If you regularly take notes inMacOS, you’re able to save time by using thethe Quick Note feature. This is a great way to capture a “quick note” without taking an extra step to open the Notes app.
While you’re able to create a Quick Note using a keybaord shortcut, Apple gave the feature a designated Hot Corner. If you’ve been accidentally creating Quick Notes with that move to the corner or simply want your Hot Corner to do something else instead, you can turn off the Quick Note action on Mac.
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What You Need
MacOS Monterey or later
Turn off Quick Note by disabling the Hot Corner
By default, the bottom-rightHot Corneris set up to create a Quick Note. So, when you move your cursor to that corner, a new note appears. If you’re not fond of this, you’re able to change the corner or disable it to turn off the Quick Note action.
Step 1:OpenSystem preferencesusing the icon in your Dock or theAppleicon in the menu bar.
Step 2:Choose eitherMission controlorDesktop and screen saver.
Step 3:Use theHot Cornersbutton to open those settings.
Step 4:You’ll see that the bottom-right corner is set toQuick Note. Open that drop-down list and pick a different action. If you want to simply disable the Hot Corner altogether, pick theDashoption.
Step 5:SelectOKto save your change(s).
You can then move your cursor to that corner and see that no Quick Note pops up. If you change your mind later, you can reopen theHot Corners settingsand chooseQuick Notefor any of the four corners.
Turn off Quick Note by disabling the shortcut
If you want to go a step further and disable the keyboard shortcut attached to a Quick Note, you can do that too.
Step 1:OpenSystem preferencesand chooseKeyboard.
Step 2:Pick theShortcutstab.
Step 3:On the left, selectMission control.
Step 4:On the right, you’ll see theQuick Noteshortcut’s box checked. Note that thekeyboard shortcutisFn+Qor theGlobekey +Q.
Uncheck the box for theQuick Noteshortcut to disable it.
Step 5:You can then close the keyboard preferences and your change is saved automatically.
Give the keyboard shortcut a try and you should not see a Quick Note pop open.
While Quick Notes are handy for capturing notes when using any app on your Mac, accidentally creating a new note with every move to that Hot Corner can be aggravating. So, simply turn off the Quick Note action.
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