Global:
The following shortcuts are for Evernote on Windows. There is a link at the bottom of the page for Mac Users.
These shortcuts work when Evernote is running in the background. You can be anywhere in Windows. Note: Other programs may have the same shortcuts and cause a conflict. You can change the shortcuts under Tools->Options->Global Hot Keys tab.
| Shortcut | Action |
| Ctrl + Alt + N | Switch to Evernote and open a new note |
| Win + Print Screen | Start screen capture mode |
| Esc | Cancels screen capture mode |
| Win + A | Clip selection |
| Win + Shift + F | Find in Evernote |
| Ctrl + Alt + V | Paste clipboard into Evernote as a new note |
Application Wide:
These shortcuts work when Evernote is active.
| Shortcut | Action |
| F1 | Open online help in default browser |
| F9 | Start Sync |
| Ctrl + N | Create a new note |
| F6 | Moves focus to search box if empty or moves to first highlighted text search word |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Reset Search |
| F10 | Toggle display of left panel |
| F11 | Toggle display of note list |
| Ctrl + F11 | Toggle display of note panel |
| Ctrl + F10 | Toggle display of the search explanation |
| F5 | Cycle through note list views |
| Ctrl + F5 | Set note lists to Table view |
| Ctrl + F6 | Set note list to Mixed view |
| Ctrl + F7 | Set note list to Thumbnails view |
| F8 | Toggle display of note info panel |
| Ctrl + F8 | Toggle display of note editing toolbar |
| F2 | Rename |
| F3 | Set focus to the tag field of the active note |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Create a new notebook |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Create a new tag |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Create a new saved search |
| Ctrl + Alt + T | Assign Tags |
| F7 | Start spell check |
| Ctrl + Shift + I | Opens a notepad for handwritten notes |
| Ctrl + Shift + U | Opens a voice recorder in a new note |
| Ctrl + Shift + W | Opens a new webcam note |
Note List:
These shortcuts work when the note list panel has focus.
| Shortcut | Action |
| Up | Go to previous note |
| Down | Go to next note |
| Page Down | Scroll list up one page |
| Page Down | Scroll list down one page |
| Home | Go to the first note in the list |
| End | Go to the last note in the list |
| Delete | Move selected notes to trash |
| Ctrl + A | Select all notes |
| Ctrl + Enter | Opens selected note in a separate window |
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Sends selected note by email |
| Ctrl + P | Opens Print dialog |
| Ctrl + F2 | Opens Print Preview dialog |
| Enter | Places focus in the note editor of the selected note |
| Ctrl + Alt + T | Open “Assign Tags” Dialog |
Note Editor:
These shortcuts work when editing a note.
| Shortcut | Action |
| F8 | Toggle display on note information |
| Ctrl + F8 | Toggle display of note editing toolbar |
| F2 | Rename |
| F3 | Set focus to the tag field of the active note |
| Esc | Move focus from the note editor to the note list |
| Ctrl + F | Search within a note |
| Ctrl + G | Find Next |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Find Previous |
| Ctrl + A | Select all content in the current note |
| Ctrl + X | Cut selection to clipboard |
| Ctrl + C | Copy selection to clipboard |
| Ctrl + V | Paste text from clipboard with original formating |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Paste text as unformatted text |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| Ctrl + B | Make selection bold |
| Ctrl + I | Make selection italic |
| Ctrl + U | Make selection underlined |
| Ctrl + T | Make selection strikethrough |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Format selection as a bulleted list |
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Format selection as a numbered list |
| Ctrl + D | Open font dialog |
| Ctrl + Shift + > | Increase font size of selected text |
| Ctrl + Shift + < | Decrease font size of selected text |
| Ctrl + Space | Remove Formating |
| Ctrl + M | Increase Indent |
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Decrease Indent |
| Ctrl + L | Align Left |
| Ctrl + R | Align Right |
| Ctrl + E | Center |
| Ctrl + J | Justify |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Insert a “To Do” checkbox |
| Ctrl + Shift + X | Open Encryption selection dialog |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Insert current date and time |
| Ctrl + click on a hyperlink | Open hyperlink under caret |
| Ctrl + K | Open “Add Hyperlink” dialog |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Open “Edit Hyperlink” dialog |
| Ctrl + Shift + F9 | Remove hyperlink |
| Ctrl + S | Save note |
Side Panel:
These shortcuts only work when the side panel has focus
| Shortcut | Action |
| Up | Moves focus to the previous item |
| Down | Moves the focus the next item |
| Right | Expands items that have sub items |
| Left | Collapse items that have sub items |
| Delete | Delete selected notebook, tag or saved search |
Mac Users link for Keyboard Shortcuts