# Select multiple notes

If you want to perform an action for a large number of notes (such as moving notes to another notebooks, exporting, deleting notes...), you can do that quickly by selecting multiple notes in the notes list. Follow the steps below to select multiple notes on each platform:

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#### 🖥 On Desktop (Windows, Linux & macOS)

You can select multiple notes using your keyboard:

**Select notes one by one**

* Hold **Cmd** (Mac) or **Ctrl** (Windows/Linux), then click each note you want to select.

**Select a range of notes**

* Click the first note in the list.
* Hold **Shift**, then click the last note in the range.
* All notes in between will be selected.

**Select all notes in the note list** 

* Click any note in the note list.
* Press **Cmd + A** (Mac) or **Ctrl + A** (Windows/Linux).

Once multiple notes are selected, you can:

* Drag and drop the selected notes into a notebook, a tag, Quick Access, Templates or Trash in the sidebar. 
* Use the actions available in the **right pane**, including: Pin to top, Export, Merge into a new note, add/remove tags...

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#### 📱 On Mobile (iOS & Android)

**Enter multi-select mode**

1. In the note list, tap the **More (⋯)** button in the lower-right corner.
2. Select **Select Notes.**&#x20;
3. Tap each note you want to include in the selection.
4. If you want to select all notes, tap the **More (⋯)** button again and select **Select All**&#x20;

**Perform bulk actions**

After selecting notes, you can:

* Move them to a notebook or space
* Delete them
* Add them to Quick Access
* Apply other available actions\
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