Evernote has recently gone through some changes to streamline the service and make it easier to use. All of the versions – PC, Mac, and Mobile – have seen these changes. It’s still the same great app/service, with all of your notes being saved and synced between devices.
With these changes, you will see a completely new interface that offers a quick glance at everything – including your notes, notebooks, and tags. It make it much easier to find everything. Another big change is replacing the Favorites bar with Shortcuts. Instead of setting your favorites, you can just drag your notes, tags, saved searches, etc., into the Shortcuts area.
Because of all of these great changes, the keyboard shortcuts that are used for the desktop versions of Evernote have been deleted, added to, and changed. Follow the Evernote Cheat Sheet below to find your way around Evernote on the PC and Mac.
Evernote’s keyboard shortcuts for Windows
| Evernote Shortcuts (Windows) | Function |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Alt + N | Switch to Evernote and open a new note. |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Create a new notebook. |
| Ctrl + N | Create a new note. |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Create a new tag. |
| Ctrl + Alt + T | Assign a new tag. |
| Ctrl + P | |
| Ctrl + Shift + P | Print preview. |
| Ctrl + F | Open a “Find” box on the open note. |
| Ctrl + G | Find Next |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Find Previous. |
| Ctrl + H | Replace within note. |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Clear the previous search |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Create a new search that can be saved. |
| Ctrl + Space | Simplify the formatting in a note |
| Ctrl + Shift + Space | Remove all of the formatting in a note |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Add a checkbox to the note on the line with the cursor |
| Ctrl + Shift + X | Open the encryption menu for highlighted text |
| Ctrl + Q | Quit Evernote |
| Shift + Alt + N | Jump to Notebook list |
| Shift + Alt + T | Jump to Tag list |
F10 F11 Ctrl + F10 Ctrl + F11 F8 | Show or hide (toggle on or off): - Left Panel - Note List - Search Explanation - Note Panel - Note Info |
| F7 | Run spell check on your open note |
Ctrl+F5 Ctrl+F6 Ctrl+F7 | Set view: - List view - Snippet view - Card view |
| Ctrl + D | Open the Font dialog |
| Formatting | |
| Ctrl + L | Paragraph align left |
| Ctrl + R | Paragraph align right |
| Ctrl + E | Paragraph align center |
| Ctrl + J | Justify paragraph |
| Ctrl + M | Increase indentation |
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Decrease indentation |
| F9 | Manually sync with the Evernote cloud |
| F6 | Begin a new search |
| F7 | Run spell check on your open note |
| Esc | Close all notes and minimize Evernote |
| Ctrl + Enter | Open in a new window |
| 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 |
| Ctrl + + | Increase font size |
| Ctrl + - | Decrease font size |
| 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 + K | Add hyperlink |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Edit hyperlink |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Remove hyperlink |
Evernote’s keyboard shortcuts for Mac
| Evernote Shortcuts (Mac) | Function |
|---|---|
| Cmd + N | Create a new note. |
| Cmd + Shift + N | Create a new synchronized notebook. |
| Cmd + Ctrl + T | Create a new tag. |
| Cmd + Alt + N | Open in a new window |
| Cmd + Y | Quick look at attachments |
| Cmd + Ctrl + S | Manually sync with the Evernote cloud |
| Cmd + Shift + M | Merge highlighted notes |
| Cmd + W | Close Evernote |
| Cmd + S | Save |
| Cmd + Alt + F | Search all notes |
| Cmd + : | Show spelling and grammar |
| Cmd + ; | Check spelling |
| Fn (tap twice) | Start dictation |
| Cmd + P | |
| Cmd + F | Open a “Find” box on the open note. |
| Cmd + G | Find Next |
| Cmd + Shift + G | Find Previous. |
| Cmd + R | Clear the previous search |
| Cmd + Shift + F | Simplify the formatting in a note |
| Cmd + Shift + T | Add a checkbox to the note on the line with the cursor |
| Cmd + Shift + X | Open the encryption menu for highlighted text |
| Cmd + Q | Quit Evernote |
| Cmd + Shift + A | Show all notes |
| Cmd + J | Jump to Notebook list |
| Cmd + Shift + J | Jump to Tag list |
| Cmd + [ | Back |
| Cmd + ] | Forward |
| Cmd + / | Copy shared URL to clipboard |
| Cmd + Ctrl + Alt + C | Copy note link |
| Cmd + L | Edit note's title |
| Cmd + ' | Edit notes's tag |
Cmd + Shift + S Cmd + Shift + T Cmd + Shift + C Cmd + T Cmd + Shift + I | Show or hide (toggle on or off): - Sidebar - Toolbar - Color panel - Font Panel - Note Info |
| Cmd + Ctrl + M | Move to another notebook |
| Cmd + Shift + M | Merge notes |
| Cmd + Alt + { | Paragraph align left |
| Cmd + Alt + } | Paragraph align right |
| Cmd + Alt + | | Paragraph align center |
| Cmd + Shift + ] | Increase indentation |
| Cmd + Shift + [ | Decrease indentation |
Cmd + Alt + 0 Cmd + Alt + 1 Cmd + Alt + 2 Cmd + Alt + 3 Cmd + Alt + 4 Cmd + Alt + 5 | View - Announcement - Notes - Notebooks - Tags - Atlas - Market |
| Cmd + Enter | Presentation mode |
| Cmd + Alt + Enter | Presentation mode on another screen |
| Formatting | |
| Cmd + Z | Undo |
| Cmd + Shift + Z | Redo |
| Cmd + X | Cut |
| Cmd + C | Copy |
| Cmd + V | Paste |
| Cmd + Shift + V | Paste as text |
| Cmd + A | Select all |
| Cmd + + | Increase font size |
| Cmd + - | Decrease font size |
| Cmd + Shift + U | Bulleted list |
| Cmd + Shift + O | Numbered list |
| Tab | Increase list level |
| Shift + Tab | Decrease list level |
| Cmd + Shift + L | Insert Table |
| Cmd + B | Bold |
| Cmd + I | Italic |
| Cmd + U | Underline |
| Cmd + Ctrl + K | Strikethrough |
| Cmd + Ctrl + H | Highlight |
| Cmd + Ctrl + + | Superscript |
| Cmd + Ctrl + - | Subscript |
| Cmd + Shift + T | Insert To Do |
| Cmd + Shift + D | Insert Date |
| Cmd + Shift + Alt + D | Insert Time |
| Cmd + Shift + H | Insert horizontal rule |
| Cmd + K | Add hyperlink |
| Cmd + Shift + K | Remove hyperlink |
Can’t get enough of these? You can now download the PDF version of this cheatsheet (newsletter subscription required).
Download Evernote Keyboard shortcut cheatsheet here.
Evernote is the kind of app/service that has so many applications that it’s impossible for one individual to tap into all of them, yet it also means that it can be completely adaptable to any one person. These keyboard shortcuts should make it much easier to get around on the improved interface of Evernote to make it even more adaptable and easy to use.
Evernote Keyboard shortcut cheatsheet.
Laura has spent nearly 20 years writing news, reviews, and op-eds, with more than 10 of those years as an editor as well. She has exclusively used Apple products for the past three decades. In addition to writing and editing at MTE, she also runs the site's sponsored review program.
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Incorrect link to.
The Evernote link is for the Linux sheet. Please make corrections.
@Sam. My apology. The link was fixed. You can download it now.
Their current android app is horrible. It makes it virtually impossible to do any editing on a phone. I had to freeze it until they update it.