Quick Note keyboard shortcut on a Mac
Press and hold the Fn or Globe key, then press Q. That opens a Quick Note on a Mac. Apple lists it as the keyboard method, next to the bottom right hot corner. Use it whenever you want a note window over the app you are in, without switching to Notes.
What happens when you press it
A small note window opens. Apple says Quick Note can resume your last Quick Note. To always start a fresh one, open Notes, choose Notes, then Settings, and clear Always resume to last Quick Note.
Shortcut or hot corner
They open the same Quick Note in different ways. With the hot corner, you move the pointer to the bottom right corner and then click the note that appears. With the shortcut you stay on the keyboard. If the corner gets in your way, see turn off the Quick Note hot corner.
Selecting text
Apple documents two Safari entries beside the shortcut: Add to Quick Note from the Share button, which adds a link to the page, and Add to Quick Note after you Control click selected text on a page. See how to use Quick Note.
Can you change it
Apple’s Quick Note page documents the shortcut as Fn or Globe plus Q and does not describe changing it, so this page gives no steps for that.
Where the note ends up
Apple says your Quick Notes appear in the Quick Notes folder in the Notes app. See where Quick Notes are saved. You cannot lock a Quick Note, so keep passwords and other secrets out of one.
A note without a shortcut
NotchStar’s Quick Notes is reached by hovering the notch instead of using a key combination. It is a single plain text note, with no list of notes and no sync. Apple’s other note tool, Stickies, keeps notes on the desktop while the app is open.
