How to Add a Checkbox in OneNote (2026)
Add clickable to-do checkboxes in Microsoft OneNote with the To Do tag, a keyboard shortcut, and find all your checkboxes in one place.
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Add clickable to-do checkboxes in Microsoft OneNote with the To Do tag, a keyboard shortcut, and find all your checkboxes in one place.
Change the default font, size, and color for new notes in Microsoft OneNote on Windows, and set font defaults on Mac and the web.
Export a OneNote page, section, or whole notebook to PDF on Windows, Mac, web, and mobile — plus how to keep links and page breaks clean.
Insert a PDF into Microsoft OneNote as a printout you can annotate, or as a file attachment — on Windows, Mac, and the web.
Insert a table in Microsoft OneNote, add and delete rows or columns, shade cells, and convert a table to Excel — on Windows, Mac, and the web.
Create links between pages in Microsoft OneNote, copy a link to a page or paragraph, and use wiki-style [[ ]] links to connect your notes.
Lock a OneNote section with a password to encrypt your notes, set how soon it auto-locks, and remove protection — on Windows, Mac, and mobile.
Record audio notes in Microsoft OneNote, link the recording to your typed notes, and play back exactly what was said as you wrote each line.
Recover deleted pages and sections in Microsoft OneNote from the notebook recycle bin, restore page versions, and find lost notes.
Share a Microsoft OneNote notebook with view or edit access, get a share link, and stop sharing — on Windows, Mac, web, and mobile.
Force a manual sync in Microsoft OneNote, check sync status, fix stuck or failed syncs, and keep notebooks current across Windows, Mac, and mobile.
Enable dark mode in Microsoft OneNote on Windows, Mac, web, and mobile — and keep your note pages light while the app stays dark.
Apply built-in page templates in Microsoft OneNote, save your own as a custom template, and set a default template for new pages.
Tag notes in Microsoft OneNote with To Do, Important, and Question marks, create custom tags, and round them all up with Find Tags.
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