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.
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 |
Command Ctrl+Shift+F5 |
Navigator on, go to page number |
F7 |
Spellcheck |
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 for Tables in LibreOffice Writer
Shortcut Keys for Moving and Resizing Frames, Graphics and Objects
Shortcut Keys |
Effect |
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. |
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). |