Keyboard shortcuts and gestures in Notes on Mac (2024)

Create a new note

Command-N

Start a Quick Note

Fn-Q

Duplicate a note

Command-D

Create a new folder

Shift-Command-N

Show or hide folders

Option-Command-S

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

Search all notes

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 .

Manage a shared 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 Manage Shared Note 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

Attach a file

Shift-Command-A

Create a link to a webpage

Command-K

Insert a table

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 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

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)

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.