Moving folders on Apple Notes for Mac

By Gaurav J, 17 June, 2022

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macOS and Mac Apps

I am facing a problem when using apple notes on the latest version of macOS on my M1 MacBook Air.

I am not able to figure out the voiceover keyboard commands to drag and drop folders, move them around, and nest them within each other.

I will appreciate any inputs or support on this.
Thank you

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By Tyler on Saturday, June 18, 2022 - 04:45

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

I'm not sure if this will work, but you may be able to drag a note or folder with the following steps:

  1. Select the note or folder and disable cursor tracking by pressing VO-Shift-F3.
  2. Route the mouse pointer to the note or folder by pressing VO-Command-F5.
  3. Lock the mouse down by pressing VO-Command-Shift-Space.
  4. Move to where you want to move the note or folder, route the mouse pointer with VO-Command-F5, and unlock the mouse with VO-Command-Shift-Space.

When you're done, you may wish to reenable cursor tracking to restore VoiceOver's default behaviors by pressing VO-Shift-F3.

HTH

By KE8UPE on Friday, January 9, 2026 - 02:30

Hello, I'm having this issue as well.I can't figure out how to create multiline entries on my mac, using this website. Can anyone provide advice on that?

By Doll Eye on Friday, January 9, 2026 - 17:25

Seriously. If anyone has a suggestion for a good note taking app with folder organisation, please let me know. It can't be ulysses as I'm using that at the same time.

I've tried notes a lot but, like every Apple application, its bloated, unintuitive and most likely designed for looks over substance. It's a shame as its right there and ready to go...