Notes

Notes holds quick notes and pages. Use Quick notes to capture something fast, without choosing a place first. Use pages for documents you want to keep and organize.

Notes is organized into the sidebar sections: Private, Shared, and Workspace. Folders are optional.

The new layout is rolling out. A workspace that has not switched yet may still show the older layout with spaces.

Capture a quick note

1. Press ⌥⇧N on Mac, or Alt+Shift+N on Windows or Linux, from any screen. In the Mac app, press ⌘⇧N.
2. Type a line. The first line becomes the title.
3. Select Save.

The note appears under Quick notes. Markdown works: # makes a heading, - makes a list, and [] makes a to-do.

Create a page

1. Open Notes.
2. Press N.
3. Type a title and your text.

Notes saves your changes as you type. You do not need a Save button. The page shows Saved when all changes are stored.

To add a block such as a heading, list, checklist, or quote, type / and choose a block from the menu.

Share a page

1. Open the page’s ⋯ menu.
2. Select Share….
3. Choose who can see the page.

A page follows its section. Access to one page does not give you access to other pages in the same folder.

Write together

Everyone who can edit a page can write in it at the same time. You see each other’s changes as they type. Changes save on their own.

See or restore an earlier version

1. Open the page’s ⋯ menu and select Version history. Or press ⌥⇧H on Mac, or Alt+Shift+H on Windows or Linux.
2. Find the version by its date.
3. Select Restore to make that version the current one.

Notes keeps the current version in the history too, so you can go back.

Editor shortcuts

Notes saves on its own. ⌘S or Ctrl+S only confirms that the page is saved.

Press ? to see the shortcuts for the current screen.