Keyboard shortcuts in Evernote for Windows
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). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| New note | Not available | Ctrl + Alt + N |
| Find in Evernote | Not available | Win + Shift + F |
| Capture screen | Not available | Win + PrintScreen |
| Copy selection | Not available | Win + A |
| Paste clipboard | Not available | 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 |
| 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 and time | Alt + Shift + D | Alt + 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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