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	અસર
F2	સૂત્ર પટ્ટી
+F2	ક્ષેત્રો ઉમેરો
F3	Complete AutoText
+F3	આપમેળે લખાણમાં ફેરફાર
Shift+F4	Select next frame
Ctrl+Shift+F4	Open Data Source View
F5	Navigator on/off
+Shift+F5	Navigator on, go to page number
F7	જોડણી ચકાસો
+F7	થીસર્સ
F8	Extension mode
+F8	Field shadings on / off
Shift+F8	Additional Selection
Ctrl+Shift+F8	Block selection mode
F9	Update fields
+F9	Show fields
Shift+F9	કોષ્ટક ગણો
+F9	Update Input Fields and Input Lists
+F10	Nonprinting Characters on/off
+J	Styles window on/off
Shift+F11	શૈલી બનાવો
+F10	Sets focus to Apply Style box
+Shift+F11	શૈલી સુધારો
F12	Numbering on
+F12	Insert or edit Table
Shift+F12	Bullets on
+Shift+F12	Numbering / Bullets off

Shortcut Keys for LibreOffice Writer

Shortcut keys	અસર
+A	બધું પસંદ કરો
+J	સરખી રીતે ગોઠવો
+D	Double Underline
+E	કેન્દ્રસ્થ
+H	Find and Replace
+Shift+P	સુપરસ્ક્રિપ્ટ
+L	ડાબે ગોઠવો
+R	જમણે ગોઠવો
+Shift+B	સબસ્ક્રિપ્ટ
+J	Redo last action
+0 (zero)	Apply Text Body paragraph style
+1	Apply Heading 1 paragraph style
+2	Apply Heading 2 paragraph style
+3	Apply Heading 3 paragraph style
+4	Apply Heading 1 paragraph style
+5	Apply Heading 1 paragraph style
+Hyphen(-)	Calculates the selected text and copies the result to the clipboard.
+Hyphen(-)	Soft hyphens; hyphenation set by you.
+Shift+minus sign (-)	Non-breaking hyphen (is not used for hyphenation)
+multiplication sign * (only on number pad)	Run macro field
+Shift+Tab	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
++	Manual page break
+Shift+Enter	Column break in multicolumnar texts
+Insert	Inserting a new paragraph without numbering inside a list. Does not work when the cursor is at the end of the list.
+Insert	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
+Shift+Arrow Keys	Go to beginning of word
+Shift+Arrow Keys	Selecting to the left word by word
Arrow Right	Move cursor to right
Shift+Arrow Right	Move cursor with selection to the right
+Shift+Arrow Keys	Go to start of next word
+Shift+Arrow Keys	Selecting to the right word by word
Arrow Up	Move cursor down one line
Shift+Arrow Up	Selecting lines in an upwards direction
Ctrl+Arrow Up	Move cursor to beginning of the previous paragraph
+Shift+Arrow Keys	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
+Shift+Arrow Keys	Move cursor to beginning of next paragraph.
+Shift+Arrow Keys	Select to end of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to end of next paragraph
+J	Go to beginning of line
+Shift+P	Go and select to the beginning of a line
+J	Go to end of line
+Shift+P	Go and select to end of line
+J	Go to start of document
+Shift+F	Go and select text to start of document
+J	Go to end of document
+Shift+F	Go and select text to end of document
+PageUp	Switch cursor between text and header
+PageDown	Switch cursor between text and footer
ઉમેરો	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
+J	Delete text to end of word
+Shift+Backspace	Delete text to beginning of word In a list: delete an empty paragraph in front of the current paragraph
+Shift+F	Delete text to end of sentence
+Shift+Backspace	Delete text to beginning of sentence
+ Tab	Next suggestion with Automatic Word Completion
+Shift+Tab	Use previous suggestion with Automatic Word Completion
+Shift+F	Pastes the content of the clipboard.
+ double-click or + 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	અસર
+0 (zero)	Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs up one paragraph.
+Enter	Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs down one paragraph.
ટેબ	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.
+ Tab	To create a circle by dragging from the center, press while dragging. To change the heading level with the keyboard, first position the cursor in front of the heading.

Shortcut Keys for Tables in LibreOffice Writer

ટુંકાણ કળ	અસર
+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.
+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.
+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.
+ Tab	To create a circle by dragging from the center, press while dragging.
+Shift+Arrow Keys	Increases/decreases the size of the column/row on the right/bottom cell edge
+Shift+Arrow Keys	Increase/decrease the size of the column/row on the left/top cell edge
+Shift+Arrow Keys	+Shift+Arrow Keys
+Shift+Arrow Keys	+Shift+Arrow Keys
+Insert	3 seconds in Insert mode, Arrow Key inserts row/column, +Arrow Key inserts cell
+Del	3 seconds in Delete mode, Arrow key deletes row/column, +Arrow key merges cell with neighboring cell
+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++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

ટુંકાણ કળ	અસર
Esc	Cursor is inside a text frame and no text is selected: Escape selects the text frame. Text frame is selected: Escape clears the cursor from the text frame.
F2 or Enter or any key that produces a character on screen	If a text frame is selected: positions the cursor to the end of the text in the text 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.
+Shift+Arrow Keys	Move object.
+Shift+Arrow Keys	Resizes by moving lower right corner.
+Shift+Arrow Keys	Resizes by moving top left corner.
+ Tab	Selects the anchor of an object (in Edit Points mode).

Navigating and Selecting With the Keyboard

Using Shortcut Keys (LibreOffice Writer Accessibility)

Shortcuts (LibreOffice Accessibility)