APPLE NOTES CHEAT SHEET

BY PETER AKKIES

Keyboard Shortcuts (for macOS) Gestures (for iPhone & iPad) ORGANIZATIONAL TIPS
Use tags to create a high-level structure for
Shortcut Action Gesture Action
your notes. Try starting with admin, health,
⌘+n Create new note Long-press the Notes Quickly create a new home, relationships, trips, and work. Use
app on the home screen note
fn + q Open Quick Note folders for a nesting structure or when you
Swipe right on a note in Reveal the pin note but- will have many items in your category, such
⌃+⌘+f (De)activate full screen the outline ton
as one folder for each client.
⌘+w Close Notes window Swipe left on a note in Share, move, or delete
the outline the note Create a space for each active project. For
⌘+q Quit Notes app
In a folder, swipe up or Select multiple notes at example, create the “Kitchen Remodeling”
⌘+f Search within a note down with two ngers once smart folder showing all notes that include
across notes the #home and #kitchen tags. Create
⌥+⌘+f Search across notes
In a note, select text, Copy text template notes that you can re-use. Assign
⌘+k Create a hyperlink
then scrunch in with the #template tag to keep your templates
⇧+⌘+t apply title format three ngers
together.
In a note, scrunch out Paste the copied text
⇧+⌘+h apply heading format
with three ngers To link to a note, share the note, then go to
⇧+⌘+b apply body format iCloud.com/notes to grab the note URL.
In a note, swipe left/ Undo/Re-do
⌘ + ] or ⌘ + tab Indent a list right with three ngers
Use smart search to narrow search results.
When previewing a note Turn the note into a
⌘ + [ or ⌘ + ⇧ + tab Outdent a list For example, tap “Notes with Scanned
for printing, swipe out PDF
⌃ + ⌘ + space Insert emoji from the center of the Documents”, and then type your query to
thumbnail with two only search among notes with scans.
ngers
You cannot lock notes that contain tags,
contain le attachments (except scans), are
shared, or are Quick Notes.
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