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.

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You can also use the general shortcut keys in LibreOffice.

Function Keys for LibreOffice Writer

Effect

Shortcut keys

Kabala Foormulaa

F2

Dirreewwan Saagi

+F2

BarruuUfmaa Guutuu

F3

BarruuUfmaa Gulaali

+F3

Goodayyaa itti aanuu fili

Shift+F4

Mul'anno Madda Deetaa Bani

Ctrl+Shift+F4

Naanna'aan Banaa/Dhamaa

F5

Moves the cursor to the position that it had when the document was last saved before it was last closed.

Shift+F5

Naanna'aan Banaa dha, gara lakkoofsa fuuleetti deemi

+Shift+F5

Spelling

F7

Waa Dhugoomsaa

+F7

Haalata dheertoo

F8

Gaaddiddeessaan dirree banaa / dhamaa

+F8

Haalata dheertoo dabaalataa

Shift+F8

Haalata filannoo garee

Ctrl+Shift+F8

Dirree Haarmosi

F9

Dirreewwan mul'si

+F9

Gabatee Herregi

Shift+F9

Naqa Dirreewwaniif tarroota haaromsi

+Shift+F9

Arfiile Maxxansalaa banaa/dhaamaa

+F10

Styles window on/off

+A

Haalata Uumi

Shift+F11

Saanduqa Haalataa akka fayyadamtu xiyyeeffannoo laata

+F11

Haalataa Haaromsi

+Shift+F11

Toggle Ordered List

F12

Gabatee saagi yk gulaali

+F12

Toggle Unordered List

Shift+F12

Ordered / Unordered List off

+Shift+F12


Advanced editing

Effect

Shortcut keys

Barbaadiitii Bakka buusi

+H

Gochaa dhumaa Irra deebi'i

+A

Barruu filatamee heeregee gatii gabatee muraatti garagalcha.

+Hyphen(-)

Dirree Maakroo kaasa

+mallattoo bayissaa * (yaadannoo lakkoofsa irratti qofa)

Qabiyyee gabatee muraa maxxansi.

+Shift+V

Use this combination to quickly dock or undock the Navigator, Styles window, or other windows

+ double-click or + Shift + F10


Shortcut keys for text selection

Effect

Shortcut keys

Mara Fili

+A

Filannoo bitaatti waliin qaree siqsi

Shift+Bitaa Xiyya

Filannoo mirgatti waliin qaree siqsi

Shift+Mirga Xiyya

Jecha jechaan bitaatti filuu

+Furtalee Xiyyaa

Jecha jechaan mirgatti filuu

+Furtalee Xiyyaa

Hanga jalqaba keewwatatti fili. Tuqiinsi furtuu ittaanu filannoo hanga jalqaba keewwata ittaanuu babal'isa

+Furtalee Xiyyaa

Hanga dhuma keewwatatti fili. Tuqiinsi furtuu ittaanu filannoo hanga dhuma keewwata ittaanuutti babal'isa

+Furtalee Xiyyaa

Gara qixxa gadii keessaatti sararoota filuu

Shift+Xiyya Gad

Gara qixxa ol keessaatti sararoota filuu

Shift+Xiyya Ol

Gara jalqaaba sararaa deemiitti filadhu

Barruu dhuma galmee irraa deemiitti filadhu

Gara dhuma sararaa deemiitti filadhu

Barruu ka'uumsa galmee irraa deemiitti filadhu

Argii fuulaa filannoon gad siqsi

Shift+Fuulgadee

Argii fuulaa filannoon ol siqsi

Shift+Fuulolee


Shortcut keys for cursor movement

Effect

Shortcut keys

Qaree bitaat siqsi

Bitaa Xiyya

Gara jecha jalqaabatti deem

+Qabduuwwan xiyyaa

Qaree mirgatti siqsi

Mirga Xiyya

Gara jalqaba jecha ittaanuu deemi

+Qabduuwwan xiyyaa

Qaree sarara tokko ol siqsi

Xiyya Ol

Move cursor to beginning of paragraph. Next keystroke moves cursor to beginning of previous paragraph

Ctrl+Xiyya Ol

Qaree sarara tokko gad siqsi

Xiyya Gad

Qaree gara jalqaba keewwata darbeetti siqsi

+Qabduuwwan xiyyaa

Gara sarara jalqaabatti deem

+A

Gara dhuma sararatti deemi

+A

Gara ka'uumsa galmeetti deem

+A

Gara dhuma galmeetti deem

+A

Fuulolee Argii

Fuulolee

Argii fuulaa gad siqsi

Fuulgadee


Shortcut keys for inserting text

Effect

Shortcut keys

Haalataan saagu banaa/dhamaa

Saagi

Soft hyphens; hyphenation set by you.

+Hyphen(-)

Non-breaking hyphen (is not used for hyphenation)

+Shift+minus sign (-)

Iddoowwan duwwaalaa. Yoo barruun qixxatee, iddoowwan duwwaalaa murfisaaf hinfayyadu, akkasuumas

+Shift+Space

Yaddii itti aanuu Guutummaa Jechaa Ofumaa waliinii

+Tab

Yadda duraanii, Guutummaa Jechaa Ofumaa waliin fayyadami

+Shift+Cancalaa


Shortcut for breaks

Effect

Shortcut keys

Cita sararaa jijjiiraa keewwataa malee

Shift+Galchi

Kutaa fuula hujeekaa

+Enter

muraa tarjaa barruuwwan tarjeessaa hedduu keessaa

+Shift+Enter

Jijjiirraa qaree barruuf irraantoo giduutti

+Fuulolee

Jijjiirraa qaree barruuf jalaantoo giduutti

+Fuulgadee


Shortcut keys for deleting text

Effect

Shortcut keys

Barruu dhuma jechaa irratti haqi

+A

Barruu jalqaba jechaa haqi

Tarree keessaa: keewwata duwwaa fuulee keewwata ammee keessaa haqi

+Shift+Duubxoola

Barruu dhuma himaa irraatti haqi

Barruu jalqaaba himaa irraatti haqi

+Shift+Duubxoola


Formatting

Effect

Shortcut keys

Align Justify

+J

Jalmura Dachaa

+D

Align Centered

+E

Irrarfii

+Shift+P

Bitaatti Hiriirsi

+B

Mirgatti Hiriisi

+R

Jalarfii

+Shift+B

Apply Body Text paragraph style

+0 (zero)

Haalataa keewwata Mataduree 1 fayyadami

+1

Haalataa keewwata Mataduree 2 fayyadami

+2

Haalataa keewwata Mataduree 3 fayyadami

+3

Haalataa keewwata Mataduree 1 fayyadami

+4

Haalataa keewwata Mataduree 1 fayyadami

+5


Shortcut Keys for Paragraphs, List Paragraphs, Outline Levels and List Levels

Effect

Shortcut keys

Paragraph in list. Inserts a new paragraph within a list without a bullet or number, while preserving the list’s paragraph formatting. To resume numbering or bulleting, press Enter after adding content to the new paragraph. This shortcut does not work if the cursor is at the begin of a list paragraph.

+ Enter

Move up. Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs up one paragraph.

+Xiyyaa Olee

Move down. Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs down one paragraph.

+Xiyyaa Gadii

Move level down. With the cursor positioned in front of a paragraph with paragraph style “Heading X” (X = 1–9), the outline level is moved down one level. For list paragraphs, the list level is moved down one level.

Caancala

Move level up. With the cursor positioned in front of a paragraph with paragraph style “Heading X” (X = 2–10), the outline level is moved up one level. For list paragraphs, the list level is moved up one level.

Shift+Caancala

Increase alignment. With the cursor placed anywhere in a heading or list paragraph: Increases the alignment for all headings. For list paragraphs, increases the alignment for all paragraphs in the same list.

+Tab

Decrease alignment. With the cursor placed anywhere in a heading or list paragraph: Decreases the alignment for all headings. For list paragraphs, decreases the alignment for all paragraphs in the same list.

+Shift+Tab


Sajoo Yaaddannoo

To insert a tab at the beginning of a heading or list paragraph, use the Numbering followed by option in the Position tab in the Heading Numbering or Bullets and Numbering dialog. Alternatively, a tab can be copied and then pasted at the beginning.


Shortcut Keys for Tables in LibreOffice Writer

Effect

Shortcut keys

Insert paragraph. Inserts a new paragraph directly before or after table. The cursor must be placed at the first character of the first cell or the last character of the last cell.

+ Enter

Selects all. If the active cell is empty: selects the whole table. Otherwise: selects the contents of the active cell. Pressing again selects the entire table.

+A

Go to beginning.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.

+Home

Go to 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.

+End

Inserts a tab stop (only in tables). Depending on the Window Manager in use, +Tab may be used instead.

+Tab

Size of column/row at the end. Increases/decreases the size of the column/row on the right/bottom cell edge

+Qabduuwwan xiyyaa

Size of column/row at the beginning. Increase/decrease the size of the column/row on the left/top cell edge

+Furtalee Xiyyaa

Akka , garuu, man'ee ka'aa qofaatu fooyya'a

+Furtuulee Xiyya

Akka , garuu, man'ee ka'aa qofaatu fooyya'a

+Shift+Furtuulee Xiyya

Cell protection. 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+T

Delete contents

Mannen hundumaa fillatamuu bannan, barruu qaree irraa dhumaa gallee irraa baduu.Qarren dhumaa manee irraa yoo jirattee,Akkasumaas manneen duwwaan hin fillataminee.Qabbiyyeen manee issaa itti aanuu baderraaa.

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.

Yoo maneen tokko yk lama filatamee, tarreen hundiinuu filannoo of keessaa qaban hinhaqamu, yoo tarreen guutuuman yk walakkaan filatamee, guutuumaan gabatee ni haqamu.

Shift++Del


Shortcut Keys for Sections

Effect

Shortcut keys

Insert paragraph. Inserts a new paragraph directly before or after the section. The cursor must be placed at the first character of the section or the last character of the section.

+ Enter


Shortcut Keys for Moving and Resizing Frames, Graphics and Objects

Galtee

Furtuulee qaxxaamura

Cursor is inside a frame and no text is selected: Escape selects the frame.

Frame is selected: Escape clears the cursor from the frame.

Esc

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.

F2 yk Saagi yk qabduun kamiyuu, argii irratti arfii oomishu

Wanta siqsi.

+Qabduuwwan xiyyaa

Xiyyoo gadii mirgaatti sochosudhaan hammamtaa jijjiira.

+Furtuulee Xiyya

Xiyyoo gubaa bittaatti sochosudhaan hammamtaa jijjiira.

+Shift+Furtalee Xiyyaa

Korkoddii kan wanta filaata (haalata tuqaalee keessa gulaali).

+Tab


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