Shortcut Keys for LibreOffice Writer
You can use shortcut keys to quickly perform common tasks in \<item type=\"productname\"\>LibreOffice\</item\>. This section lists the default shortcut keys for \<item type=\"productname\"\>LibreOffice\</item\> Writer.
You can also use the general shortcut keys in LibreOffice.
Function Keys for \<item type=\"productname\"\>LibreOffice\</item\> Writer
Shortcut keys |
Effect |
F2 |
Formula Bar |
CommandCtrl+F2 |
Insert Fields |
F3 |
Complete AutoText |
CommandCtrl+F3 |
Edit AutoText |
Shift+F4 |
Select next frame |
Ctrl+Shift+F4 |
Open Data Source View |
F5 |
Navigator on/off |
CommandCtrl+Shift+F5 |
Navigator on, go to page number |
F7 |
Spellcheck |
CommandCtrl+F7 |
Thesaurus |
F8 |
Extension mode |
CommandCtrl+F8 |
Field shadings on / off |
Shift+F8 |
Additional Selection |
Ctrl+Shift+F8 |
Block selection mode |
F9 |
Update fields |
CommandCtrl+F9 |
Show fields |
Shift+F9 |
Calculate Table |
CommandCtrl+Shift+F9 |
Update Input Fields and Input Lists |
CommandCtrl+F10 |
Nonprinting Characters on/off |
Command+TF11 |
Styles window on/off |
Shift+F11 |
Create Style |
CommandCtrl+F11 |
Sets focus to Apply Style box |
CommandCtrl+Shift+F11 |
Update Style |
F12 |
Numbering on |
CommandCtrl+F12 |
Insert or edit Table |
Shift+F12 |
Bullets on |
CommandCtrl+Shift+F12 |
Numbering / Bullets off |
Shortcut Keys for \<item type=\"productname\"\>LibreOffice\</item\> Writer
Shortcut keys |
Effect |
CommandCtrl+A |
Select All |
CommandCtrl+J |
Justify |
CommandCtrl+D |
Double Underline |
CommandCtrl+E |
Centered |
CommandCtrl+H |
Find and Replace |
CommandCtrl+Shift+P |
Superscript |
CommandCtrl+L |
Align Left |
CommandCtrl+R |
Align Right |
CommandCtrl+Shift+B |
Subscript |
Command+Shift+ZCtrl+Y |
Redo last action |
CommandCtrl+0 (zero) |
Apply Text Body paragraph style |
CommandCtrl+1 |
Apply Heading 1 paragraph style |
CommandCtrl+2 |
Apply Heading 2 paragraph style |
CommandCtrl+3 |
Apply Heading 3 paragraph style |
CommandCtrl+4 |
Apply Heading 1 paragraph style |
CommandCtrl+5 |
Apply Heading 1 paragraph style |
CommandCtrl + Plus Key(+) |
Calculates the selected text and copies the result to the clipboard. |
CommandCtrl+Hyphen(-) |
Soft hyphens; hyphenation set by you. |
CommandCtrl+Shift+minus sign (-) |
Non-breaking hyphen (is not used for hyphenation) |
CommandCtrl+multiplication sign * (only on number pad) |
Run macro field |
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 |
CommandCtrl+Enter |
Manual page break |
CommandCtrl+Shift+Enter |
Column break in multicolumnar texts |
OptionAlt+Enter |
Inserting a new paragraph without numbering inside a list. Does not work when the cursor is at the end of the list. |
OptionAlt+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 |
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 |
Ctrl+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 beginning 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+Arrow LeftHome+Shift |
Go and select to the beginning of a line |
Command+Arrow RightEnd |
Go to end of line |
Command+Arrow RightEnd+Shift |
Go and select to end of line |
Command+Arrow UpCtrl+Home |
Go to start of document |
Command+Arrow UpCtrl+Home+Shift |
Go and select text to start of document |
Command+Arrow DownCtrl+End |
Go to end of document |
Command+Arrow DownCtrl+End+Shift |
Go and select text to end of document |
CommandCtrl+PageUp |
Switch cursor between text and header |
CommandCtrl+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+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+Fn+BackspaceCtrl+Del+Shift |
Delete text to end of sentence |
CommandCtrl+Shift+Backspace |
Delete text to beginning of sentence |
CommandCtrl+Tab |
Next suggestion with Automatic Word Completion |
CommandCtrl+Shift+Tab |
Use previous suggestion with Automatic Word Completion |
Command+OptionCtrl+Alt+Shift+V |
Pastes the content of the clipboard. |
CommandCtrl + double-click or CommandCtrl + Shift + F10 |
Use this combination to quickly dock or undock the Navigator, Styles window, or other windows |
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Shortcut Keys for Paragraphs and Heading Levels
Shortcut Keys for Tables in \<item type=\"productname\"\>LibreOffice\</item\> 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. |
OptionAlt+Arrow Keys |
Move object. |
Option+CommandAlt+Ctrl+Arrow Keys |
Resizes by moving lower right corner. |
Option+CommandAlt+Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Keys |
Resizes by moving top left corner. |
CommandCtrl+Tab |
Selects the anchor of an object (in Edit Points mode). |