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# qPZBx‖Shortcut Keys for Spreadsheets

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.

## QdGma‖To fill a selected cell range with formula

mFCF5‖To fill a selected cell range with the formula that you entered on the Input line, press OptionAlt+Enter.

## N6VVE‖To enter an array formula

xS56j‖To create a matrix in which all the cells contain the same information as what you entered on the Input line, press Shift+CommandCtrl+Enter. You cannot edit the components of the matrix.

## YCFRQ‖To select multiple cells

hdzVu‖To select multiple cells in different areas of a sheet, hold down CommandCtrl and drag in the different areas.

## G63XL‖To select multiple sheets

N6mXs‖To select multiple sheets in a spreadsheet, hold down CommandCtrl, and then click the name tabs at the lower edge of the workspace. To select only one sheet in a selection, hold down Shift, and then click the name tab of the sheet.

## 7njen‖To insert a manual break

zcLvD‖To insert a manual line break in a cell, click in the cell, and then press CommandCtrl+Enter.

## m4QcG‖To delete contents

XcsXs‖To delete the contents of selected cells, press Backspace. This opens the Delete Contents dialog, where you choose which contents of the cell you want to delete. To delete the contents of selected cells without a dialog, press the Delete key.

## wFTZK‖To cut contents without removing the source cells format

5jD8X‖To cut contents without removing the source cells format, press CommandCtrl + Shift + X.

## tE2fS‖Moving Cursor

ZAm43‖Effect | Bqrgh‖Shortcut Keys
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2DjmA‖Moves the cursor to the first cell in the sheet (A1). | t9kZy‖CommandCtrl+Home
GE2Wd‖Moves the cursor to the last cell on the sheet that contains data. | eP4Fr‖CommandCtrl+End
YUmpj‖Moves the cursor to the first cell of the current row. | 4aZBF‖Home
Chnmf‖Moves the cursor to the last column that contains data in any row. | BsKYJ‖End
ziZQj‖Moves the cursor leftward to the start and end of cell blocks with data. If the cell to the left of the cursor is empty or the cell with the cursor is empty, the cursor moves leftward in the current row until it reaches the next cell with contents. If all cells in the same row to the left of the cursor are empty, the cursor moves to the first cell in the row. | dXFKv‖CommandCtrl+Left Arrow
WxdVv‖Moves the cursor rightward to the start and end of cell blocks with data. If the cell to the right of the cursor is empty or the cell with the cursor is empty, the cursor moves rightward in the current row until it reaches the next cell with contents. If all cells in the same row to the right of the cursor are empty, the cursor moves to the last cell in the row. | PgM3v‖CommandCtrl+Right Arrow
UV76n‖Moves the cursor upward to the start and end of cell blocks with data. If the cell above the cursor is empty or the cell with the cursor is empty, the cursor moves upward in the current column until it reaches the next cell with contents. If all cells in the same column above the cursor are empty, the cursor moves to the first cell in the column. | R9tmv‖CommandCtrl+Up Arrow
x95TY‖Moves the cursor downward to the start and end of cell blocks with data. If the cell below the cursor is empty or the cell with the cursor is empty, the cursor moves downward in the current column until it reaches the next cell with contents. If all cells in the same column below the cursor are empty, the cursor moves to the last cell in the column. | EamtM‖CommandCtrl+Down Arrow
S5nRM‖Moves one sheet to the left. 6cFXE‖In the print preview: Moves to the previous print page. | F95ji‖CommandCtrl+Page Up
DYMYx‖Moves one sheet to the right. o2xPG‖In the print preview: Moves to the next print page. | gEiyB‖CommandCtrl+Page Down
GYoY6‖Moves one screen to the left. | RBATr‖OptionAlt+Page Up
G9qzM‖Moves one screen page to the right. | izdDB‖OptionAlt+Page Down
uPqcZ‖Moves the cursor to the Input line where you can enter a formula for the current cell. | ppW28‖Shift+CommandCtrl+F2
CsjYT‖Moves the cursor from the Input line to the Name Box. You can also use Shift+CommandCtrl+T. | uAxBV‖Shift+CommandCtrl+F5

## hdWtd‖Selection

Effect | Shortcut Keys
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jKpFU‖Selects cells from the current cell to the first cell of the current row. | FhvWD‖Shift+Home
Km3hp‖Selects all cells from the current cell to the last column that contains data in any row. | dvr5t‖Shift+End
cekU3‖Selects cells from the current cell up to one page in the current column or extends the existing selection one page up. | 8bBCM‖Shift+Page Up
Zc5oJ‖Selects cells from the current cell down to one page in the current column or extends the existing selection one page down. | zAiRd‖Shift+Page Down
RCDeC‖Selects the current row or extends the existing selection to all respective rows. | CGrdr‖Shift+Space
zSmcn‖Selects the current column or extends the existing selection to all respective columns. | FRMgL‖CommandCtrl+Space
BUNZP‖Selects all cells in the sheet. | AErV8‖CommandCtrl+Shift+Space
FwaRy‖Selects all cells of the range created by the cursor movements using the CommandCtrl+Arrows key combinations. If used to select rows and columns together, a rectangular cell range is selected. If the cursor is in an empty cell, the selection will stretch from the current cell up to the first cell with value in the direction of the arrow pressed. | UQi4B‖CommandCtrl+Shift+Arrow
4KACZ‖Selects the data block that contains the cursor. A block is a contiguous cell range that contains data and is bounded by empty row and columns. 276CF‖Where (*) is the multiplication sign on the numeric key pad | aErRL‖CommandCtrl+ * TEpTN‖CommandCtrl+ A
WmCoM‖Selects the matrix formula range that contains the cursor. igUNi‖Where (/) is the division sign on the numeric key pad | 9Ae2w‖CommandCtrl+ /
8NHAr‖Delete cells (as in menu Edit - Delete Cells) | LSCN9‖CommandCtrl+Minus key
aFEgB‖Moves the cursor down one cell in a selected range. To specify the direction that the cursor moves, choose LibreOffice - PreferencesTools - Options - LibreOffice Calc - General and change the option in Press Enter to move selection. | ghA2J‖Enter (in a selected range)
5PZQn‖If cell contents have just been copied to the clipboard and no additional editing has been done in the current file, then pressing Enter will paste clipboard contents to the current cursor position. | DbRBy‖Enter (after copying cell contents)
dAv3b‖If the clipboard contains cell contents and no editing has been done in the file, then Shift+Enter has the same behavior as Enter and pastes clipboard contents to the current cursor position. so8sW‖If no cells are selected, Shift+Enter moves the cursor to the opposite direction defined in the option Press Enter to move selection found in LibreOffice - PreferencesTools - Options - LibreOffice Calc - General. f4gCc‖If a range of cells is selected, Shift+Enter moves the cursor inside the current selection to the opposite direction defined in the option Press Enter to move selection. | 2MKS8‖Shift+Enter
7TksC‖Turns additional selection mode on or off. In this mode, you can use the arrow keys to extend the selection. You can also click in another cell to extend the selection. | xdDid‖F8

## HsjXG‖Open, display or hide

Effect | Shortcut Keys
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PMz3i‖Displays the comment that is attached to the current cell | 7B8Uu‖CommandCtrl+F1
FiJzq‖Opens the Define Names dialog. | hBwvr‖CommandCtrl+F3
hdqjK‖Opens the Function Wizard. | seNCx‖CommandCtrl+F2
AiMqF‖Shows or Hides the Database explorer. | DF5mE‖Shift+CommandCtrl+F4
AB9fs‖Shows or hides the Navigator. | oE5B2‖F5
EdNGE‖Traces dependents. | Qb9y9‖Shift+F5
FWpeb‖Traces precedents. | ytBaa‖Shift+F9
wuQzk‖Increases the height of current row (only in OpenOffice.org legacy compatibility mode). | DPRGM‖OptionAlt+Down Arrow
hCAGz‖Decreases the height of current row (only in OpenOffice.org legacy compatibility mode). | v7V4h‖OptionAlt+Up Arrow
wPsAN‖Increases the width of the current column. | CMCuV‖OptionAlt+Right Arrow
BvqE3‖Decreases the width of the current column. | 49fV4‖OptionAlt+Left Arrow
rBzCH‖Optimizes the column width or row height based on the current cell. | YKEBG‖OptionAlt+Shift+Arrow Key
edNSJ‖Opens the Styles window where you can apply a formatting style to the contents of the cell or to the current sheet. | 7Bnwf‖Command+TF11
ZParU‖Displays or hides the formulas instead of the values in all cells. | ESQwM‖CommandCtrl+ ` (see note below this table)

BpHEc‖The ` key is located next to the "1" key on most English keyboards. If your keyboard does not show this key, you can assign another key: Choose Tools - Customize, click the Keyboard tab. Select the "View" category and the "Show Formulas" function.

## 2QiQg‖Addition and Insertion

Effect | Shortcut Keys
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RBou4‖Adds the previous sheet to the current selection of sheets. If all the sheets in a spreadsheet are selected, this shortcut key combination only selects the previous sheet. Makes the previous sheet the current sheet. | oVtdB‖Shift+CommandCtrl+Page Up
ZwywJ‖Adds the next sheet to the current selection of sheets. If all the sheets in a spreadsheet are selected, this shortcut key combination only selects the next sheet. Makes the next sheet the current sheet. | c6GDa‖Shift+CommandCtrl+Page Down
6WSJE‖Insert cells (as in menu Insert - Cells) | MFam3‖CommandCtrl+Plus key

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## AxVu3‖Copying and Renaming Sheets

dNyPQ‖The sheet tabs used to navigate between sheets can be clicked in combination with keyboard keys to perform the following operations:

Effect | Shortcut Keys
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F7Wju‖Creates a copy of the sheet whose tab was clicked. The copied sheet is placed at the position where the mouse button was released. | 9SNqY‖CommandCtrl + Drag sheet tab
DqgFn‖Makes the sheet name editable. Edit the sheet name and press Enter when finished. | 4BauE‖OptionAlt + Click sheet tab

## NB7Aa‖Other Keys Used in Spreadsheets

Effect | Shortcut Keys
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BUfoX‖With a cell selected, press F2 to open cell contents for editing. If the cell contains a formula, use arrow keys to navigate the sheet to easily enter range addresses into the formula. KPNsf‖Press F2 again to enable the use of arrow keys to move the cursor in the formula text. YE2ga‖Each additional use of the F2 shortcut switches between the two states previously described. Dzhco‖Some dialog boxes have input fields with a Shrink button. Pressing F2 with the cursor inside such field causes the Shrink command to be executed. | NRB2f‖F2
7GNxN‖Rearranges the relative or absolute references (for example, A1, $A$1, $A1, A$1) in the input field. | YA3xd‖F4
wEzCo‖Checks spelling in the current sheet. | 6NRwR‖F7
bJfnW‖Opens the Thesaurus if the current cell contains text. | Fobqn‖CommandCtrl+F7
uQ2pe‖Highlights cells containing values. | 7GjGR‖CommandCtrl+F8
gHTre‖Recalculates changed formulas in the current sheet. | rQLdE‖F9
iEeQr‖Recalculates all formulas in all sheets. | mrLpF‖CommandCtrl+Shift+F9
bKMjk‖Updates the selected chart. | 8sbVu‖CommandCtrl+F9
ZEAFn‖Creates a document template. | jr8HD‖Shift+F11
pBFoe‖Updates the templates. | imZDB‖Shift+Command+Ctrl+F11
4e6VH‖Groups the selected data range. | YCqt2‖F12
Zva97‖Ungroups the selected data range. | Si4Tz‖CommandCtrl+F12

## msDgD‖Number Formatting Using Shortcut Keys

tpkFF‖The following cell formats can be applied with the keyboard:

Effect | tUFAB‖Shortcut Keys (not on the number pad)
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NoxhF‖Open Format Cells dialog | HxGCi‖CommandCtrl+1
xqALX‖Two decimal places, thousands separator | iTzYK‖CommandCtrl+Shift+1
NFJyj‖Standard exponential format | xrEt2‖CommandCtrl+Shift+2
YHrPb‖Standard date format | Y5GVe‖CommandCtrl+Shift+3
FEzGK‖Standard currency format | wqDVc‖CommandCtrl+Shift+4
uTbpv‖Standard percentage format (two decimal places) | p6xuL‖CommandCtrl+Shift+5
t9jfU‖Standard format | GB99G‖CommandCtrl+Shift+6

## QFNee‖Using the pivot table

iDg7S‖The shortcut keys below are for the Pivot Table Layout dialog.

Effect | Shortcut Keys
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EyvCk‖Changes the focus by moving forwards through the areas and buttons of the dialog. | CYiCE‖Tab
ESR2E‖Changes the focus by moving backwards through the areas and buttons of the dialog. | nEd6M‖Shift+Tab
jWNGS‖Moves the focus up one item in the current dialog area. | FoedZ‖Up Arrow
g3pGx‖Moves the focus down one item in the current dialog area. | GYukz‖Down Arrow
dEqdi‖Moves the focus one item to the left in the current dialog area. | uNDr8‖Left Arrow
DKiGb‖Moves the focus one item to the right in the current dialog area. | jqgGw‖Right Arrow
2myZF‖Selects the first item in the current dialog area. | B6CEw‖Home
RhFGF‖Selects the last item in the current dialog area. | PVgpY‖End
cSthX‖Copies or moves the current field into the "Row Fields" area. | VLEGM‖OptionAlt and the underlined character in the label "Row Fields"
5PHQg‖Copies or moves the current field into the "Column Fields" area. | qFSYZ‖OptionAlt and the underlined character in the label "Column Fields"
LpaiM‖Copies or moves the current field into the "Data Fields" area. | wGVoz‖OptionAlt and the underlined character in the label "Data Fields"
Dnys7‖Copies or moves the current field into the "Filters" area. | raCg3‖OptionAlt and the underlined character in the label "Filters"
5sk3h‖Moves the current field up one place. | RBfHn‖CommandCtrl+Up Arrow
eMbdi‖Moves the current field down one place. | awZUE‖CommandCtrl+Down Arrow
ZhhRj‖Moves the current field one place to the left. | aCgXn‖CommandCtrl+Left Arrow
hDqUA‖Moves the current field one place to the right. | wkTdy‖CommandCtrl+Right Arrow
SFdar‖Moves the current field to the first place. | CjoEb‖CommandCtrl+Home
ZeXEZ‖Moves the current field to the last place. | 5QbLt‖CommandCtrl+End
sGFF8‖Removes the current field from the area. | GdEkF‖Delete

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