Write and format notes

1. In the sidebar, under Library, click Notes.
2. At the top of the items column, click +, then choose the project the note goes in.
3. Type the note's name in the pane on the right, and add tags if you like.
4. Click Create note.

You can also click New, then Note, on Today, or right-click a project and choose New in project, then Note.

1. In the sidebar, under Library, tap Notes.
2. Tap + at the top of the list, then choose the project the note goes in.

The new note opens, ready to type.

1. Tap the All Notes tab.
2. Tap + at the top right.
3. Choose the project the note goes in.

The new note opens, ready to type.

The formatting row at the top of the note has:

• Text style (the menu that shows Text): Text, Heading 1, Heading 2 and Heading 3, plus the lists, Quote and Code block.
• Bold ⌘BCtrlB, Italic ⌘ICtrlI, Underline ⌘UCtrlU and Strikethrough.
• Colour: the text colour, or Clear formatting.
• More formatting (⋯): Format painter, which copies formatting from one piece of text to another, Clear formatting and Emoji.

Select text first, then choose the style. When the window is narrow, the buttons that do not fit move into ⋯.

The formatting bar sits above the keyboard while you type:

• Aa (Text style): Title, Heading, Subheading, Body and Monospaced, plus the lists.
• B (Bold) and I (Italic).
• ⋯ (More formatting): Underline, Strikethrough, Text Colour, Format Painter, Font Size, Clear Formatting and Find and Replace.

Select text first, then choose the style. Where the screen is wide enough, the bar also shows Undo, Redo, Colour and buttons for photos and links.

Click Bulleted list, Numbered list or Checklist in the formatting row, or press ⇧⌘8CtrlShift8, ⇧⌘7CtrlShift7 or ⇧⌘9CtrlShift9. Press Tab to indent an item and ShiftTab to move it back out.

Tap the checklist or list button on the formatting bar. While the cursor is in a list, those buttons change to Outdent and Indent. For a numbered list, tap Aa, then Numbered List.

Click Insert in the formatting row. It has:

• Media: Image, Video or embed and File.
• Blocks: Checklist, Table, Quote, Code block, Divider, Table of contents and Drawing.
• Embeds: a Task, a Board, a Calendar, a Link to item or a Tag.
• Emoji.

Tap + on the formatting bar. The buttons at the top add a photo, a video or a file. Below them are Checklist, Table…, Quote, Code Block, More Blocks (Divider, Contents and Drawing), Embeds (Task, Board, Calendar, Link to Item and Tag) and Emoji.

Click Link in the formatting row, or press ⌘KCtrlK, then find the item and select it.

Tap + on the formatting bar, then Embeds, then Link to Item, and choose the item.

Click Find and replace at the right of the formatting row, or press ⌘FCtrlF.

Tap ⋯ at the top right of the note, then Find in Note. Find and Replace is also in More formatting on the formatting bar.

In the notes list, drag a note onto the note it should go under.

1. On the All Notes tab, touch and hold the parent note.
2. Tap Add subnote.

Click Focus at the right of the formatting row to hide the sidebar, the items column and the tabs. Click Leave focus, or press Esc, to bring them back.

The shortcut is ⌃⌘FCtrlShiftF.

Tap the full-screen button in the toolbar at the top of the note.

On a phone, a note already uses the whole screen.

1. Click ⋯ at the top right of the note, then Export….
2. Under Send a copy, choose a format.

Sending a copy is not available on the web. Use the Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad or Android app.

1. Tap ⋯ at the top right of the note, then Export.
2. Under Send a copy, choose a format, or Other apps… to send it with another app.

Click ⋯ at the top right of the note, then Delete note…, then Delete note.

Tap ⋯ at the top right of the note, then Delete Note, then Delete NoteDelete note.