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# 5semE‖Shortcut Keys for LibreOffice Writer

nZ5DG‖You can use shortcut keys to quickly perform common tasks in LibreOffice. This section lists the default shortcut keys for LibreOffice Writer.

4BDBC‖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.

8hQ3B‖You can also use the general shortcut keys in LibreOffice.

## WxWdg‖Function Keys for LibreOffice Writer

wfprq‖Effect | 22kMn‖Shortcut keys
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aAAKw‖Formula Bar | U2DxF‖F2
zp2mH‖Insert Fields | 4ajxh‖CommandCtrl+F2
pjc6f‖Complete AutoText | oyxS4‖F3
5dp5A‖Edit AutoText | DC7Wg‖CommandCtrl+F3
MJFUJ‖Select next frame | Fx4Z8‖Shift+F4
qUKWo‖Open Data Source View | KGiDG‖Ctrl+Shift+F4
EBCei‖Navigator on/off | xz8HB‖F5
E4Zqz‖Moves the cursor to the position that it had when the document was last saved before it was last closed. | DAAVF‖Shift+F5
rkGsE‖Navigator on, go to page number | GEWBz‖CommandCtrl+Shift+F5
ZKQnV‖Spelling | iBRGt‖F7
qG6qV‖Thesaurus | BgpGm‖CommandCtrl+F7
T9Nam‖Extension mode | DU5pi‖F8
iGigL‖Field shadings on / off | 3cZrP‖CommandCtrl+F8
mZXDi‖Additional selection mode | XkDgU‖Shift+F8
2nhCf‖Block selection mode | zhxhj‖Ctrl+Shift+F8
bvYwS‖Update fields | DYGmM‖F9
yzufX‖Show fields | CezLx‖CommandCtrl+F9
CCkAf‖Calculate Table | eFmJa‖Shift+F9
WVgrC‖Update Input Fields and Input Lists | NfVvA‖CommandCtrl+Shift+F9
4fbWp‖Nonprinting Characters on/off | YrFbX‖CommandCtrl+F10
vJsNC‖Styles window on/off | jZnN4‖Command+TF11
wyAxo‖Create Style | icxpB‖Shift+F11
8GVhM‖Sets focus to Apply Style box | ngPGJ‖CommandCtrl+F11
Qa3bN‖Update Style | KbwAx‖CommandCtrl+Shift+F11
jiXFc‖Toggle Ordered List | L8FVh‖F12
Kudcw‖Insert or edit Table | wAUBd‖CommandCtrl+F12
fkbSD‖Toggle Unordered List | GVNZX‖Shift+F12
E9pG5‖Ordered / Unordered List off | pneN5‖CommandCtrl+Shift+F12

## x57CU‖Advanced editing

Effect | Shortcut keys
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uxDhp‖Find and Replace | DSJ9D‖CommandCtrl+H
6Y4oN‖Redo last action | 4H5vP‖Command+Shift+ZCtrl+Y
AbV2S‖Calculates the selected text and copies the result to the clipboard. | yFEKq‖CommandCtrl + Plus Key(+)
Pjfzz‖Run macro field | GbHDz‖CommandCtrl+multiplication sign * (only on number pad)
YNcAN‖Paste the contents of the clipboard as unformatted text. | BqeEo‖Command+OptionCtrl+Alt+Shift+V
MiU6g‖Use this combination to quickly dock or undock the Navigator, Styles window, or other windows | 9qfif‖CommandCtrl + double-click or CommandCtrl + Shift + F10

## E6uZB‖Shortcut keys for text selection

Effect | Shortcut keys
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NdbXK‖Select All | QqFdR‖CommandCtrl+A
zPP4n‖Move cursor with selection to the left | jDhBr‖Shift+Arrow Left
uCQXE‖Move cursor with selection to the right | 4CApH‖Shift+Arrow Right
BZBdr‖Selecting to the left word by word | rzufT‖OptionCtrl+Shift+Arrow Left
weENC‖Selecting to the right word by word | zF2Zr‖OptionCtrl+Shift+Arrow Right
Mvja7‖Select to beginning of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to beginning of previous paragraph | VEwNS‖OptionCtrl+Shift+Arrow Up
4Ygc8‖Select to end of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to end of next paragraph | vB7xy‖OptionCtrl+Shift+Arrow Down
G2CEB‖Selecting lines in a downward direction | PRQGC‖Shift+Arrow Down
DbihF‖Selecting lines in an upwards direction | NvAoA‖Shift+Arrow Up
MyZhF‖Go and select to the beginning of a line | tpy6X‖Command+Shift+Arrow LeftShift+Home
HD7Wn‖Go and select text to end of document | FJCC4‖Command+Shift+Arrow DownCtrl+Shift+End
qCDwe‖Go and select to end of line | EgTF5‖Command+Shift+Arrow RightShift+End
Soi4q‖Go and select text to start of document | o4KnD‖Command+Shift+Arrow UpCtrl+Shift+Home
G9bD3‖Move down screen page with selection | KskEK‖Shift+PageDown
PHfEt‖Move up screen page with selection | MURLn‖Shift+PageUp

## FFFEi‖Shortcut keys for cursor movement

Effect | Shortcut keys
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nkCM3‖Move cursor to left | SAcMa‖Arrow Left
AfCys‖Go to beginning of word | qkLD6‖OptionCtrl+Arrow Left
fWN5N‖Move cursor to right | aUTdg‖Arrow Right
FGKdD‖Go to start of next word | eQLyD‖OptionCtrl+Arrow Right
mMaCL‖Move cursor up one line | MMX3C‖Arrow Up
4FbU4‖Move cursor to beginning of paragraph. Next keystroke moves cursor to beginning of previous paragraph | VGz9r‖Ctrl+Arrow Up
HE4wg‖Move cursor down one line | cbSpN‖Arrow Down
dezro‖Move cursor to beginning of next paragraph. | PCFvK‖OptionCtrl+Arrow Down
FXCQV‖Go to beginning of line | d6Zee‖Command+Arrow LeftHome
MAucD‖Go to end of line | mJCQW‖Command+Arrow RightEnd
TyzSU‖Go to start of document | NqHFz‖Command+Arrow UpCtrl+Home
FVBec‖Go to end of document | 7BJiR‖Command+Arrow DownCtrl+End
FKrcD‖Screen page up | cCACa‖PageUp
nE7dC‖Move down screen page | tRtqA‖PageDown

## oGn2n‖Shortcut keys for inserting text

Effect | Shortcut keys
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QmwSr‖Insert mode on/off | NSvPr‖Insert
nwFUv‖Soft hyphens; hyphenation set by you. | tZvnu‖CommandCtrl+Hyphen(-)
bjRhb‖Non-breaking hyphen (is not used for hyphenation) | EFKvp‖CommandCtrl+Shift+minus sign (-)
wDzkE‖Non-breaking spaces. Non-breaking spaces are not used for hyphenation and are not expanded if the text is justified. | PqbpK‖CommandCtrl+Shift+Space
AFUgU‖Next suggestion with Automatic Word Completion | rtD6M‖CommandCtrl+Tab
bVg3F‖Use previous suggestion with Automatic Word Completion | qDiED‖CommandCtrl+Shift+Tab

## FREnN‖Shortcut for breaks

Effect | Shortcut keys
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Swrx8‖Line break without paragraph change | xsddz‖Shift+Enter
AmExs‖Manual page break | AFeET‖CommandCtrl+Enter
smRgr‖Column break in multicolumnar texts | aABQP‖CommandCtrl+Shift+Enter
AkRxs‖Switch cursor between text and header | udfmK‖CommandCtrl+PageUp
Ge7rN‖Switch cursor between text and footer | 39Gyb‖CommandCtrl+PageDown

## f68JE‖Shortcut keys for deleting text

Effect | Shortcut keys
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9dS2G‖Delete text to end of word | C9GRC‖Option+Fn+BackspaceCtrl+Del
3uHLP‖Delete text to beginning of word o8aKW‖In a list: delete an empty paragraph in front of the current paragraph | QEhEF‖OptionCtrl+Backspace
CFwv6‖Delete text to end of sentence | DnfqW‖Command+Shift+Fn+BackspaceCtrl+Shift+Del
m8Ajx‖Delete text to beginning of sentence | sMRuV‖CommandCtrl+Shift+Backspace

## h2WCB‖Formatting

Effect | Shortcut keys
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JCEke‖Align Justify | wPU8p‖CommandCtrl+J
LTHbC‖Double Underline | GGZ4z‖CommandCtrl+D
oyvkA‖Align Centered | htUya‖CommandCtrl+E
EWHeR‖Superscript | Brwcz‖CommandCtrl+Shift+P
HQ8KB‖Align Left | kgiDH‖CommandCtrl+L
gG5yw‖Align Right | yo8B2‖CommandCtrl+R
bQAbN‖Subscript | nyNBV‖CommandCtrl+Shift+B
3DFB2‖Apply Body Text paragraph style | okgdj‖CommandCtrl+0 (zero)
oAKuu‖Apply Heading 1 paragraph style | dxC7K‖CommandCtrl+1
iDPoL‖Apply Heading 2 paragraph style | 7CZcq‖CommandCtrl+2
rQRNS‖Apply Heading 3 paragraph style | Wa3tN‖CommandCtrl+3
CgwGd‖Apply Heading 4 paragraph style | ZJCMC‖CommandCtrl+4
xTs6C‖Apply Heading 5 paragraph style | z7MZx‖CommandCtrl+5

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## cCZmW‖Shortcut Keys for Paragraphs, List Paragraphs, Outline Levels and List Levels

Effect | Shortcut keys
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GLGRN‖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. | MK2JB‖OptionsAlt + Enter
Ttu5Y‖Move up. Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs up one paragraph. | SBqVR‖Command+OptionCtrl+Alt+Up Arrow
CYuBA‖Move down. Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs down one paragraph. | F7h8g‖Command+OptionCtrl+Alt+Down Arrow
9Y84A‖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. | nt4tL‖Tab
M7Ghv‖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. | AuZkE‖Shift+Tab
gttcL‖ PCe3i‖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. | TL5GS‖CommandCtrl+Tab
A6kX6‖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. | HKCQQ‖CommandCtrl+Shift+Tab

YDhXD‖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.

## J9mpa‖Shortcut Keys for Tables in LibreOffice Writer

Effect | Shortcut keys
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Xg6dB‖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. | SV6ED‖OptionsAlt + Enter
NEAD3‖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. | TiSKB‖CommandCtrl+A
NhnFD‖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. | 9CzVw‖CommandCtrl+Home
Tn5QR‖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. | WBHQy‖CommandCtrl+End
ot9WQ‖Inserts a tab stop (only in tables). Depending on the Window Manager in use, OptionAlt+Tab may be used instead. | RGzSL‖CommandCtrl+Tab
8LmCh‖Size of column/row at the end. Increases/decreases the size of the column/row on the right/bottom cell edge | khtQJ‖OptionAlt+Arrow Keys
bMxqs‖Size of column/row at the beginning. Increase/decrease the size of the column/row on the left/top cell edge | tZNBA‖OptionAlt+Shift+Arrow Keys
cs4En‖Like OptionAlt, but only the active cell is modified | bvA38‖Option+CommandAlt+Ctrl+Arrow Keys
DEEkg‖Like OptionAlt, but only the active cell is modified | jF3cF‖Option+CommandCtrl+Alt+Shift+Arrow Keys
oPEfV‖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. | xGCUp‖ XksMw‖CommandCtrl+Shift+T
ZBM6a‖Delete contents S6CYz‖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. HPovX‖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. 5npCj‖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. | YXuHn‖Shift+CommandCtrl+Del

## D3BNY‖Shortcut Keys for Sections

Effect | Shortcut keys
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Z33cD‖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. | ekkGQ‖OptionsAlt + Enter

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

DqEaP‖Effect | xhxzZ‖Shortcut Keys
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2Rxbk‖Cursor is inside a frame and no text is selected: Escape selects the frame. 9B5YD‖Frame is selected: Escape clears the cursor from the frame. | zirpM‖Esc
3dnSh‖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. | aCq7z‖F2 or Enter or any key that produces a character on screen
pTvHe‖Move object. | EHxBu‖OptionAlt+Arrow Keys
e5FsB‖Resizes by moving lower right corner. | EAaKA‖Option+CommandAlt+Ctrl+Arrow Keys
RFfKH‖Resizes by moving top left corner. | frvDA‖Option+CommandAlt+Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Keys
8oD5k‖Selects the anchor of an object (in Edit Points mode). | iFGPj‖CommandCtrl+Tab

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