Evernote can be driven almost entirely using only the keyboard. Below is a comprehensive list of all keyboard shortcuts available for Windows.
Note: The middle columns labeled "New version" refer to the new Evernote for Windows.
Global
These shortcuts will work system-wide when working in any application (provided Evernote is running). To redefine these shortcuts, visit Customize global keyboard shortcuts. In older versions of Evernote, you can redefine these shortcuts by going to Tools > Options > Shortcut keys from the menu bar.
| 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 |
| Full screen | F11 | Not available |
| Minimize | Ctrl + M | Not available |
| Quickly switch to note, notebook, tag, or search | Ctrl + Q | Not available |
| Jump to 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 main window to 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 end of table | Tab at end of 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 to previous note | Up arrow | Up arrow |
| Go to 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 list | Not available | Home |
| Go to the last note in 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 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 |
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