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

1/8/2020

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Use OneNote with your keyboard and a screen reader to organize information in notebooks that contain pages, sections, and section groups. We have tested it with Narrator, JAWS, and NVDA, but it might work with other screen readers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques. You'll learn how to add pages, sections, and additional notebooks when you need them, and even rename, move, or delete them.

Notes: 

• New Office 365 features are released gradually to Office 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
• To learn more about screen readers, go to How screen readers work with Microsoft Office.

In this topic

• Open OneNote
• 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
• Move or copy a page
• Remove a notebook
• Remove a section or a section group
• Remove a page

Open OneNote

To open OneNote, press the Windows logo key+Shift+N.

Create a notebook

1. In OneNote, press Ctrl+G to open notebook navigation.
2. Press Shift+Tab repeatedly until you hear “Add Notebook button.” Press Spacebar to select. You’re taken to a new window where the New tab of the File menu is already selected. Narrator announces “New tab item.” On this tab you can select the notebook storing location and name.
3. Press the Right arrow key once to move to the location selection section on the New tab. Then use the Up and Down arrow keys to move between the locations. The screen readers announce the locations as you move. Press Spacebar to select.
4. After you’ve selected a location, the focus moves to the Notebook Name field. Type a name for the notebook, and press Enter. The notebook is created and the cursor is placed in the page title field of New Section 1 in the notebook.

Note: If you save to OneDrive or other online location, you may have to sign in if you're not signed in already.

Create a section

1. In a notebook, to create a new section, press Ctrl+T.
2. The section is created, the cursor is placed on the section tab, and you can type the name of the section.
3. When done, press Enter. The section is named, and the cursor is moved to the page title field.

Create a section group

Section groups can help you keep related sections together.

1. In a notebook, press Ctrl+Shift+G to open section navigation.
2. Press Shift+F10 to open the context menu.
3. Press the Down arrow key until you hear Narrator announce “New Section Group menu item.” With JAWS, you hear: “New Section Group.” Press Spacebar to select. Narrator announces: “New page created, OneNote window, editing, New Section Group.”
4. Type in a name for the section group, and press Enter.

The section group is created, and you can now add sections to the group.

Create a page

1. In a section where you want to add the page, press Ctrl+N.
2. A new page is created, the cursor is placed in the page title field, and you can type the title.

Rename a notebook

1. In OneNote, press Ctrl+G to open notebook navigation.
2. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate to the notebook you want to rename.
3. Press Shift+F10 to open the context menu. Narrator announces “Menu.”
4. Press the Down arrow key until you hear: “Properties menu item.” With JAWS, you hear: “Properties.” Press Spacebar to select.
5. The Notebook Properties dialog opens, and focus is in the Display name field. Type in a new name, and press Enter. The notebook is renamed.

Rename a section or a section group

1. In OneNote, press Ctrl+Shift+G to go to section navigation.
2. Use the Right and Left arrow keys to navigate to the section or section group you want to rename.
3. Press Shift+F10 to open the context menu. Narrator announces: “Rename menu item.” With JAWS, you hear: “Rename.”
4. Press Spacebar. Narrator announces “Editing” and the section name. With JAWS, you hear the section name.
5. Type in a new name, and press Enter. The section is renamed.

Rename a page

1. In a notebook, press Ctrl+Alt+G to open page navigation.
2. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate to the page you want to rename.
3. Press Shift+F10 to open the context menu. Narrator announces: “Rename menu item.” With JAWS, you hear: “Rename."
4. Press Spacebar. Narrator announces: “Page title, editing.” With JAWS, you hear: “Page title.”
5. Type in a new name, and press Enter. The page is renamed.

Move or copy a section

1. In a notebook, press Ctrl+Shift+G to go to the section navigation.
2. Use the Right or Left arrow keys to navigate to the section you want to move or copy. Narrator announces the section names as you move.
3. Press Shift+F10. Narrator announces: “Rename menu item.” With JAWS, you hear: “Rename.”
4. Press the Down arrow key until you hear Narrator announce: “Move or Copy menu item.” With JAWS, you hear: “Move or Copy.” Press Spacebar to select. The Move or Copy Section dialog opens.
5. The focus is in the search field where you can start typing the name of the notebook, section, or section group you want to move or copy the section to. The search results are listed below as you type. To navigate the results, use the Up and Down arrow keys. Narrator announces the names as you move.
6. When you have found the correct destination, press the Tab key to navigate to the dialog buttons. The first button is Move. If you want to copy the section instead, press the Tab key again to navigate to the Copy button. Press Spacebar to select. The section is moved or copied.

Move or copy a page

1. In a notebook, press Ctrl+Alt+G to open page navigation.
2. Use the Up or Down arrow keys to navigate to the page you want to move or copy. Narrator announces the page names as you move.
3. Press Spacebar to select a page, then press Ctrl+Alt+M. The Move or Copy Pages dialog opens.
4. The focus is in the search field where you can start typing the name of the notebook, section, or section group you want to move or copy the page to. The search results are listed below as you type. To navigate the results, use the Up and Down arrow keys. Narrator announces the names as you move.
5. When you have found the correct destination, press the Tab key to navigate to the dialog buttons. The first button is Move. If you want to copy the page instead, press the Tab key again to navigate to the Copy button. Press Spacebar to select. The page is moved or copied.

Remove a notebook

1. In Windows, press the Windows logo key and type "File Explorer." Press Enter.
2. The File Explorer window opens. Focus is on the Desktop folder. Use the arrow keys to navigate the folders and items in the window. Narrator announces the items as you move. Press Enter to open a folder.

Tip: On your computer, the default location for saving notebooks is Documents > OneNote Notebooks.

3. When on the correct notebook, press Shift+F10 to open the context menu. Narrator announces “context menu.”
4. Press the Down arrow key repeatedly until you hear: “Delete menu item.” With JAWS, you hear: “Delete.” Press Enter to select. The notebook is removed.

Remove a section or a section group

1. In a notebook, press Ctrl+Shift+G to go to section navigation.
2. Use the Right or Left arrow key to go to the section or section group you want to remove.
3. Press Shift+F10 to open the context menu. Narrator announces: “Rename menu item.” With JAWS, you hear: “Rename.”
4. Press the Down arrow key repeatedly until you hear: “Delete menu item.” With JAWS, you hear: “Delete.” Press Enter.
5. A confirmation dialog opens. Narrator announces: “Microsoft OneNote dialog, No button.” Press the Left arrow key once to move to the Yes button, and press Enter. The section or section group is removed.

Remove a page

1. In a notebook, press Ctrl+Alt+G to go to page navigation.
2. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to go to the page you want to remove.
3. Press Shift+F10 to open the context menu. Narrator announces: “Rename menu item.” With JAWS, you hear: “Rename.”
4. Press the Down arrow key until you hear “Delete menu item,” and press Enter. The page is removed.

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iOS

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Use OneNote for iOS with VoiceOver, the built-in iOS screen reader, to organize information in notebooks that contain pages and sections. You can add, rename, move, remove, and reorder pages and sections, and add and reorder notebooks.

Notes: 

• New Office 365 features are released gradually to Office 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
• This topic assumes that you are using the built-in iOS screen reader, VoiceOver. To learn more about using VoiceOver, visit Apple accessibility.

In this topic

• Create a notebook
• Create a section
• Create a page
• Rename a section
• Rename a page
• Reorder notebooks, sections, and pages
• Move a section
• Move or copy a page
• Close a notebook
• Remove a section
• Remove a page

Create a notebook

1. In the Notebooks list, swipe right until you hear "New notebook button" and then double-tap the screen.
2. Type the name of the new notebook, then swipe right until you hear "Done" and then double-tap the screen.

Tip: To navigate to the Notebooks list from the Sections or Pages list or from a page canvas, swipe left until you hear "Back to <previous list view>, back button" and then double-tap the screen. Repeat this until you hear "Notebook, settings button." The focus is now on the Settings button of the Notebooks list view.

Create a section

To organize your content or create a new block of notes in your notebook, you can create a new section.

1. In the Sections list of your notebook, swipe right until you hear "New section button" and then double-tap the screen.
2. Type the name of the new section, swipe right until you hear "Done" and then double-tap the screen.

Note: To navigate to the Sections list from the Pages list or a page canvas, swipe left until you hear "Back to <previous list view>, back button" and then double-tap the screen. Repeat this until you hear "<Notebook name>, back to notebook list, back button." The focus is now on the Back button of Sections list view.

Create a page

Add a new page for your new ideas, and start creating content in your notebooks.

Create an unformatted page

1. In the Pages list of a section, swipe right until you hear: "New page button."
2. Double-tap the screen. You hear: "New page, page title, outline."
3. Double-tap the screen and type the page name. Swipe right until you hear "Return" and double-tap the screen. The focus moves to the page canvas.

Create a page with a list

1. In the Pages list of a section, swipe right until you hear: "New page with list button" and double-tap the screen. You hear: "Text field." The focus is on the text field of the first list item on the page.
2. To name the page, swipe left until you hear "Untitled list heading, text field" and double-tap the screen.
3. Type the name of the page, and then swipe right until you hear: "Done." Double-tap the screen.

Create a page with a photo

1. In the Pages list of a section, swipe right until you hear "New page with photo button" and double-tap the screen. You hear: "Alert, insert picture." The Insert Picture window opens.
2. Do one of the following:

Add a picture from the Photos app

1. 1. Swipe right until you hear: "From library button." Then double-tap the screen.
   2. In Photos, swipe right until you hear the album option you'd like to select and double-tap the screen.
   3. In the list of photos, swipe right until you hear the photo you'd like to select, and double-tap the screen.
   4. Swipe left until you hear: "Done button." Double-tap the screen.
   5. Swipe right until you hear: "Use button." Double-tap the screen. The focus moves to the new page.
   6. To name the new page, swipe right until you hear "Page title" and then double-tap the screen.
   7. Type the name and then swipe right until you hear "Return" and double-tap the screen.

Take and add a picture

1. 1. To add a new picture straight from your phone camera, swipe right until you hear: "Take picture button."
   2. Double-tap the screen. The camera app opens.
   3. To take a picture, swipe right until you hear "Take picture button" and then double-tap the screen.
   4. Swipe right until you hear "Use button" and then double-tap the screen. The focus moves to the new page.
   5. To name the new page, swipe right until you hear "Page title" and double-tap the screen. Type the name. Then swipe right until you hear "Return" and double-tap the screen.

Note: To navigate to the Pages list from the page canvas, swipe left or right until you hear "Back to page list for <section name>, back button" and then double-tap the screen. The focus is now on the Back button of Pages list view.

Rename a section

1. In the Sections list, swipe left or right until you hear the name of section which you'd like to rename.
2. Set the VoiceOver rotor to Actions.
3. Swipe up or down until you hear "Rename" and then double-tap the screen.
4. Type the new name for the section. When you're done, swipe right until you hear "Return" 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'd like to rename, and then double-tap the screen.
2. In the page, swipe right until you hear "<Current page name>, heading, text field" and then double-tap the screen.
3. Modify the page name. When you're done, swipe right until you hear "Done" and then double-tap the screen.

Reorder notebooks, sections, and pages

You can change the order of your notebooks, sections, and pages, for example, if you'd like to place the most important ones at the top of the item list.

1. In the Notebooks, Section, or Pages list, swipe left or right until you hear "Edit button" and then double-tap the screen. You hear: "Done."
2. Swipe right until you hear: "Reorder <name of the notebook, section, or page you'd like to reorder>."
3. Double-tap and hold the screen until you hear a sound. Drag your finger up or down the screen until you hear the location where you'd like to move the item, and then lift your finger off the screen.
4. Swipe left until you hear "Done button" and then double-tap the screen.

Move a section

1. In the Sections list, swipe left or right until you hear the name of the section which you'd like to move.
2. Set the VoiceOver rotor to Actions.
3. Swipe up or down until you hear "Move" and then double-tap the screen. You hear: "Notebooks, move this section to another notebook."
4. Swipe right until you hear the notebook to which you'd like to move the section, and then double-tap the screen. The focus moves to the Sections list from which the section was moved.

Move or copy a page

1. In the Pages list, swipe left or right until you hear the name of page which you'd like to move or copy.
2. Set the VoiceOver rotor to Actions.
3. Swipe up or down until you hear "Move" or "Copy" and then double-tap the screen.
4. Swipe right until you hear the section to which you'd like to move or copy the page and then double-tap the screen. The focus moves to the Pages list from which the page was moved or copied.

Close a notebook

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

1. In the Notebooks list, swipe left or right until you hear the name of the notebook you'd like to remove.
2. Set the VoiceOver rotor to Actions.
3. Swipe up or down until you hear "Close" and then double-tap the screen.
4. To reopen a notebook, in the Notebooks list, swipe left or right until you hear "More notebooks ellipses button" and then double-tap the screen. You hear: "Open more notebooks."

Swipe right until you hear the notebook you'd like to reopen and double-tap the screen. The notebook opens and reappears in the Notebooks list.

Remove a section

1. In the Sections list, swipe left or right until you hear the name of the section which you'd like to remove.
2. Set the VoiceOver rotor to Actions.
3. Swipe up or down until you hear "Delete" and then double-tap the screen. You hear: "Alert, are you sure you want to delete this section." Swipe right until you hear "Delete" and then double-tap the screen.

Remove a page

1. In the Pages list, swipe left or right until you hear the name of the page which you'd like to remove.
2. Set the VoiceOver rotor to Actions.
3. Swipe up or down until you hear "Delete" and then double-tap the screen.

Android

 

 

Android

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Use OneNote for Android with TalkBack, the built-in Android screen reader, to organize information in notebooks that contain pages and sections. You can add, rename, move, and remove pages and sections, and add notebooks.

Notes: 

• New Office 365 features are released gradually to Office 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
• This topic assumes that you are using the built-in Android screen reader, TalkBack. To learn more about using TalkBack, go to Android accessibility.
• Make sure you turn on TalkBack before launching OneNote for Android.

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. In the Notebooks list, swipe right until you hear "New notebook button," and then double-tap the screen.

Tip: To navigate to the Notebooks list from the Sections or Pages list, or from a page canvas, swipe left until you hear "Navigate up button," and then double-tap the screen. Repeat this until you hear "Signed in as <user name>." The focus moves to the Account button of the Notebooks list view.

2. Type the name of the new notebook using your on-screen keyboard.

Tip: You can find the keyboard by exploring the items on the screen. To explore, place a finger on the screen and drag it around. TalkBack announces the items as you land on them. To select an item, when on the item, lift your finger. Depending on your device settings, you may need to double-tap the screen to insert the character.

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

The new notebook is created containing a New Section 1 section.

Create a section

To organize your content or create a new block of notes in your notebook, you can create a new section.

1. In the Sections list of your notebook, swipe right until you hear "New section button," and then double-tap the screen.

Note: To navigate to the Sections list from the Pages list, swipe left until you hear "Navigate up button," and then double-tap the screen. The focus is now on the Back button of the Sections list view.

2. Type the name of the new section using your on-screen keyboard. Then swipe right until you hear "Create button," and double-tap the screen.

The new section is created containing an Untitled page.

Create a page

Add a new page for your new ideas, and start creating content in your notebooks.

1. In the Pages list of a section, swipe right until you hear "New text page button," and then double-tap the screen.

Note: To navigate to the Pages list from a page canvas, swipe left until you hear "Navigate up button," and then double-tap the screen. The focus is now on the Back button of the Pages list view.

2. A new untitled page is created, the focus moves to the page canvas, and you can type your notes.
3. To give the page a title, swipe right until you hear "Page title, edit box," double-tap the screen, and then type the title using your on-screen keyboard.

Rename a section

1. In the Sections list, swipe right or left until you hear the name of section that you'd like to rename. TalkBack announces the sections as: "Section <section name>." Double-tap and hold the screen. The context menu opens.
2. Swipe right until you hear "Rename section," and then double-tap the screen. The Rename menu opens, and you hear: "Rename section."
3. Type the new name for the section. When you're done, swipe right until you hear "Rename button," and then double-tap the screen.
4. 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 that you'd like to rename. TalkBack announces the pages as: "Page <page title>." Double-tap the screen to open the page.
2. In the page, swipe right until you hear "Page title, <title>, edit box," and then double-tap the screen.
3. Type the new name for the page. When you're done, select enter on your on-screen keyboard. To select enter, drag your finger on your keyboard until you hear "Enter," and then lift it (and double-tap if needed).

Move or copy a page

1. In the Pages list, swipe right or left until you hear the name of page that you'd like to move or copy. TalkBack announces the pages as: "Page <page title>." Double-tap and hold the screen. The context menu opens.
2. Do one of the following:

• To move a page, swipe right until you hear "Move page," and then double-tap the screen. The Move page to section menu opens, and you hear: "Move page to section."
• To copy a page, swipe right until you hear "Copy page," and then double-tap the screen. The Copy page to section menu opens, and you hear: "Copy page to section."

The sections list for the currently selected notebook opens.

3. To move or copy the page to another notebook section, swipe right until you hear the name of the currently opened notebook, and then double-tap the screen to open the notebooks list. Swipe right until you hear the name of the destination notebook, and then double-tap the screen to open the sections list.
4. In the sections list, swipe right until you hear the section to which you'd like to move or copy the page, and then double-tap the screen to select. TalkBack announces the sections as: "Section <section name>."
5. After selecting the section, swipe right until you hear "Move button" or "Copy button," and then double-tap the screen.
6. The page is moved or copied, and the focus moves to the Sections list of the section where the page was moved.

Close a notebook

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

1. In the Notebooks list, swipe right or left until you hear the name of the notebook that you'd like to close. TalkBack announces the notebooks as: "Notebook <notebook name>." Double-tap and hold the screen. The context menu opens.
2. Swipe right until you hear "Close notebook," and then double-tap the screen. The notebook is removed from the Notebooks list.
3. To reopen a notebook, in the Notebooks list, 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'd like to reopen, and double-tap the screen. The notebook opens and reappears in the Notebooks list.

Remove a section

1. In the Sections list, swipe right or left until you hear the name of section that you'd like to delete. TalkBack announces the sections as: "Section <section name>." Double-tap and hold the screen. The context menu opens.
2. Swipe right until you hear "Delete section," and then double-tap the screen. A Delete section? notification window opens, and you hear: "Delete section."
3. To confirm, 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. TalkBack announces the pages as: "Page <page title>." Double-tap and hold the screen. The context menu opens.
2. Swipe right until you hear "Delete page," and then double-tap the screen. A Delete page? notification window opens, and you hear: "Delete page."
3. To confirm, swipe right until you hear "Delete button," and then double-tap the screen. The page is deleted, and you hear: "Page <page title> deleted."

Windows 10 app

 

 

Windows 10 app

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Use OneNote for Windows 10 with your keyboard and a screen reader to organize information in notebooks that contain pages, sections, and section groups. We have tested it with Narrator, JAWS, and NVDA, but it might work with other screen readers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques. You'll learn how to add pages, sections, and additional notebooks when you need them, and even rename, move, or delete them.

Notes: 

• New Office 365 features are released gradually to Office 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
• To learn more about screen readers, go to How screen readers work with Microsoft Office.

In this topic

• Open OneNote
• Create a notebook
• Create a section
• Create a page
• Rename a section
• Rename a page
• Move or copy a section
• Move or copy a page
• Close a notebook
• Remove a section
• Remove a page

Open OneNote

1. Make sure you sign in to your Microsoft account on your device.
2. To open OneNote for Windows 10, press the Windows logo key, type onenote, and then press Enter.

Create a notebook

1. In OneNote, press Ctrl+G to open the notebook navigation.
2. Press Shift+Tab repeatedly until you hear "Add notebook," and press Spacebar to select. You hear: "Create a notebook."
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 and opened.

Note: Notebooks are automatically saved to OneDrive.

Create a section

Before you can start taking notes in a notebook, you must create a section within it.

1. Open the notebook in which you want to create a new section.
2. To create a new section, press Ctrl+T.

The section is created. The focus is placed on the new section name field. You hear: “Section name text box.”

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

Create a page

1. If you have more than one section in a notebook, press Ctrl+Shift+G to go to the section navigation. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the section you want.
2. To add a 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.
3. 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. Open the notebook containing the section you want to rename.
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+G to go to the section navigation. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the section you want.
3. Press Shift+F10 to open the context menu. Press the Tab key until you hear “Rename Section,” and then press Spacebar.
4. Type in a new name, and press Enter. The section is renamed.

Rename a page

1. Open the section containing the page you want to rename.
2. Press Ctrl+Alt+G to go to the page navigation. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the page you want.
3. Press Shift+F10 to open the context menu. Press the Tab key until you hear “Rename Page,” and then press Spacebar.
4. Type in a new name, and press Enter. The page is renamed.

Move or copy a section

1. Open the notebook containing the section you want to move or copy.
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+G to go to the section navigation. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the section you want.
3. Press Shift+F10 to open the context menu. Press the Tab key until you hear “Move/Copy,” and then press Spacebar to select. The Move/Copy Section dialog opens.
4. Press the Tab key. You hear "Location," followed by the name of an opened notebook.
5. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate to the notebook to which you want to move or copy the section, and press Spacebar to select it.
6. Do one of the following:

• To move the section to the selected notebook, press the Tab key until you hear "Move," and then press Spacebar.
• To copy the section to the selected notebook, press the Tab key until you hear "Copy," and then press Spacebar.

Move or copy a page

1. Open the section containing the page you want to move or copy.
2. Press Ctrl+Alt+G to go to the page navigation. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the page you want.
3. Press Shift+F10 to open the context menu. Press the Tab key until you hear: “Move/Copy.” Press Spacebar to select. The Move/Copy Page dialog opens.
4. To select the destination notebook for the page, press the Tab key until you hear “Back,” and then press Spacebar. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate to the notebook you want. To select, press Spacebar.

Note: Make sure the notebook where you want to move or copy the page is opened in OneNote.

5. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate to the section to which you want to move or copy the page, and press Spacebar to select it.
6. Do one of the following:

• To move the page to the selected section, press the Tab key until you hear "Move," and then press Spacebar.
• To copy the page to the selected section, press the Tab key until you hear "Copy," and then press Spacebar.

Close a notebook

1. In OneNote, press Ctrl+G to open the notebook navigation.
2. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate to the notebook you want to close.
3. To close the notebook, press Shift+F10 to open the context menu. Press the Tab key until you hear “Close This Notebook,” and then press Spacebar.

Remove a section

1. Open the notebook containing the section you want to remove.
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+G to go to the section navigation. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the section you want.
3. Press Shift+F10 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.

Remove a page

1. Open the section containing the page you want to remove.
2. Press Ctrl+Alt+G to go to the page navigation. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the page you want.
3. Press Shift+F10 to open the context menu. You hear: “Delete Page.” Press Spacebar to select.
4. To confirm deleting the page, press the Tab key until you hear "Yes," and then press Spacebar. The page is removed.

Web

 

 

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Use OneNote for the web with your keyboard and a screen reader to organize information in notebooks that contain pages, sections, and section groups. We have tested it with Narrator, JAWS, and NVDA, but it might work with other screen readers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques. You'll learn how to add pages, sections, and additional notebooks when you need them.

Notes: 

• New Office 365 features are released gradually to Office 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
• To learn more about screen readers, go to How screen readers work with Microsoft Office.
• When you use OneNote for the web, we recommend that you use Microsoft Edge as your web browser. Because OneNote for the web runs in your web browser, the keyboard shortcuts are different from those in the desktop program. For example, you’ll use Ctrl+F6 instead of F6 for jumping in and out of the commands. Also, common shortcuts like F1 (Help) and Ctrl+O (Open) apply to the web browser – not OneNote for the web.

In this topic

• Open OneNote for the web
• Create a notebook
• Create a section
• Create a page
• Rename a notebook
• Rename a section
• Rename a page
• Remove a notebook
• Remove a section
• Remove a page

Open OneNote for the web

1. Using a web browser, go to www.onenote.com.
2. Press the Tab key to browse to Sign In. You hear: “Sign in, link.” To select, press Enter.
3. If you are signing in using your Microsoft account, press the Tab key to browse to Sign in with a Microsoft account. If you are signing in using an account organization, browse to Sign in with a work or school account. Then press Enter.
4. The Sign in page opens. You hear: “Email, phone, or Skype name, editing.”
5. Type your email, and press Enter. You hear: “Password, editing.”
6. Type your password, and press Enter.

Note: If you are using an account in an organization, the sign-in steps may be slightly different. For example, you may need to use a PIN or smartcard.

7. OneNote for the web opens in the notebook navigation, listing all the notebooks associated with your account.

Create a notebook

1. In notebook navigation, press the Tab key until you hear “New” and then press Enter.
2. The Create New Notebook dialog opens, with the focus on the Notebook name field.
3. Type the notebook name, and then press Enter to create the notebook.
4. The new notebook opens in OneNote for the web, and the cursor is placed in the page title field of Quick Notes section. You hear the new notebook name and "Microsoft OneNote for the web."

The newly created notebook is saved in the Documents folder on your OneDrive.

Create a section

1. In an opened notebook, to create a new section, press Ctrl+F6 until you hear the name of a section.

Note: If pressing Ctrl+F6 doesn't browse the OneNote for the web commands, press the Tab key until you hear a command. Then press Ctrl+F6 to browse.

2. Press the SR key+Left arrow key until you hear "New section button" and then press the SR key+Enter.
3. Type a section name, and then press Enter.
4. The section is created, and the cursor is placed in the page title field of the newly created section.

Create a page

1. In a notebook, press Control+F6 until you hear a section name.
2. To navigate the sections, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab. The section names are announced as you move. Then press Enter to select the section where you want to create the new page.
3. Press the SR key+Left arrow key until you hear "New page button" and then press the SR key+Enter.
4. A new page is created. The cursor is placed in the page title field, and you can type the title.

Rename a notebook

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

1. In an opened notebook in OneNote for the web, press Ctrl+F6 until you hear: “List of Microsoft services button.” Press the Tab key until you hear "OneDrive" and then press Enter.
2. Your OneDrive (onedrive.live.com) opens in the browser.
3. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the notebook file you want to rename. The file names are announced as you move.
4. When in the correct file, press F2. The Rename dialog opens. You hear: “Enter your new name.”
5. Type a new 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, press Enter.

Rename a section

1. In a notebook, press Ctrl+F6 to browse to the section navigation. You hear a section name.
2. Press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear the section you want to rename.
3. Press Shift+F10. You hear: "Rename menu item." A context menu opens. The focus is on the Rename option.
4. Press Enter. Type the new section name.
5. Press the Tab key until you hear "OK button" and press Enter. The focus returns to the section list, on the newly renamed section.

Rename a page

1. In a notebook, press Ctrl+F6 to browse to the section navigation. You hear a section name.
2. Press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear the section containing the page you want to rename and then press Enter.
3. Press Ctrl+F6 until you hear a page name. Press the SR key+Left arrow key until you hear the page you want to rename, and then press Enter.
4. The cursor moves to the page title field. To delete the previous title, press Ctrl+A, and then Backspace.
5. Type the new page title, and press Enter. The cursor moves to the page, and you can type or edit your notes.

Tip: To quickly go from the page area to page title area, press Page Up.

Remove a notebook

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

1. In an opened notebook in OneNote for the web, press Ctrl+F6 until you year: “List of Microsoft services button.” Press the Tab key until you hear "OneDrive" and then press Enter.
2. Your OneDrive (onedrive.live.com) opens in the browser.
3. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the notebook you want to delete. The file names are announced as you move.
4. When on the correct file, press Delete. In the confirmation dialog, press the Tab key until you hear "Delete button" and then press Enter. The notebook is deleted and the focus moves to the adjacent file.

Tip: If you want to recover a deleted notebook, you can do it in OneDrive Recycle Bin. To go to Recycle Bin, press Shift+Tab until you hear: “Group.” Then use the Down arrow key to navigate to Recycle Bin.

Remove a section

1. In a notebook, press Ctrl+F6 to browse to the section navigation. You hear a section name.
2. Press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear the section you want to remove.
3. Press Shift+F10. You hear: "Rename menu item." A context menu opens.
4. Press the Down arrow key until you hear "Delete, menu item" and then press Enter.
5. In the confirmation dialog, press the Tab key until you hear "Yes button" and then press Enter.

Remove a page

1. In a notebook, press Ctrl+F6 to browse to the section navigation. You hear a section name.
2. Press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear the section containing the page you want to remove and then press Enter.
3. Press Ctrl+F6 until you hear a page name. Press the SR key+Left arrow key until you hear the page you want to remove.
4. To remove a page permanently, press Delete. In the confirmation dialog, press the Tab key until you hear "Yes button" and then press Enter.

If you want to move the page to Deleted Notes where you can later retrieve it, press Shift+F10. You hear: "Rename menu item." A context menu opens. Press the Down arrow key until you hear "Delete, menu item" and then press Enter.

Source: Microsoft