not available | F7 |
| Open in a New Window | Not available | Ctrl + Enter |
| Present | Not available | Ctrl + Alt + Enter |
| Present on Another Screen | Not available | Ctrl + Shift + Enter |
| Tag | Not available | Ctrl + Alt + T |
| Email note | Not available | Ctrl + Shift + E |
| Font | Not available | Ctrl + D |
| Align Left | Ctrl + L | Ctrl + L |
| Align Center | Ctrl + E | Ctrl + E |
| Align Right | Ctrl + J | Ctrl + J |
| Justify | Ctrl + Q | Ctrl + R |
| Increase Indentation | Ctrl + M | Ctrl + M |
| Decrease Indentation | Ctrl + Shift + M | Ctrl + Shift + M |
| Increase Font Size | Ctrl + Shift + . | Ctrl + Shift + . |
| Decrease Font Size | Ctrl + Shift + , | Ctrl + Shift + , |
| Make selected text superscript | Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow | Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow |
| Make selected text subscript | Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow | Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow |
| Bulleted List | Ctrl + Shift + B | Ctrl + Shift + B |
| Numbered List | Ctrl + Shift + O | Ctrl + Shift + O |
| Checklist | Ctrl + Shift + C | Not available |
| Bold | Ctrl + B | Ctrl + B |
| Italic | Ctrl + I | Ctrl + I |
| Underline | Ctrl + U | Ctrl + U |
| Strikethrough | Ctrl + T | Ctrl + T |
| Highlight | Ctrl + Shift + H | Ctrl + Shift + H |
| Insert Divider | Ctrl + Shift + – | Ctrl + Shift + – |
| Insert Checkbox | Not available | Ctrl + Shift + C |
| Add Hyperlink | Ctrl + K | Ctrl + K |
| Edit Hyperlink | Ctrl + K | Ctrl + K |
| Remove Hyperlink | Ctrl + Shift + K | Ctrl + Shift + K |
| Encrypt Selected Text | Ctrl + Shift + X | Ctrl + Shift + X |
| Simplify Formatting | Ctrl + Space | Ctrl + Space |
| Remove Formatting | Not available | Ctrl + Shift + Space |
| Insert date | Alt + Shift + D | Alt + Shift + D |
| Insert time | Ctrl + Shift + D | Ctrl + Shift + D |
| Insert row below | Tab at the end of the table | Tab at the end of the table |
Note List
These shortcuts will work when the note list has focus.
| Action | New version | Older versions |
|---|---|---|
| Search Notebooks | Not available | Alt + F1 |
| Search Tags | Not available | Alt + F2 |
| Search Saved Searches | Not available | Alt + F3 |
| Go to the previous note | Up arrow | Up arrow |
| Go to the next note | Down arrow | Down arrow |
| Scroll note list up one page | Page Up | Page Up |
| Scroll note list down one page | Page Down | Page Down |
| Go to the first note in the list | Not available | Home |
| Go to the last note in the list | Not available | End |
| Move to Trash | Ctrl + Delete | Ctrl + Delete |
| Open the selected note in a separate window | Not available | Ctrl + Enter |
| Close active note window | Ctrl + W | Alt + F4 |
| Set focus in the note editor of the selected note | Enter | Enter |
| Copy the internal link to the clipboard | Ctrl + Alt + L | Ctrl + Alt + L |
Navigation menu
These shortcuts will work when the navigation menu has focus.
| Action | New version | Older versions |
|---|---|---|
| Move to the previous item in the section (notebooks, tags, …) | Not available | Up arrow |
| Move to the next item in the section (notebooks, tags, …) | Not available | Down arrow |
| View the list of sub-items under the selected item (if applicable) | Not available | Right arrow |
| Collapse the list of sub-items under the selected item (if applicable) | Not available | Left arrow |
| Delete selected item | Not available | Delete |
Mac
| Action | New version | Older versions |
|---|---|---|
| Open Evernote Helper (Quick Note) | Ctrl ⌘ N | Ctrl ⌘ N |
| New Note Window | Ctrl ⌥ ⌘ N | Ctrl ⌥ ⌘ N |
| Paste to Evernote | Ctrl ⌘ V | Ctrl ⌘ V |
| Capture screen | Ctrl ⌘ Delete | Not available |
| Clip Rectangle or Window | Not available | Ctrl ⌘ C |
| Search in Evernote | Ctrl ⌘ E | Ctrl ⌘ E |
Application-wide
These shortcuts will work when the Evernote application is active.
| Action | New version | Older versions |
|---|---|---|
| New Note | ⌘ N | ⌘ N |
| New Chat | Not available | ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ N |
| New Notebook | ⇧ ⌘ N | ⇧ ⌘ N |
| New Tag | Not available | Ctrl ⌘ T |
| New Window | Not available | ⌥ ⌘ N |
| New Tab | Not available | ⌘ T |
| Sync | Not available | Ctrl ⌘ S |
| Close active note window | ⌘ W | ⌘ W |
| Save | Not available | ⌘ S |
| Quick Look Attachments | Not available | ⌘ Y |
| ⌘ P | ⌘ P | |
| Show/Hide Toolbar | Not available | ⌥ ⌘ T |
| Show/Hide Navigation Menu | ⌥ ⌘ S | ⌥ ⌘ S |
| Work Chat | Not available | ⌥ ⌘ 0 |
| Notes | ⌥ ⌘ 1 | ⌥ ⌘ 1 |
| Notebooks | ⌥ ⌘ 2 | ⌥ ⌘ 2 |
| Tags | ⌥ ⌘ 3 | ⌥ ⌘ 3 |
| Atlas / Business Home (Evernote Business only) | Not available | ⌥ ⌘ 4 |
| Atlas (Evernote Business only) | Not available | ⌥ ⌘ 5 |
| Announcements (Evernote Business only) | Not available | ⌥ ⌘ 6 |
| Announcements (Evernote Business only) | Not available | ⌥ ⌘ 7 |
| Show All Notes | Not available | ⇧ ⌘ A |
| Quickly switch to note, notebook, tag, or search | ⌘ J | ⌘ J |
| Jump to the search bar | Not available | ⌥ ⌘ F |
| Jump to tag | Not available | ⇧ ⌘ J |
| Select Note List | ⌘ | ⌘ |
| Back | ⌘ [ | ⌘ [ |
| Forward | ⌘ ] | ⌘ ] |
| Enter Full Screen | Ctrl ⌘ F | Ctrl ⌘ F |
| Go to Shortcuts 1-9 | ⌘ 1-9 | ⌘ 1-9 |
| Preferences | Not available | ⌘ , |
| Switch User | Not available | Ctrl ⌘ A |
| Hide Evernote | ⌘ H | ⌘ H |
| Hide Others | Not available | ⌥ ⌘ H |
| Quit Evernote | ⌘ Q | ⌘ Q |
| Minimize | ⌘ M | ⌘ M |
| Zoom in | ⌘ + | Not available |
| Zoom out | ⌘ – | Not available |
| Reset zoom | ⌘ 0 | Not available |
Note Editor
These shortcuts will work when you are editing a note.
| Action | New version | Older versions |
|---|---|---|
| Undo | ⌘ Z | ⌘ Z |
| Redo | ⇧ ⌘ Z | ⇧ ⌘ Z |
| Cut | ⌘ X | ⌘ X |
| Copy | ⌘ C | ⌘ C |
| Paste | ⌘ V | ⌘ V |
| Paste and Match Style | ⇧ ⌘ V | ⇧ ⌘ V |
| Select All | ⌘ A | ⌘ A |
| Encrypt Selected Text | ⇧ ⌘ X | ⇧ ⌘ X |
| Search Notes | ⌥ ⌘ F | ⌥ ⌘ F |
| Reset Search | Not available | ⌘ R |
| Find Within Note | ⌘ F | ⌘ F |
| Find Next | ⌘ G | ⌘ G |
| Find Previous | ⇧ ⌘ G | ⇧ ⌘ G |
| Show Spelling and Grammar | Not available | ⌘ : |
| Check Document Now | Not available | ⌘ ; |
| Start Dictation | fn fn | fn fn |
| Emoji & Symbols | Ctrl ⌘ Space | Ctrl ⌘ Space |
| Copy Public Link | Not available | ⌘ / |
| Present | Not available | ⌘ ↩ |
| Present on Another Screen | Not available | ⌥ ⌘ ↩ |
| Edit Note Title | Not available | ⌘ L |
| Edit Tags | ⌘ ‘ | ⌘ ‘ |
| Show/Hide Note Info | ⇧ ⌘ I | ⇧ ⌘ I |
| Copy Internal Note Link | Ctrl ⌥ ⌘ C | Ctrl ⌥ ⌘ C |
| Move To Notebook | Ctrl ⌘ M | Ctrl ⌘ M |
| Merge Notes | ⇧ ⌘ M | ⇧ ⌘ M |
| Show Colors | Not available | ⇧ ⌘ C |
| Align Left | ⌥ ⌘ { | ⌥ ⌘ { |
| Center | ⌥ ⌘ + | ⌥ ⌘ | |
| Align Right | ⌥ ⌘ } | ⌥ ⌘ } |
| Justify | ⌥ ⌘ – | Not available |
| Increase Indent Level | ⇧ ⌘ ] | ⇧ ⌘ ] |
| Decrease Indent Level | ⇧ ⌘ [ | ⇧ ⌘ [ |
| Toggle Bulleted List | ⇧ ⌘ U | ⇧ ⌘ U |
| Toggle Numbered List | ⇧ ⌘ O | ⇧ ⌘ O |
| Toggle Checklist | ⇧ ⌘ C | Not available |
| Increase List Level | Tab | Tab |
| Decrease List Level | ⇧ Tab | ⇧ Tab |
| Insert Table | Not available | ⇧ ⌘ L |
| Add Link | ⌘ K | ⌘ K |
| Edit Link | ⌘ K | ⌘ K |
| Remove Link | ⇧ ⌘ K | ⇧ ⌘ K |
| Bold | ⌘ B | ⌘ B |
| Italic | ⌘ I | ⌘ I |
| Underline | ⌘ U | ⌘ U |
| Strikethrough | Ctrl ⌘ K | Ctrl ⌘ K |
| Highlight | Ctrl ⌘ H | Ctrl ⌘ H |
| Superscript | Ctrl ⌘ + | Ctrl ⌘ + |
| Subscript | Ctrl ⌘ – | Ctrl ⌘ – |
| Insert To-do | Not available | ⇧ ⌘ T |
| Insert Divider | ⇧ ⌘ H | ⇧ ⌘ H |
| Insert Date | ⇧ ⌘ D | ⇧ ⌘ D |
| Insert Time | ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ D | ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ D |
| Simplify Formatting | ⇧ ⌘ F | ⇧ ⌘ F |
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