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.
Global
These shortcuts will work system-wide when working in any application (provided Evernote is running). You can redefine these shortcuts by going to Tools > Options > Shortcut keys from the menu bar.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Alt + N | New note |
| Win + Shift + F | Find in Evernote |
| Win + PrintScreen | Capture screen |
| Win + A | Copy selection |
| Ctrl + Alt + V | Paste clipboard |
Application-wide
These shortcuts will work when the Evernote application is active.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + N | New Note |
| Ctrl + Alt + C | New Chat |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Jump to notebook |
| Ctrl + P | |
| Ctrl + Shift + P | Print Preview |
| Ctrl + Alt + A | Switch to another user |
| F10 | Show/Hide Left Panel |
| F11 | Show/Hide Note List |
| Ctrl + F11 | Show/Hide Note Panel |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Show/Hide Tags View |
| Ctrl + Q | Quick Search |
| Ctrl + F5 | Snippet View |
| Ctrl + F6 | Card View |
| Ctrl + F7 | Top List View |
| Ctrl + F8 | Side List View |
| Ctrl + F9 | Thumbnail View |
| Shift + Alt + N | Search notebook |
| Shift + Alt + T | Search Tags |
| Ctrl + F10 | Show Search Explanation |
| Alt + F4 | Close separate windows / Minimize main window to tray |
| F9 | Sync |
| F1 | Online Help |
| F2 | Rename selected notebook, note, tag, or saved search |
| F3 | Set focus to the tag field of the active note |
| F5 | Cycle through note list views (Snippet, Card, Top List, Side List, Thumbnail) |
| Ctrl + Shift + I | Display note info |
Note Editor
These shortcuts will work when you are editing a note.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Paste as Text |
| Delete | Delete |
| Ctrl + A | Select All |
| F6 | Search Notes |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Reset Search |
| Ctrl + F | Find Within Note |
| Ctrl + G | Find Next |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Find Previous |
| Ctrl + H | Replace Within Note |
| F7 | Check Spelling |
| Ctrl + Enter | Open In a New Window |
| Ctrl + Alt + Enter | Present |
| Ctrl + Shift + Enter | Present on Another Screen |
| Ctrl + Alt + T | Tag |
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Email note |
| Ctrl + D | Font |
| Ctrl + L | Left |
| Ctrl + E | Center |
| Ctrl + R | Right |
| Ctrl + J | Justify |
| Ctrl + M | Increase Indentation |
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Decrease Indentation |
| Ctrl + + | Zoom In |
| Ctrl + - | Zoom Out |
| Ctrl + 0 | Reset Zoom |
| Ctrl + Shift + . | Increase Font Size |
| Ctrl + Shift + , | Decrease Font Size |
| Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow | Make selected text superscript |
| Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow | Make selected text subscript |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Bulleted List |
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Numbered List |
| Ctrl + B | Bold |
| Ctrl + I | Italic |
| Ctrl + U | Underline |
| Ctrl + T | Strikethrough |
| Ctrl + Shift + H | Highlight |
| Ctrl + Shift + - | Insert Horizontal Rule |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Insert Checkbox |
| Ctrl + K | Add Hyperlink |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Edit Hyperlink |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Remove Hyperlink |
| Ctrl + Shift + X | Encrypt Selected Text |
| Ctrl + Space | Simplify Formatting |
| Ctrl + Shift + Space | Remove Formatting |
| Alt + Shift + D | Insert date and time |
| Tab at end of table | Insert row below |
Note List
These shortcuts will work when the note list has focus.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Alt + F1 | Search Notebooks |
| Alt + F2 | Search Tags |
| Alt + F3 | Search Saved Searches |
| Up | Go to to previous note |
| Down | Go to next note |
| Page Up | Scroll note list up one page |
| Page Down | Scroll note list down one page |
| Home | Go to the first note in list |
| End | Go to the last note in list |
| Delete | Move to Trash |
| Ctrl + Enter | Open the selected note in a separate window (Alt + F4 to close window) |
| Enter | Set focus in the note editor of the selected note |
| Ctrl + Alt + L | Copy Internal Link to the clipboard |
Left Panel
These shortcuts will work when the left panel (notebook list, tag list, etc.) has focus.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Up | Move to the previous item in the section (notebooks, tags, ...) |
| Down | Move to the next item in the section (notebooks, tags, ...) |
| Right | View the list of sub-items under the selected item (if applicable) |
| Left | Collapse the list of sub-items under the selected item (if applicable) |
| Delete | Delete selected item |
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