Use a screen reader to organize notebooks, sections, and pages in OneNote

In this topic

• Create a notebook

• Create a section

• Create a section group

• Create a page

• Rename a notebook

• Rename a section or a section group

• Rename a page

• Move or copy a section or a page

• Delete a notebook

• Delete a section or a section group

• Delete a page

Create a notebook

To create a new notebook, you need to sign into your Microsoft account in OneNote so that you can save your notebook to OneDrive. For instructions on how to open and sign into OneNote for Mac, refer to Basic tasks using a screen reader with OneNote.

1. In OneNote, press Control+Command+N. The window for creating new notebooks opens. The focus is on the Name: text field.

2. Type a name for the new notebook.

3. To select a cloud storing location associated with your account, such as OneDrive or SharePoint, press the Tab key until you hear the name of the default save location, followed by "Microsoft popup button, select a location where your notebook will be created.” To change the default location, press Control+Option+Spacebar, use the Up or Down arrow key to navigate to the location you want, and then press Control+Option+Spacebar.

4. If you want to change the color of your notebook, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear: "Entering notebook color gallery scroll area." Press Control+Option+Right or Left arrow key until you hear the color you want. The color is applied automatically to your notebook.

5. To create the notebook, press the Tab key until you hear “Create,” and then press Control+Option+Spacebar.

The new notebook opens. A new section with the default name "New Section 1" and one empty, unnamed page are added. The focus is placed in the page title text field.

Create a section

A typical OneNote notebook is made up of one or more notebook sections. Within each section are the individual pages and subpages on which you take notes.

1. In a notebook, to create a new section, press Command+T. The section is created, and the focus is placed on the section title text field.

2. Type the name of the section, and then press Return.

Create a section group

If your notebook has too many sections to fit the screen or you just want to keep related sections and their content together, consider using section groups. A section group can hold as many sections as you want, along with all their pages, so you won’t lose a thing.

1. In a notebook, press Control+Shift+G to move the focus to the sections pane.

2. Press Shift+F10 or Shift+Control+Option+M to open the context menu.

3. Press the Down arrow key until you hear "New section group," and press Control+Option+Spacebar. 

A new empty section group with the default name "New Section Group" is created. For instructions on how to rename the section group, refer to Rename a section or a section group. To learn how to add sections to your new section group, refer to Add sections to a section group.

Create a page

In OneNote, you can add as much content to a page as you’d like—you’ll never run out of space. If you’d like to get organized, you can create additional pages at any time. 

1. In a notebook, press Control+Shift+G to move the focus to the sections pane. 

2. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the section where you want to add the new page.

   : If the section is located within a section group, press the Right arrow key to expand the section group.

3. Press Command+N. A new page is created, and the focus is placed in the page title text field.

4. Type the page title.

Rename a notebook

You can rename a notebook in OneDrive.

1. In a web browser, go to www.onedrive.live.com and sign in.

2. In OneDrive, use the arrow keys to navigate to the notebook file or the folder containing the notebook file you want to rename. The folder might be called, for example, "Notebooks." To open a folder, press Return. If necessary, press Shift+Control+Option+Down arrow key to interact with the list of files.

3. When on the correct file, press Shift+F10 or Shift+Control+Option+M to open the context menu. Press the Down arrow key until you hear "Rename, interactive," and then press Control+Option+Spacebar. The Rename dialog box opens. The focus is on the notebook name text field.

4. Type a new notebook name and press Return. The notebook is renamed.

Rename a section or a section group

1. In a notebook, press Control+Shift+G to move the focus to the sections pane.

2. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the section or section group you want to rename.

3. To open the context menu, press Shift+F10 or Control+Option+Shift+M.

4. Press the Down arrow key until you hear: "Rename." To select, press Control+Option+Spacebar. The focus moves to the section or section group name text field.

5. Type a new section or section group name and press Return.

Rename a page

1. In a notebook, press Control+Shift+G to move the focus to the sections pane.

2. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the section that contains the page you want to rename.

3. Press Control+Command+G to move the focus to the pages pane. You hear: “List of pages, table.”

4. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the page you want to rename.

5. To rename the page, press Shift+Command+T. The focus moves to the page title field. You hear: “Rename page."

6. Type a new page name, and press Return.

Move or copy a section or a page

OneNote isn't limited to any particular organizational style. You can arrange your notes in any way that is meaningful to you, and if you change your mind, it's easy to change the way your notes are organized.

For example, you can arrange your sections and pages in an alphabetical order. You can move a section to another notebook or section group or move a page to a section in any available notebook. 

If you need a particular section or page in several places, you can move a copy of the whole section or page anywhere you want without having to copy-paste anything.

Delete a notebook

If you’re sure you no longer need a particular notebook, you can delete it from OneDrive. The deleted notebook is moved to the OneDrive Recycle bin. If you are sharing the notebook, make sure you let your colleagues know you are deleting the notebook.

The deleted files are kept in the OneDrive Recycle bin for 30 days for personal accounts. If you're signed in with a work or school account, items in Recycle bin are automatically deleted after 93 days, unless your IT administrator has changed the setting. Before the files are automatically deleted, you can restore the notebook to OneDrive or manually delete it from the OneDrive Recycle bin.

1. In OneNote, press Control+G to open the notebook navigation.

2. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the notebook you want to delete.

3. To close the notebook, press Shift+Command+W.

4. After the notebook is closed in OneNote, in a web browser, go to www.onedrive.live.com and sign in if necessary.

5. In OneDrive, use the arrow keys to navigate to the notebook file or the folder containing the notebook file you want to delete. The folder might be called, for example, "Notebooks." To open a folder, press Return. If necessary, press Shift+Control+Option+Down arrow key to interact with the list of files.

6. When on the correct file, press Shift+F10 or Shift+Control+Option+M to open the context menu. Press the Down arrow key until you hear "Delete, interactive," and then press Control+Option+Spacebar. You're prompted to confirm moving the notebook to the recycle bin.

7. To move the notebook to the OneDrive Recycle bin, press the Tab key until you hear "Delete button," and then press Control+Option+Spacebar.

8. If you want to delete the notebook for good from OneDrive or restore it, press Shift+Tab until you hear "Link," followed by the name of the current page, for example, "Link, recent." Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear "Link, recycle bin," and press Control+Option+Spacebar. Then do one of the following:

   • To restore the notebook, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear: "List of folders, files, or items." Press the Down arrow key until you hear the name of the notebook you want to restore. Press Shift+Tab until you hear "Delete," and then press Control+Option+Right arrow key once. You hear: "Restore." Press Control+Option+Spacebar to restore the notebook to OneDrive.

   • To permanently delete the notebook, in OneDrive, press the Tab key until you hear "Empty recycle bin," and press Control+Option+Spacebar. To confirm permanently deleting all files from Recycle bin, press the Tab key until you hear "Yes," and press Control+Option+Spacebar.

Delete a section or a section group

1. In a notebook, press Control+Shift+G to move the focus to the sections pane.

2. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the section or sections group you want to remove.

3. When on the correct section or section group, press Delete. A notification opens prompting you to confirm moving the section or section group to Deleted Notes.

4. To confirm the action, press the Tab key until you hear "Yes," and then press Return. The section or section group is moved to Deleted Notes.

5. If you want to permanently delete the section or section group from Deleted Notes, do the following:

   1. Press Control+Option+M to move the focus to the menu bar. Then press Control+Option+Right arrow key until you hear "Notebooks," and press Control+Option+Spacebar.

   2. Press the Down arrow key until you hear "Deleted notes, submenu," and press the Right arrow key once.

   3. Press the Down arrow key until you hear "Empty deleted notes," and then press Control+Option+Spacebar. You're prompted to confirm deleting the items.

   4. To empty Deleted Notes, press the Tab key until you hear "Delete," and press Control+Option+Spacebar.

Delete a page

1. In a notebook, press Control+Shift+G to move the focus to the sections pane.

2. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the section that contains the page you want to remove.

3. Press Control+Command+G to move the focus to the pages pane.

4. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the page you want to remove.

5. When on the right page, press Delete or Command+Delete. The page is deleted. 

See also

Use a screen reader to share and collaborate on notebooks in OneNote

Use a screen reader to zoom in or out of notes in OneNote

Keyboard shortcuts in OneNote

Basic tasks using a screen reader with OneNote

Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate OneNote

In this topic

• Create a notebook

• Create a section

• Create an unformatted page

• Rename a section

• Rename a page

• Move or copy sections or pages

• Close a notebook

• Delete a section

• Delete a page

Create a notebook

1. In OneNote for iOS, tap near the bottom of the screen with four fingers, swipe left until you hear "Notebooks tab," and then double-tap the screen.

2. Tap near the top of the screen with four fingers, swipe right until you hear "New notebook, button," and double-tap the screen. The Create Notebook dialog box opens. The focus is on the New Notebook Name text field. You hear: "Name, text field, is editing."

3. Use the on-screen keyboard to type the name of the new notebook.

4. When you're done, tap near the bottom of the screen with four fingers, swipe left until you hear "Done," and double-tap the screen.

The new notebook opens. A section with the default name "New Section 1" is added automatically to the notebook. The focus is on the new section.

Create a section

A typical OneNote notebook is made up of one or more notebook sections. Within each section are the individual pages and subpages on which you take notes. 

1. In the Sections list of your notebook, swipe left or right until you hear "New section button," and then double-tap the screen. The focus moves to the section name text field. You hear: "Text field, is editing."

2. Use the on-screen keyboard to type the new section name.

3. When you're done, tap near the bottom of the screen with four fingers, swipe left until you hear "Done," and double-tap the screen.

Create an unformatted page

In OneNote, you can add as much content to a page as you’d like—you’ll never run out of space. If you’d like to get organized, you can create additional pages at any time. 

1. Navigate to the section where you want to add a new, unformatted page, and double-tap the screen. The Pages list opens.

2. Swipe right until you hear "New page button," and double-tap the screen. You hear: "Page title."

3. Double-tap the screen and use the on-screen keyboard to type the page name.

4. When you're done, tap near the bottom of the screen with four fingers, swipe left until you hear "Return," and double-tap the screen. The focus moves to the page canvas.

Rename a section

1. In the Sections list, tap near the top of the screen with four fingers, swipe right until you hear "Edit," and double-tap the screen. The editing mode is activated.

2. Swipe right until you hear the name of the section you want to rename.

3. Swipe up or down until you hear "Rename," and then double-tap the screen. The focus is on the section name text field. You hear: "Text field, is editing."

4. Use the on-screen keyboard to type the new section name.

5. When you're done, tap near the bottom of the screen with four fingers, swipe left until you hear "Done," and then double-tap the screen.

Rename a page

1. In the Pages list, swipe left or right until you hear the name of the page you want to rename, and then double-tap the screen. The page opens.

2. Swipe left or right until you hear "Page title," followed by the current title. Double-tap the screen.

3. Use the on-screen keyboard to modify the page name.

4. When you're done, tap near the bottom of the screen with four fingers, swipe left until you hear "Return," and then double-tap the screen.

Move or copy sections or pages

OneNote isn't limited to any particular organizational style. You can arrange your notes in any way that is meaningful to you, and if you change your mind, it's easy to change the way your notes are organized.

For example, you can arrange your notebooks, sections, and pages in an alphabetical order. You can even move a section to another notebook or move a page to another section.

If you need a particular page in several places, you can move a copy of the whole page anywhere you want without having to copy-paste anything.

Close a notebook

You can close a notebook, so it doesn't appear on the Notebooks tab anymore.

1. To move the focus to the Notebooks tab, tap near the bottom of the screen with four fingers, swipe left until you hear "Notebooks tab," and then double-tap the screen.

2. Tap near the top of the screen with four fingers, swipe right until you hear "Edit button," and then double-tap the screen.

3. Swipe right or left until you hear the name of the notebook you want to close.

4. Swipe up or down until you hear "Close notebook," and then double-tap the screen. You're prompted to confirm closing the notebook.

5. To close the notebook, swipe right until you hear "Close, button," and double-tap the screen.

   : To reopen a closed notebook, on the Notebooks tab, swipe left or right until you hear "More notebooks button," and double-tap the screen. A list of all available notebooks opens. Swipe right until you hear the notebook you want to reopen and double-tap the screen. The notebook opens and reappears on the Notebooks tab.

Delete a section

1. In the Sections list, tap near the top of the screen with four fingers, swipe right until you hear "Edit," and double-tap the screen. The editing mode is activated.

2. Swipe right until you hear the name of the section you want to delete, and double-tap the screen to select it.

3. Tap near the bottom of the screen with four fingers, swipe left until you hear "Delete, button," and double-tap the screen. You're prompted to confirm deleting the section.

4. To delete the section, swipe right until you hear "Delete," and double-tap the screen.

Delete a page

1. In the Pages list, tap near the top of the screen with four fingers, swipe right until you hear "Edit," and double-tap the screen. The editing mode is activated.

2. Swipe right until you hear the name of the page you want to delete, and double-tap the screen to select it.

3. To delete the page, tap near the bottom of the screen with four fingers, swipe left until you hear "Delete, button," and double-tap the screen.

See also

Use a screen reader to share and collaborate on notebooks in OneNote

Use a screen reader to zoom in or out of notes in OneNote

Basic tasks using a screen reader with OneNote

Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate OneNote

In this topic

• Create a notebook

• Create a section

• Create a page

• Rename a section

• Rename a page

• Move or copy a page

• Close a notebook

• Remove a section

• Remove a page

Create a notebook

1. To open the Notebooks tab, slide your finger around the lower-right corner of the screen until you hear "Notebooks tab," and then double-tap the screen.

2. On the Notebooks tab, slide your finger around the upper-right corner of the screen until you hear "New notebook," and then double-tap the screen. The Create a new notebook dialog box opens. The focus is on the Notebook name text field.

3. Double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type the notebook name. When you're done, swipe down-then-left to close the on-screen keyboard.

4. To select the location where you want to save the notebook, swipe right until you hear "Drop-down list," followed by the currently selected saving location. Double-tap the screen, and then swipe right until you hear the location where you want to save the notebook. To select, double-tap the screen.

5. To create the notebook, swipe right until you hear "Create button," and then double-tap the screen.

   The new notebook opens. A section with the default name "New Section 1" is automatically added to the notebook. The focus is on the new section.

Create a section

A typical OneNote notebook is made up of one or more notebook sections. Within each section are the individual pages and subpages on which you take notes. 

1. In the Sections list of your notebook, swipe left or right until you hear "New section," and then double-tap the screen. The Create a new section dialog box opens. The focus is on the Section name text field.

   : To navigate to the Sections list from the Pages list, swipe left until you hear "Navigate up button," and then double-tap the screen.

2. Double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type the section name. Then swipe right until you hear "Create button," and double-tap the screen. When you're done, swipe down-then-left to close the on-screen keyboard.

3. To create the section, swipe right until you hear "Create button," and then double-tap the screen.

Create a page

In OneNote, you can add as much content to a page as you’d like—you’ll never run out of space. If you’d like to get organized, you can create additional pages at any time.

1. In the Pages list of a section, swipe right until you hear "Take a new note button," and then double-tap the screen. A new untitled page is created.

   : To navigate to the Pages list from a page canvas, swipe left until you hear "Navigate up button," and then double-tap the screen.

2. To give the page a title, double-tap the screen with two fingers and then use the on-screen keyboard to type the title.

Rename a section

1. In the Sections list, swipe right or left until you hear the name of the section you want to rename.

2. Double-tap and hold the screen to activate the editing mode. You hear: "Entering selection."

3. Swipe left until you hear "Rename section," and then double-tap the screen. The Rename section dialog box opens. The focus is on the current section name.

4. Double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type the new section name. When you're done, swipe down-then-left to close the keyboard.

5. Swipe right until you hear "Rename," and double-tap the screen. The section is renamed, and the focus moves to the Sections list.

Rename a page

1. In the Pages list, swipe right or left until you hear the name of the page you want to rename. Double-tap the screen to open the page.

2. In the page, swipe right until you hear an audio cue. The focus is now on the page canvas.

3. Double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type the new page name.

Move or copy a page

OneNote isn't limited to any particular organizational style. You can arrange your notes in any way that is meaningful to you, and if you change your mind, it's easy to change the way your notes are organized.

For example, you can move a page to another section. If you need a particular page in several places, you can even move a copy of the whole page anywhere you want without having to copy-paste anything.

1. In the Pages list, swipe right or left until you hear the name of the page you want to move or copy. Double-tap and hold the screen to activate the editing mode. You hear: "Entering selection."

2. Swipe left until you hear "Copy, move page," and double-tap the screen. The Move to dialog box opens. You hear the name of the current notebook.

3. To select the notebook where you want to move or copy the page, double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear the name of the notebook you want, and then double-tap the screen.

4. Do one of the following:

   • To move a page, swipe right until you hear the name of the section where you want to move the page, and then double-tap the screen.

   • To copy a page, swipe right until you hear the name of the section where you want to copy the page, and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear "Not checked, Create a copy, checkbox," and double-tap the screen to select the checkbox. You hear: "Checked."

5. When you're done, swipe right until you hear "Select button," and then double-tap the screen. The page is copied or moved.

Close a notebook

You can close a notebook, so it doesn't appear on the Notebooks tab anymore.

1. To open the Notebooks tab, slide your finger around the lower-right corner of the screen until you hear "Notebooks tab," and then double-tap the screen.

2. On the Notebooks tab, swipe right or left until you hear the name of the notebook you want to close. Double-tap and hold the screen to activate the editing mode. You hear: "Entering selection."

3. Swipe left until you hear "Close notebook," and then double-tap the screen. The notebook is removed from the Notebooks tab.

   : To reopen a closed notebook, on the Notebooks tab, swipe right or left until you hear "More notebooks," and then double-tap the screen. You hear: "More notebooks." Swipe right until you hear the notebook you want to reopen, and double-tap the screen. The notebook opens and reappears on the Notebooks tab.

Remove a section

1. In the Sections list, swipe right or left until you hear the name of the section that you'd like to delete. Double-tap and hold the screen to activate the editing mode. You hear: "Entering selection."

2. Swipe left until you hear "Delete section," and then double-tap the screen. A Delete section? notification window opens.

3. To confirm deleting the section, swipe right until you hear "Delete button," and then double-tap the screen.

Remove a page

1. In the Pages list, swipe right or left until you hear the name of the page that you'd like to delete. Double-tap and hold the screen to activate the editing mode. You hear: "Entering selection."

2. Swipe left until you hear "Delete page," and then double-tap the screen. A Delete page? notification window opens.

3. To confirm deleting the page, swipe right until you hear "Delete button," and then double-tap the screen.

See also

Use a screen reader to insert content to notebooks in OneNote

Use a screen reader to zoom in or out of notes in OneNote

Basic tasks using a screen reader with OneNote

Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate OneNote

In this topic

• Create a notebook

• Create a section

• Create a page

• Rename a section

• Rename a page

• Move or copy a section or a page

• Close a notebook

• Delete a section

• Delete a page

Create a notebook

1. In OneNote, press Ctrl+G to open the notebook navigation.

2. Press Shift+Tab until you hear "Add notebook," and press Spacebar to select. You hear: "New notebook window, notebook name."

3. Type the notebook name, and then press the Tab key until you hear: “Create notebook.” Press Spacebar to create the notebook.

   The notebook is created. A new section with the default name "New Section 1" and one empty, unnamed page are added. The focus is placed in the page title text field.

   : If you're signed into your Microsoft account, your notebooks are automatically saved to OneDrive.

Create a section

A typical OneNote notebook is made up of one or more notebook sections. Within each section are the individual pages and subpages on which you take notes. 

1. In the notebook where you want to create a new section, press Ctrl+T. The section is added to the notebook. The focus is placed on the new section name text field. You hear: "New section added, section name text box."

2. Type a name for the section, and then press Enter. The section is named and the focus stays on the new section.

Create a page

In OneNote, you can add as much content to a page as you’d like—you’ll never run out of space. If you’d like to get organized, you can create additional pages at any time.

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+G to move the focus to the sections pane.

2. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the section where you want to add a new page.

3. To add a new page at the end of the section, press Ctrl+N. A new untitled page is created. The focus moves to the page title text field.

4. Type a page title, and then press Enter. The page is named, and the focus moves to the page content area.

Rename a section

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+G to move the focus to the sections pane.

2. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the section you want to rename.

3. Press Shift+F10 or the Windows Menu key to open the context menu. Press the Tab key until you hear “Rename section,” and then press Enter.

4. Type a new section name, and press Enter. The section is renamed, and the focus stays on the renamed section.

Rename a page

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+G to move the focus to the pages pane.

2. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the page you want to rename.

3. Press Shift+F10 or the Windows Menu key to open the context menu. Press the Tab key until you hear “Rename page,” and then press Enter.

4. Type a new page name, and press Enter. The page is renamed, and the focus moves to the page content area.

Move or copy a section or a page

OneNote isn't limited to any particular organizational style. You can arrange your notes in any way that is meaningful to you, and if you change your mind, it's easy to change the way your notes are organized.

For example, you can arrange your sections and pages in an alphabetical order. You can even move a section to another notebook or move a page to a section in any available notebook. 

If you need a particular section or page in several places, you can move a copy of the whole section or page anywhere you want without having to copy-paste anything.

Close a notebook

You can close a notebook, so it doesn't appear in the list of notebooks anymore.

1. In OneNote, press Ctrl+G to open the notebook navigation.

2. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the notebook you want to close.

3. Press Shift+F10 or the Windows Menu key to open the context menu.

4. To close the notebook, press the Down arrow key until you hear “Close this notebook,” and then press Spacebar.

Delete a section

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+G to move the focus to the sections pane.

2. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the section you want to remove.

3. Press Shift+F10 or the Windows Menu key to open the context menu. You hear: “Delete section.” Press Spacebar to select.

4. To confirm deleting the section, press the Tab key until you hear "Yes," and then press Spacebar. The section is removed.

Delete a page

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+G to move the focus to the pages pane.

2. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the page you want to remove.

3. Press Shift+F10 or the Windows Menu key to open the context menu. You hear: “Delete page.” Press Spacebar to select. The page is removed.

See also

Use a screen reader to share and collaborate on notebooks in OneNote

Use a screen reader to zoom in or out of notes in OneNote

Keyboard shortcuts in OneNote

Basic tasks using a screen reader with OneNote

Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate OneNote

In this topic

• Create a notebook

• Create a section

• Create a page

• Rename a notebook

• Rename a section

• Rename a page

• Delete a notebook

• Delete a section

• Delete a page

Create a notebook

1. To open the notebook navigation, press Ctrl+G.

2. Press the Tab key until you hear “Add notebook,” and then press Enter. The Create New Notebook dialog box opens.

3. Press the Tab key until you hear "Notebook name, edit," and type a name for the new notebook.

4. To create the notebook, press Enter. The new, empty notebook opens in OneNote for the web. The notebook is saved to your OneDrive.

5. You are now ready to add the first section to the notebook. For instructions, go to Create a section.

Create a section

A typical OneNote notebook is made up of one or more notebook sections. Within each section are the individual pages and subpages on which you take notes. 

1. In a notebook, press Ctrl+F6 until you hear: "Use this panel to select notebooks, sections, and pages."

2. Press the Tab key until you hear "Add a new section button," and then press Enter. The Section Name dialog box opens. The focus is in the Enter a section name text field.

3. Type a section name, and then press Enter. A new section with an empty, untitled page is created. The focus is placed in the page title text field.

Create a page

In OneNote, you can add as much content to a page as you’d like—you’ll never run out of space. If you’d like to get organized, you can create additional pages at any time. 

1. In a notebook, press Ctrl+F6 until you hear: "Use this panel to select notebooks, sections, and pages."

2. Press the Tab key once to enter the list of sections. Press the arrow keys or I until you hear the name of the section where you want to add a new page.

3. Press Shift+F10 or the Windows Menu key to open the context menu.

4. Press the Down arrow key until you hear "New page," and then press Enter. A new page is created. You hear: "Page title." The focus is placed in the page title text field.

5. Type the page title.

Rename a notebook

You can use OneNote for the web to go directly to your OneDrive where you can rename notebooks.

1. In an opened notebook in OneNote for the web, press Ctrl+F6 until you hear “Banner, app launcher,” and press Enter.

2. Press the Tab key until you hear "Link, OneDrive," and then press Enter. Your OneDrive (onedrive.live.com) opens in a browser.

3. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the notebook file or the folder containing the notebook file you want to rename. The folder might be called, for example, "Notebooks." To open a folder, press Enter.

4. When on the correct file, press F2. The Rename dialog box opens. You hear: “Enter your new name.”

5. Type the new notebook name, and press Enter. The notebook is renamed.

6. To return to the notebook in OneNote for the web, with the newly renamed notebook selected in OneDrive, press Enter.

Rename a section

1. In a notebook, press Ctrl+F6 until you hear: "Use this panel to select notebooks, sections, and pages."

2. Press the Tab key once to enter the list of sections. Press the arrow keys or I until you hear the name of the section you want to rename.

3. Press Shift+F10 or the Windows Menu key to open the context menu. You hear: "Rename section, menu item." Press Enter. The Section Name dialog box opens, and the focus is in the Enter a section name text field.

4. Press Ctrl+A to select the current title and then press Delete or Backspace to delete it.

5. Type the new section name, and then press Enter.

Rename a page

1. In a notebook, press Ctrl+F6 until you hear: "Use this panel to select notebooks, sections, and pages."

2. Press the Tab key once to enter the list of sections. Press the arrow keys or I until you hear the name of the section containing the page you want to rename, and then press Enter.

3. Press Shift+Ctrl+F6 until you hear: "Use this panel to select notebooks, sections, and pages." Press the Tab key until you hear "Page list," followed by the name of the page currently in focus.

4. Press the arrow keys or I until you hear the name of the page you want to rename, and then press Enter. The focus moves to the page title field.

5. To delete the current title, press Ctrl+A, and then press Delete or Backspace.

6. Type the new page title, and press Enter. The focus moves to the page content area, and you can type or edit your notes.

   : To quickly go from the page content area to page title area, press Page up.

Delete a notebook

If you’re sure you no longer need a particular notebook, you can delete it from your OneDrive account. The deleted notebook is moved to the OneDrive Recycle bin. If you are sharing the notebook, make sure you let your colleagues know you are deleting the notebook.

The deleted files are kept in the OneDrive Recycle bin for 30 days for personal accounts. If you're signed in with a work or school account, items in Recycle bin are automatically deleted after 93 days, unless your IT administrator has changed the setting. Before the files are automatically deleted, you can restore the notebook to OneDrive or manually delete it from the OneDrive Recycle bin.

1. In an opened notebook in OneNote for the web, press Ctrl+F6 until you hear “Banner, app launcher,” and press Enter.

2. Press the Tab key until you hear "Link, OneDrive," and then press Enter. Your OneDrive (onedrive.live.com) opens in a browser.

3. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the notebook file or the folder containing the notebook file you want to delete. The folder might be called, for example, "Notebooks." To open a folder, press Enter.

4. When on the correct notebook file, press Delete. You hear: "Delete, dialog, cancel."

5. To confirm deleting the notebook, press the Tab key until you hear "Delete button," and then press Enter. The deleted notebook is moved to the OneDrive Recycle bin. 

6. If you want to delete the notebook for good from OneDrive or restore it, press the Tab key until you hear "Link," followed by the name of the current page, for example, "Link, recent." Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear "Link, recycle bin," and press Enter. Then do one of the following:

   • To restore the notebook, press the Tab key until you hear "List of folders and files," followed by the name of the item currently in focus. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the notebook you want to restore, and then press Shift+F10 or the Windows Menu key. Press the Down arrow key until you hear "Restore," and then press Enter.

   • To permanently delete the notebook, press the Tab key until you hear "Empty recycle bin," and press Enter. To confirm permanently deleting all files in Recycle bin, press the Tab key until you hear "Yes," and press Enter.

Delete a section

1. In a notebook, press Ctrl+F6 until you hear: "Use this panel to select notebooks, sections, and pages."

2. Press the Tab key once to enter the list of sections. Press the arrow keys or I until you hear the name of the section you want to remove.

3. Press Shift+F10 or the Windows Menu key to open the context menu.

4. Press the Down arrow key until you hear "Delete section, menu item," and then press Enter. You hear: "Permanently delete section, alert dialog."

5. To confirm permanently deleting the section, press Enter.

Delete a page

1. In a notebook, press Ctrl+F6 until you hear: "Use this panel to select notebooks, sections, and pages."

2. Press the Tab key once to enter the list of sections. Press the arrow keys or I until you hear the name of the section containing the page you want to remove, and then press Enter.

3. Press Shift+Ctrl+F6 until you hear: "Use this panel to select notebooks, sections, and pages." Press the Tab key until you hear "Page list," followed by the name of the page currently in focus.

4. Press the arrow keys or I until you hear the name of the page you want to remove.

5. Press Shift+F10 or the Windows Menu key to open the context menu. Press the Down arrow key until you hear "Delete page," and then press Enter. You hear: "Delete page, alert dialog."

6. To remove the page permanently, press Enter.

See also

Use a screen reader to share and collaborate on notebooks in OneNote

Use a screen reader to zoom in or out of notes in OneNote

Keyboard shortcuts in OneNote

Basic tasks using a screen reader with OneNote

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate OneNote