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# 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

Effect | Shortcut keys
--- | ---
Formula Bar | F2
Insert Fields | Command Ctrl+F2
Complete AutoText | F3
Edit AutoText | Command Ctrl+F3
Select next frame | Shift+F4
Open Data Source View | Ctrl+Shift+F4
Navigator on/off | F5
Moves the cursor to the position that it had when the document was last saved before it was last closed. | Shift+F5
Navigator on, go to page number | Command Ctrl+Shift+F5
Spelling | F7
Thesaurus | Command Ctrl+F7
Extension mode | F8
Field shadings on / off | Command Ctrl+F8
Additional selection mode | Shift+F8
Block selection mode | Ctrl+Shift+F8
Update fields | F9
Show fields | Command Ctrl+F9
Calculate Table | Shift+F9
Update Input Fields and Input Lists | Command Ctrl+Shift+F9
Nonprinting Characters on/off | Command Ctrl+F10
Styles window on/off | Command+T F11
Create Style | Shift+F11
Sets focus to Apply Style box | Command Ctrl+F3
Update Style | Command Ctrl+Shift+F11
Toggle Ordered List | F12
Insert or edit Table | Command Ctrl+F12
Toggle Unordered List | Shift+F12
Ordered / Unordered List off | Command Ctrl+Shift+F12

## Advanced editing

Effect | Shortcut keys
--- | ---
Find and Replace | Command Ctrl+H
Redo last action | Command+Shift+Z Ctrl+Y
Calculates the selected text and copies the result to the clipboard. | Command Ctrl + Plus Key(+)
Run macro field | Command Ctrl+multiplication sign * (only on number pad)
Paste the contents of the clipboard as unformatted text. | Command Ctrl+F3
Use this combination to quickly dock or undock the Navigator, Styles window, or other windows | Command Ctrl + double-click or Command Ctrl + Shift + F10

## Shortcut keys for text selection

Effect | Shortcut keys
--- | ---
Select All | Command Ctrl+A
Move cursor with selection to the left | Shift+Arrow Left
Move cursor with selection to the right | Shift+Arrow Right
Selecting to the left word by word | Option Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Left
Selecting to the right word by word | Option Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Right
Select to beginning of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to beginning of previous paragraph | Command Ctrl+F3
Select to end of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to end of next paragraph | Command Ctrl+F3
Selecting lines in a downward direction | Shift+Arrow Down
Selecting lines in an upwards direction | Shift+Arrow Up
Go and select to the beginning of a line | Command+Shift+Arrow Left Shift+Home
Go and select text to end of document | Command+Shift+Arrow Down Ctrl+Shift+End
Go and select to end of line | Command+Shift+Arrow Right Shift+End
Go and select text to start of document | Command+Shift+Arrow Up Ctrl+Shift+Home
Move down screen page with selection | Shift+PageDown
Move up screen page with selection | Shift+PageUp

## Shortcut keys for cursor movement

Effect | Shortcut keys
--- | ---
Move cursor to left | Arrow Left
Go to beginning of word | Option Ctrl+Arrow Left
Move cursor to right | Arrow Right
Go to start of next word | Option Ctrl+Arrow Right
Move cursor up one line | Arrow Up
Move cursor to beginning of paragraph. Next keystroke moves cursor to beginning of previous paragraph | Ctrl+Arrow Up
Move cursor down one line | Arrow Down
Move cursor to beginning of next paragraph. | Command Ctrl+F3
Go to beginning of line | Command+Arrow Left Home
Go to end of line | Command+Arrow Right End
Go to start of document | Command+Arrow Up Ctrl+Home
Go to end of document | Command+Arrow Down Ctrl+End
Screen page up | PageUp
Move down screen page | PageDown

## Shortcut keys for inserting text

Effect | Shortcut keys
--- | ---
Insert mode on/off | إدراج
Soft hyphens; hyphenation set by you. | Command Ctrl+Hyphen(-)
Non-breaking hyphen (is not used for hyphenation) | Command Ctrl+Shift+minus sign (-)
Non-breaking spaces. Non-breaking spaces are not used for hyphenation and are not expanded if the text is justified. | Command Ctrl+Shift+Space
Next suggestion with Automatic Word Completion | Command Ctrl+Tab
Use previous suggestion with Automatic Word Completion | Command Ctrl+Shift+Tab

## Shortcut for breaks

Effect | Shortcut keys
--- | ---
Line break without paragraph change | Shift+Enter
Manual page break | Command Ctrl+Enter
Column break in multicolumnar texts | Command Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Switch cursor between text and header | Command Ctrl+PageUp
Switch cursor between text and footer | Command Ctrl+PageDown

## Shortcut keys for deleting text

Effect | Shortcut keys
--- | ---
Delete text to end of word | Option+Fn+Backspace Ctrl+Del
Delete text to beginning of word In a list: delete an empty paragraph in front of the current paragraph | Option Ctrl+Backspace
Delete text to end of sentence | Command+Shift+Fn+Backspace Ctrl+Shift+Del
Delete text to beginning of sentence | Command Ctrl+Shift+Backspace

## Formatting

Effect | Shortcut keys
--- | ---
Align Justify | Command Ctrl+J
Double Underline | Command Ctrl+D
Align Centered | Command Ctrl+E
Superscript | Command Ctrl+Shift+P
Align Left | Command Ctrl+L
Align Right | Command Ctrl+R
Subscript | Command Ctrl+Shift+B
Apply Body Text paragraph style | Command Ctrl+F3
Apply Heading 1 paragraph style | Command Ctrl+1
Apply Heading 2 paragraph style | Command Ctrl+2
Apply Heading 3 paragraph style | Command Ctrl+F3
Apply Heading 4 paragraph style | Command Ctrl+F3
Apply Heading 5 paragraph style | Command Ctrl+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. | Options Alt + Enter
Move up. Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs up one paragraph. | Command+Option Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow
Move down. Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs down one paragraph. | Command+Option Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow
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. | Tab
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+Tab
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. | Command Ctrl+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. | Command Ctrl+Shift+Tab

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. | Options Alt + 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. | Command Ctrl+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. | Command Ctrl+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. | Command Ctrl+End
Inserts a tab stop (only in tables). Depending on the Window Manager in use, Option Alt+Tab may be used instead. | Command Ctrl+Tab
Size of column/row at the end. Increases/decreases the size of the column/row on the right/bottom cell edge | Option Alt+Arrow Keys
Size of column/row at the beginning. Increase/decrease the size of the column/row on the left/top cell edge | Option Alt+Shift+Arrow Keys
Like Option Alt, but only the active cell is modified | Option+Command Alt+Ctrl+Arrow Keys
Like Option Alt, but only the active cell is modified | Option+Command Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Arrow Keys
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. | Command Ctrl+Shift+T
Delete contents 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. | Shift+Command Ctrl+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. | Options Alt + Enter

## Shortcut Keys for Moving and Resizing Frames, Graphics and Objects

Effect | مفاتيح الاختصار
--- | ---
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 or Enter or any key that produces a character on screen
Move object. | Option Alt+Arrow Keys
Resizes by moving lower right corner. | Option+Command Alt+Ctrl+Arrow Keys
Resizes by moving top left corner. | Option+Command Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Keys
Selects the anchor of an object (in Edit Points mode). | Command Ctrl+Tab

Related Topics

Navigating and Selecting With the Keyboard

Using Shortcut Keys (LibreOffice Writer Accessibility)

Shortcuts (LibreOffice Accessibility)

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