Shortcut Keys for LibreOffice Impress
The following is a list of shortcut keys for LibreOffice Impress.
You can also use the general shortcut keys in LibreOffice.
Function Keys for LibreOffice Impress
Shortcut Keys |
\<emph\>Effect\</emph\> |
F2 |
Edit text. |
F3 |
Enter Group. |
Command Ctrl+F3 |
Exit Group. |
Shift+F3 |
Duplicate |
F4 |
Position and Size |
F5 |
View Slide Show. |
Command Ctrl+Shift+F5 |
Navigator |
F7 |
Spellcheck |
Command Ctrl+F7 |
Thesaurus |
F8 |
Edit Points. |
Command Ctrl+Shift+F8 |
Fit text to frame. |
Command+TF11 |
Styles |
Shortcut Keys in Slide Shows
Shortcut Keys |
\<emph\>Effect\</emph\> |
\<item type=\"keycode\"\>Esc\</item\> |
End presentation. |
\<item type=\"keycode\"\>Spacebar\</item\> or \<item type=\"keycode\"\>Right\</item\> arrow or \<item type=\"keycode\"\>Down\</item\> arrow or \<item type=\"keycode\"\>Page Down\</item\> or \<item type=\"keycode\"\>Enter\</item\> or \<item type=\"keycode\"\>Return\</item\> or \<item type=\"keycode\"\>N\</item\> |
Play next effect (if any, else go to next slide). |
OptionAlt+Page Down |
Go to next slide without playing effects. |
[number] + Enter |
Type a number of a slide and press Enter to go to the slide. |
\<item type=\"keycode\"\>Left\</item\> arrow or \<item type=\"keycode\"\>Up\</item\> arrow or \<item type=\"keycode\"\>Page Up\</item\> or \<item type=\"keycode\"\>Backspace\</item\> or \<item type=\"keycode\"\>P\</item\> |
Play previous effect again. If no previous effect exists on this slide, show previous slide. |
OptionAlt+Page Up |
Go to the previous slide without playing effects. |
\<item type=\"keycode\"\>Home\</item\> |
Jump to first slide in the slide show. |
\<item type=\"keycode\"\>End\</item\> |
Jump to the last slide in the slide show. |
Command Ctrl+ Page Up |
Go to the previous slide. |
Command Ctrl+ Page Down |
Go to the next slide. |
B or . |
Show black screen until next key or mouse wheel event. |
W or , |
Show white screen until next key or mouse wheel event. |
Shortcut Keys in the Normal View
Shortcut Keys |
\<emph\>Effect\</emph\> |
Plus(+) Key |
Zoom in. |
Minus(-) Key |
Zoom out. |
Times(×) Key (number pad) |
Fit page in window. |
Divide(÷) Key (number pad) |
Zoom in on current selection. |
Shift+Command Ctrl+G |
Group selected objects. |
Shift+Command+OptionCtrl+Alt+A |
Ungroup selected group. |
Command Ctrl+ click |
Enter a group, so that you can edit the individual objects of the group. Click outside the group to return to the normal view. |
Shift+Command Ctrl+ K |
Combine selected objects. |
Shift+Command Ctrl+ K |
Split selected object. This combination only works on an object that was created by combining two or more objects. |
Command Ctrl+ Plus key |
Bring to Front. |
Shift+Command Ctrl+ Plus key |
Bring Forward. |
Command Ctrl+ Minus key |
Send Backward. |
Shift+Command Ctrl+ Minus key |
Send to Back. |
Shortcut Keys when Editing Text
Shortcut Keys |
\<emph\>Effect\</emph\> |
CtrlCtrl+Hyphen(-) |
Soft hyphens; hyphenation set by you. |
CommandCtrl+Shift+minus sign (-) |
Non-breaking hyphen (is not used for hyphenation) |
CommandCtrl+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 |
Arrow Left |
Move cursor to left |
Shift+Arrow Left |
Move cursor with selection to the left |
OptionCtrl+Arrow Left |
Go to beginning of word |
OptionCtrl+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 |
OptionCtrl+Arrow Right |
Go to end of word |
OptionCtrl+Shift+Arrow Right |
Selecting to the right word by word |
Arrow Up |
Move up one line |
Shift+Arrow Up |
Selecting lines in an upwards direction |
OptionCtrl+Arrow Up |
Move cursor to beginning of the previous paragraph |
OptionCtrl+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 |
OptionCtrl+Arrow Down |
Move cursor to end of paragraph. Next keystroke move cursor to end of next paragraph |
OptionCtrl+Shift+Arrow Down |
Select to end of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to end of next paragraph |
Command+Arrow LeftHome |
Go to beginning of line |
Command+Shift+Arrow LeftShift+Home |
Go and select to the beginning of a line |
Command+Arrow RightEnd |
Go to end of line |
Command+Shift+Arrow RightShift+End |
Go and select to end of line |
Command+Arrow UpCtrl+Home |
Go to start of text block in slide |
Command+Shift+Arrow UpCtrl+Shift+Home |
Go and select text to start of text block in slide |
Command+Arrow DownCtrl+End |
Go to end of text block in slide |
Command+Shift+Arrow DownCtrl+Shift+End |
Go and select text to end of document |
Option+Fn+BackspaceCtrl+Del |
Delete text to end of word |
OptionCtrl+Backspace |
Delete text to beginning of word In a list: delete an empty paragraph in front of the current paragraph |
Command+FnCtrl+Shift+Del |
Delete text to end of sentence |
CommandCtrl+Shift+Backspace |
Delete text to beginning of sentence |
Shortcut Keys for LibreOffice Impress
Shortcut Keys |
\<emph\>Effect\</emph\> |
Arrow key |
Moves the selected object or the page view in the direction of the arrow. |
Command Ctrl+ Arrow Key |
Move around in the page view. |
Shift + drag |
Constrains the movement of the selected object horizontally or vertically. |
Command Ctrl+ drag (with Copy when moving option active) |
Hold down Command Ctrl and drag an object to create a copy of the object. |
OptionAlt Key |
Hold down OptionAlt to draw or resize objects by dragging from the center of the object outward. |
OptionAlt key+click |
Select the object behind the currently selected object. |
OptionAlt+Shift+click |
Select the object in front of the currently selected object. |
Shift+click |
Select adjacent items or a text passage. Click at the start of a selection, move to the end of the selection, and then hold down Shift while you click. |
Shift+drag (when resizing) |
Hold down Shift while dragging to resize an object to maintain the proportions of the object. |
Tab key |
Select objects in the order in which they were created. |
Shift+Tab |
Select objects in the reverse order in which they were created. |
Escape |
Exit current mode. |
Enter |
Activate a placeholder object in a new presentation (only if the frame is selected). |
Command Ctrl+Enter |
Moves to the next text object on the slide. If there are no text objects on the slide, or if you reached the last text object, a new slide is inserted after the current slide. The new slide uses the same layout as the current slide. |
PageUp |
Switch to the previous slide. No function on the first slide. |
PageDown |
Switch to the next slide. No function on the last slide. |
Navigating with the Keyboard in Slide Sorter
Shortcut Keys |
\<emph\>Effect\</emph\> |
Home/End |
Set the focus to the first/last slide. |
Left/Right arrow keys or Page Up/Down |
Set the focus to the next/previous slide. |
Enter |
Change to Normal Mode with the active slide. |