Apple Notes Keyboard Shortcuts

Apple Notes is a note-taking application developed by Apple. It comes pre-installed on MacBooks, iPhones, and iPads. It lets users create and access their notes seamlessly across all their devices. Users can create, organize and categorize notes effectively. Users can create folders, add tags, and use the search functionality to quickly find specific notes. It also provides easy collaboration with others. Apple Notes also support keyboard shortcuts that let users perform tasks quickly without the need to navigate through menus or use a mouse. It saves time and also makes workflow more efficient. By using keyboard shortcuts regularly, you can execute commands effortlessly, further enhancing your productivity. In this article, I am listing all Apple Notes keyboard shortcuts. Learn these Notes keyboard shortcuts to be a pro-Apple Notes user.

Apple Notes Shortcut Keys

General

Action	Shortcut or gesture
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 notes in a list	Command-1
Show notes in gallery view	Command-2
Show attachments	Command-3
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	Command-P
Show or hide highlights in a shared note	Control-Command-I
Show or hide the activity list in a shared note	Control-Command-K

Edit notes

Action	Shortcut
Attach a file	Shift-Command-A
Create a link	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
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 the note’s contents	Shift-Command-<
Zoom out on the note’s contents	Shift-Command-0 (zero)

Navigate in tables

Action	Shortcut
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
Select the entire table	Command-A, Command-A