How To Insert a TAB Character in OneNote

As you might know, clicking the TAB button on your keyboard results in a table in OneNote. What if you really want to insert a TAB character? Well, you need a trick for this.

• Create an Auto-correct rule that turns your chosen character sequence (e.g. "\t") into a regular TAB.
• Open Notepad++ (or the text editor of your choice) and type one TAB. Select it and copy it.
• Go to OneNote and click File | Options | Proofing | AutoCorrect Options.

• In the dialog, put your desired sequence of characters (e.g. \t into the "Replace:" field.
• Paste the TAB that you copied from Notepad++ into the "With:" field and click Add.
• Click OK 2 times to close the dialogs and you're done!

Now, any \t followed by a SPACE will be replaced by a regular TAB.

HTH

I found this answer on the MSFT community site.