Skip to main content

Google Keep on the web gets convenient ‘note.new’ shortcut

G Suite productivity apps on the desktop web have a very convenient .new shortcut that lets you quickly open a blank Doc, Sheet, Slide, and much more. Google Keep now supports this time saver for creating a new note.

Entering note.new, notes.new, or keep.new on the web will immediately open a text field where you can start typing. Overlaid, this is slightly different from the inline UI you get when heading to the site and clicking on the “Take a note…” field.

The entire Google Keep new note experience starts quickly, with your other entries loading in the background while you type. It addresses how the desktop web experience is not ideal for quickly jotting down a thought if the site isn’t already open in a background tab. If you have a lot of multimedia items in Keep, the initial loading experience might take a long second.

Note.new/1 performs the action on your first signed-in Google Account, with note.new/2 opening your second. The useful ability to select from multiple logins was introduced in July. The overall .new feature launched one year ago for Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites, and Forms.

More about Google Keep:

FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.

You’re reading 9to5Google — experts who break news about Google and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Google on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel

Check out 9to5Google on YouTube for more news:

Comments

Author

Avatar for Abner Li Abner Li

Editor-in-chief. Interested in the minutiae of Google and Alphabet. Tips/talk: abner@9to5g.com