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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 - Customize - 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 | Nonprinting Characters on/off
Command+TF11 | Styles window on/off
Shift+F11 | Create Style
Command Ctrl+F11 | Sets focus to Apply Style box
Command Ctrl+Shift+F11 | Update Style
F12 | Numbering on
Command Ctrl+F12 | Insert or edit Table
Shift+F12 | Bullets on
Command Ctrl+Shift+F12 | Numbering / Bullets 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 | Centered
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+ZCtrl+Y | Redo last action
Command Ctrl+0 (zero) | Apply Text Body 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 | Inserting a new paragraph directly before or after a section, or before a table.
Arrow Left | Move cursor to left
Shift+Arrow Left | Move cursor with selection to the left
Option Ctrl+Arrow Left | Go to beginning of word
Option Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Left | Selecting to the left word by word
Arrow Right | Move cursor to right
Shift+Arrow Right | Move cursor with selection to the right
Option Ctrl+Arrow Right | Go to start of 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 the previous paragraph
Option Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Up | Select to beginning of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to beginning of previous paragraph
Arrow Down | Move cursor down one line
Shift+Arrow Down | Selecting lines in a downward direction
Option Ctrl+Arrow Down | Move cursor to beginning of next paragraph.
Option Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Down | Select to end of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to end of next paragraph
Command+Arrow Left Home | Go to beginning of line
Command+Arrow Left Home+Shift | Go and select to the beginning of a line
Command+Arrow Right End | Go to end of line
Command+Arrow Right End+Shift | Go and select to end of line
Command+Arrow Up Ctrl+Home | Go to start of document
Command+Arrow Up Ctrl+Home+Shift | Go and select text to start of document
Command+Arrow Down Ctrl+End | Go to end of document
Command+Arrow Down Ctrl+End+Shift | Go and select text to end of 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 end of word
Option Ctrl+Backspace | Delete text to beginning of word In a list: delete an empty paragraph in front of the current paragraph
Command+Fn+Backspace Ctrl+Del+Shift | Delete text to end of sentence
Command Ctrl+Shift+Backspace | Delete text to beginning of sentence
Command Ctrl+Tab | Next suggestion with Automatic Word Completion
Command Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Use previous suggestion with Automatic Word Completion
Command+OptionCtrl+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 and Heading 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 | The heading in format "Heading X" (X = 1-9) is moved down one level in the outline.
Shift+Tab | The heading in format "Heading X" (X = 2-10) is moved up one level in the outline.
Command Ctrl+Tab | At the start of a heading: Inserts a tab stop. Depending on the Window Manager in use, Option Alt+Tab may be used instead. To change the heading level with the keyboard, first position the cursor in front of the heading.

## 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 beginning of the active cell, second press goes to beginning of the current table, third press goes to beginning of 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)