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# Shortcut Keys for LibreOffice Writer

You can use shortcut keys to quickly perform common tasks in LibreOffice. This section lists the default shortcut keys for LibreOffice Writer.

Some of the shortcut keys may be assigned to your desktop system. Keys that are assigned to the desktop system are not available to LibreOffice. Try to assign different keys either for LibreOffice, in Tools - Customise - Keyboard, or in your desktop system.

You can also use the general shortcut keys in LibreOffice.

## Function Keys for LibreOffice Writer

Shortcut keys | Effect
--- | ---
F2 | Formula Bar
Command Ctrl+F2 | Insert Fields
F3 | Complete AutoText
Command Ctrl+F3 | Edit AutoText
Shift+F4 | Select next frame
Ctrl+Shift+F4 | Open Data Source View
F5 | Navigator on/off
Shift+F5 | Moves the cursor to the position that it had when the document was last saved before it was last closed.
Command Ctrl+Shift+F5 | Navigator on, go to page number
F7 | Spelling
Command Ctrl+F7 | Thesaurus
F8 | Extension mode
Command Ctrl+F8 | Field shadings on / off
Shift+F8 | Additional selection mode
Ctrl+Shift+F8 | Block selection mode
F9 | Update fields
Command Ctrl+F9 | Show fields
Shift+F9 | Calculate Table
Command Ctrl+Shift+F9 | Update Input Fields and Input Lists
Command Ctrl+F10 | Non-printing Characters on/off
Command+T F11 | Styles window on/off
Shift+F11 | Create Style
Command Ctrl+F11 | Sets focus to Apply Style box
Command Ctrl+Shift+F11 | Update Style
F12 | Toggle Ordered List
Command Ctrl+F12 | Insert or edit Table
Shift+F12 | Toggle Unordered List
Command Ctrl+Shift+F12 | Ordered / Unordered List off

## Shortcut Keys for LibreOffice Writer

Shortcut keys | Effect
--- | ---
Command Ctrl+A | Select All
Command Ctrl+J | Justify
Command Ctrl+D | Double Underline
Command Ctrl+E | Centred
Command Ctrl+H | Find and Replace
Command Ctrl+Shift+P | Superscript
Command Ctrl+L | Align Left
Command Ctrl+R | Align Right
Command Ctrl+Shift+B | Subscript
Command+Shift+Z Ctrl+Y | Redo last action
Command Ctrl+0 (zero) | Apply Body Text paragraph style
Command Ctrl+1 | Apply Heading 1 paragraph style
Command Ctrl+2 | Apply Heading 2 paragraph style
Command Ctrl+3 | Apply Heading 3 paragraph style
Command Ctrl+4 | Apply Heading 4 paragraph style
Command Ctrl+5 | Apply Heading 5 paragraph style
Command Ctrl + Plus Key(+) | Calculates the selected text and copies the result to the clipboard.
Command Ctrl+Hyphen(-) | Soft hyphens; hyphenation set by you.
Command Ctrl+Shift+minus sign (-) | Non-breaking hyphen (is not used for hyphenation)
Command Ctrl+multiplication sign * (only on number pad) | Run macro field
Command Ctrl+Shift+Space | Non-breaking spaces. Non-breaking spaces are not used for hyphenation and are not expanded if the text is justified.
Shift+Enter | Line break without paragraph change
Command Ctrl+Enter | Manual page break
Command Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Column break in multicolumnar texts
Option Alt+Enter | Inserting a new paragraph without numbering inside a list. Does not work when the cursor is at the end of the list.
Option Alt+Enter | Insert a new paragraph directly before or after a section or table. For sections, the cursor must be placed at the first or last character. For tables, the cursor must be placed at the first character of the first cell or the last character of the last cell.
Arrow Left | Move cursor to the left
Shift+Arrow Left | Move cursor with selection to the left
Option Ctrl+Arrow Left | Go to the beginning of word
Option Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Left | Selecting to the left word by word
Arrow Right | Move cursor to the right
Shift+Arrow Right | Move cursor with selection to the right
Option Ctrl+Arrow Right | Go to the beginning of the next word
Option Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Right | Selecting to the right word by word
Arrow Up | Move cursor up one line
Shift+Arrow Up | Selecting lines in an upwards direction
Ctrl+Arrow Up | Move cursor to beginning of paragraph. Next keystroke moves cursor to beginning of previous paragraph
Option CtrlShift+Arrow Up | Select to the beginning of the paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to the beginning of the previous paragraph
Arrow Down | Move cursor down one line
Shift+Arrow Down | Selecting lines in a downwards direction
Option Ctrl+Arrow Down | Move cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
Option CtrlShift+Arrow Down | Select to the end of the paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to the end of the next paragraph
Command+Arrow Left Home | Go to the beginning of the line
Command+Shift+Arrow Left Shift+Home | Go and select to the beginning of the line
Command+Arrow Right End | Go to the end of the line
Command+Shift+Arrow Right Shift+End | Go and select to the end of the line
Command+Arrow Up Ctrl+Home | Go to the beginning of the document
Command+Shift+Arrow Up Ctrl+Shift+Home | Go and select text to the beginning of the document
Command+Arrow Down Ctrl+End | Go to end of document
Command+Shift+Arrow Down Ctrl+Shift+End | Go and select text to the end of the document
Command Ctrl+PageUp | Switch cursor between text and header
Command Ctrl+PageDown | Switch cursor between text and footer
Insert | Insert mode on/off
PageUp | Screen page up
Shift+PageUp | Move up screen page with selection
PageDown | Move down screen page
Shift+PageDown | Move down screen page with selection
Option+Fn+Backspace Ctrl+Del | Delete text to the end of the word
Option Ctrl+Backspace | Delete text to the beginning of the word In a list: delete an empty paragraph in front of the current paragraph
Command+Shift+Fn+Backspace Ctrl+Shift+Del | Delete text to the end of the sentence
Command Ctrl+Shift+Backspace | Delete text to the beginning of the sentence
Command Ctrl+Tab | Next suggestion with Automatic Word Completion
Command Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Use previous suggestion with Automatic Word Completion
Command+Option Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V | Paste the contents of the clipboard as unformatted text.
Command Ctrl + double-click or Command Ctrl + Shift + F10 | Use this combination to quickly dock or undock the Navigator, Styles window, or other windows

## Shortcut Keys for Paragraphs, List Paragraphs, Outline Levels and List Levels

Shortcut keys | Effect
--- | ---
Command+Option Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow | Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs up one paragraph.
Command+Option Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow | Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs down one paragraph.
Tab | With the cursor positioned in front of a paragraph with paragraph style “Heading X” (X = 1–9), the outline level is moved down one level. For list paragraphs, the list level is moved down one level.
Shift+Tab | With the cursor positioned in front of a paragraph with paragraph style “Heading X” (X = 2–10), the outline level is moved up one level. For list paragraphs, the list level is moved up one level.
Command Ctrl+Tab | With the cursor placed anywhere in a heading or list paragraph: Increases the alignment for all headings. For list paragraphs, increases the alignment for all paragraphs in the same list.
Command Ctrl+Shift+Tab | With the cursor placed anywhere in a heading or list paragraph: Decreases the alignment for all headings. For list paragraphs, decreases the alignment for all paragraphs in the same list.

To insert a tab at the beginning of a heading or list paragraph, use the Numbering followed by option in the Position tab in the Heading Numbering or Bullets and Numbering dialog. Alternatively, a tab can be copied and then pasted at the beginning.

## Shortcut Keys for Tables in LibreOffice Writer

Shortcut Keys | Effect
--- | ---
Command Ctrl+A | If the active cell is empty: selects the whole table. Otherwise: selects the contents of the active cell. Pressing again selects the entire table.
Command Ctrl+Home | If the active cell is empty: goes to the beginning of the table. Otherwise: first press goes to the beginning of the active cell, second press goes to the beginning of the current table, third press goes to the beginning of the document.
Command Ctrl+End | If the active cell is empty: goes to the end of the table. Otherwise: first press goes to the end of the active cell, second press goes to the end of the current table, third press goes to the end of the document.
Command Ctrl+Tab | Inserts a tab stop (only in tables). Depending on the Window Manager in use, Option Alt+Tab may be used instead.
Option Alt+Arrow Keys | Increases/decreases the size of the column/row on the right/bottom cell edge
Option Alt+Shift+Arrow Keys | Increase/decrease the size of the column/row on the left/top cell edge
Option+Command Alt+Ctrl+Arrow Keys | Like Option Alt, but only the active cell is modified
Option+Command Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Arrow Keys | Like Option Alt, but only the active cell is modified
Command Ctrl+Shift+T | Removes cell protection from all selected tables. If no table is selected, then cell protection is removed from all of the tables in the document.

Shift+Command Ctrl+Del

If no whole cell is selected, the text from the cursor to the end of the current sentence is deleted. If the cursor is at the end of a cell, and no whole cell is selected, the contents of the next cell are deleted.

If no whole cell is selected and the cursor is at the end of the table, the paragraph following the table will be deleted, unless it is the last paragraph in the document.

If one or more cells are selected, the whole rows containing the selection will be deleted. If all rows are selected completely or partially, the entire table will be deleted.

## Shortcut Keys for Moving and Resizing Frames, Graphics and Objects

Shortcut Keys | Effect
--- | ---
Esc | Cursor is inside a frame and no text is selected: Escape selects the frame. Frame is selected: Escape clears the cursor from the frame.
F2 or Enter or any key that produces a character on screen | If a frame is selected: positions the cursor to the end of the text in the frame. If you press any key that produces a character on screen, and the document is in edit mode, the character is appended to the text.
Option Alt+Arrow Keys | Move object.
Option+Command Alt+Ctrl+Arrow Keys | Resizes by moving lower right corner.
Option+Command Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Keys | Resizes by moving top left corner.
Command Ctrl+Tab | Selects the anchor of an object (in Edit Points mode).

Related Topics

Navigating and Selecting With the Keyboard

Using Shortcut Keys (LibreOffice Writer Accessibility)

Shortcuts (LibreOffice Accessibility)