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Shalem120
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May 15, 2019
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Keyboard Shortcut to Show/Hide Navigation panel

I miss a keyboard shortcut to show/hide the new Navigation panel.

I know I can Ctrl+G to show it and choose another notebook, but I didn't find any way to hide it again after choosing a new section/page.

 

Using OneNote for Windows 10 

Version 16001.11629.20028.0

 

Would love your advice on this...

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  • AleksiDerzon's avatar
    AleksiDerzon
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 30, 2023

    I found an even faster solution than the ones mentioned since it seems that Microsoft has finally modified Quick Notes for good, where you can't have multiple pages like you used to. I always use this for work to take quick notes, so I figured out that using Shift + F6 and then hitting Enter is the fastest way to access the Show/Hide the "Show Navigation" pane.Shalem120 

    • PeterJahn's avatar
      PeterJahn
      Copper Contributor
      Oct 29, 2020

      Has anyone found an equivalent shortcut for OneNote on Mac? Seems the Ctrl + Opt + - doesn't trigger the show/hide animation.

      • BrianInAtlanta's avatar
        BrianInAtlanta
        Copper Contributor
        Nov 19, 2020

        I have OneNote for Mac and have been asking for this for years.  It's insane not to show / hide this with key command.   Also, you can key command can open Find window, but no closing it by toggle or alternate command.   MS, what in the ever-lovin' world are you waiting for???

  • Vukoje's avatar
    Vukoje
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 29, 2019

    Same here... hitting ctrl+shift+g again should hide navigation menu.

  • adrianvlupu's avatar
    adrianvlupu
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 18, 2019
    Shalem120, a workaround for this is hitting F6 twice and enter. That focuses the left navigation bar and closes/opens it
    • Josh Gotbaum's avatar
      Josh Gotbaum
      Copper Contributor
      May 03, 2020

      adrianvlupu Neither hitting F6 twice then enter, nor Cntl+Shift+g twice did anything.  I use the OneNote app on Windows 10Home.  

      • adrianvlupu's avatar
        adrianvlupu
        Copper Contributor
        May 03, 2020

        Josh Gotbaum that's weird. I have the following version of the app

         

        and when I hit F6 twice it changes the focus to the navigation panel

         

         

    • Rhodair's avatar
      Rhodair
      Copper Contributor
      Oct 26, 2019
      The multiple F6 + Enter combo seems the only viable "toggle visibility" option atm. The primary issue with this is sometimes you hit F6 twice, sometimes 3x. This results in time lost now confirming F6 selected the correct icon. If the multiple key strokes didn't already do it, that certainly makes the process equal to if not longer than simply clicking with your mouse.

      This really needs to be a single, reliable keybind to Show/Hide the Navigation opened to the Page.
  • breathe67's avatar
    breathe67
    Copper Contributor
    May 31, 2019

    Shalem120 I'd like to see this as well; don't like having to hide the nav. panels with the mouse, but don't like the added screen confusion with them there.

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