Apple Notes

Apple Notes

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58 Shortcuts

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General

Create a new note

⌘n

Create a Quick Note

fnq

Duplicate a note

⌘d

Create a new folder

⇧⌘n

Show or hide folders

⌥⌘s

Show the main Notes window

⌘0

Show notes in a list

⌘1

Show notes in gallery view

⌘2

Show attachments

⌘3

Search all notes

⌥⌘f

Move between the sidebar, notes list and search field

tab

Begin typing in the note selected in the notes list or gallery view

Return

Print a note

⌘p

Show or hide highlights in a shared note

⌃⌘i

Show or hide the activity list in a shared note

⌃⌘k

Go forward to an inter-note link

⌥⌘]

Return back to a linked note

⌥⌘[

Edit Notes

Attach a file

⇧⌘a

Create a link to a webpage

⌘k

Insert a table

⌥⌘t

Apply Title format

⇧⌘t

Apply Heading format

⇧⌘h

Apply Subheading format

⇧⌘j

Apply Body format

⇧⌘b

Apply Monostyled format

⇧⌘m

Apply Bulleted List format

⇧⌘7

Apply Dashed List format

⇧⌘8

Apply Numbered List format

⇧⌘9

Apply Checklist format

⇧⌘l

Apply Block Quote format

⌘'

Increase font size

⌘+

Decrease font size

⌘-

Increase list level

⌘]
or
tab

Decrease list level

⌘[
or
⇧tab

Add a line break (soft return) to a list item or checklist

⇧Return

Insert a tab character in a list item

⌥tab

Mark or unmark a checklist item

⇧⌘u

Move a list or checklist item up in the list

⌃⌘↑

Move a list or checklist item down in the list

⌃⌘↓

Zoom in on note’s contents

⇧⌘>

Zoom out on note’s contents

⇧⌘<

Change size of note’s contents to default

⇧⌘0

Navigate in Tables

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

⇧Return

Add a new paragraph in a cell

⌥Return

Add a new row above the current row

⌥⌘↑

Add a new row below the current row

⌥⌘↓

Add a new column to the right of the current column

⌥⌘→

Add a new column to the left of the current column

⌥⌘←

Move to the next cell to the right

tab

Move to the next cell to the left

⇧tab

Add a tab character in a cell

⌥tab

Select a range left of cells in a row

⇧←

Select a range right of cells in a row

⇧→

Select a range up of cells in a column

⇧↑

Select a range down of cells in a column

⇧↓

Select the content of the current cell

⌘a

Select the entire table

⌘a
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⌘a

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Last updated: 08-02-2025