Shortcuts Libreoffice Writer for Windows

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General

WindowsAction
Ctrl+ASelect All
Ctrl+JJustify
Ctrl+DDouble Underline
Ctrl+ECentered
Ctrl+HFind and Replace
Ctrl+Shift+PSuperscript
Ctrl+LAlign Left
Ctrl+RAlign Right
Ctrl+Shift+BSubscript
Ctrl+YRedo last action
Ctrl+0Apply Text Body paragraph style
Ctrl+1Apply Heading 1 paragraph style
Ctrl+2Apply Heading 2 paragraph style
Ctrl+3Apply Heading 3 paragraph style
Ctrl+4Apply Heading 4 paragraph style
Ctrl+5Apply Heading 5 paragraph style
Ctrl+plusCalculates the selected text and copies the result to the clipboard.
Ctrl+Shift+-Non-breaking hyphen (is not used for hyphenation)
Ctrl+* (only on number pad)Run macro field
Ctrl+Shift+SpaceNon-breaking spaces. Non-breaking spaces are not used for hyphenation and are not expanded if the text is justified.
Shift+EnterLine break without paragraph change
Ctrl+EnterManual page break
Ctrl+Shift+EnterColumn break in multicolumnar texts
Alt+EnterInserting a new paragraph without numbering inside a list. Does not work when the cursor is at the end of the list.
Alt+EnterInserting a new paragraph directly before or after a section, or before a table.
Arrow LeftMove cursor to left
Shift+Arrow LeftMove cursor with selection to the left
Ctrl+Arrow LeftGo to beginning of word
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow LeftSelecting to the left word by word
Arrow RightMove cursor to right
Shift+Arrow RightMove cursor with selection to the right
Ctrl+Arrow RightGo to start of next word
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow RightSelecting to the right word by word
Arrow UpMove cursor up one line
Shift+Arrow UpSelecting lines in an upwards direction
Ctrl+Arrow UpMove cursor to beginning of the previous paragraph
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow UpSelect to beginning of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to beginning of previous paragraph
Arrow DownMove cursor down one line
Shift+Arrow DownSelecting lines in a downward direction
Ctrl+Arrow DownMove cursor to beginning of next paragraph.
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow DownSelect to end of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to end of next paragraph
HomeGo to beginning of line
Home+ShiftGo and select to the beginning of a line
EndGo to end of line
End+ShiftGo and select to end of line
Ctrl+HomeGo to start of document
Ctrl+Home+ShiftGo and select text to start of document
Ctrl+EndGo to end of document
Ctrl+End+ShiftGo and select text to end of document
Ctrl+PageUpSwitch cursor between text and header
Ctrl+PageDownSwitch cursor between text and footer
InsertInsert mode on/off
PageUpScreen page up
Shift+PageUpMove up screen page with selection
PageDownMove down screen page
Shift+PageDownMove down screen page with selection
Ctrl+DeleteDelete text to end of word
Ctrl+BackspaceDelete text to beginning of word In a list
Ctrl+Delete+ShiftDelete text to end of sentence
Ctrl+Shift+BackspaceDelete text to beginning of sentence
Ctrl+TabNext suggestion with Automatic Word Completion
Ctrl+Shift+TabUse previous suggestion with Automatic Word Completion
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+VPaste the contents of the clipboard as unformatted text.
Ctrl+Shift+F10Use this combination to quickly dock or undock the Navigator, Styles and Formatting window, or other windows

Function Keys

WindowsAction
F2Formula Bar
Ctrl+F2Insert Fields
F3Complete AutoText
Ctrl+F3Edit AutoText
F4Open Data Source View
Shift+F4Select next frame
F5Navigator on/off
Ctrl+Shift+F5Navigator on, go to page number
F7Spellcheck
Ctrl+F7Thesaurus
F8Extension mode
Ctrl+F8Field shadings on / off
Shift+F8Additional selection mode
Ctrl+Shift+F8Block selection mode
F9Update fields
Ctrl+F9Show fields
Shift+F9Calculate Table
Ctrl+Shift+F9Update Input Fields and Input Lists
Ctrl+F10Nonprinting Characters on/off
F11Styles and Formatting window on/off
Shift+F11Create Style
Ctrl+F11Sets focus to Apply Style box
Ctrl+Shift+F11Update Style
F12Numbering on
Ctrl+F12Insert or edit Table
Shift+F12Bullets on
Ctrl+Shift+F12Numbering / Bullets off

Paragraphs and Heading Levels

WindowsAction
Ctrl+Alt+Arrow UpMove the active paragraph or selected paragraphs up one paragraph.
Ctrl+Alt+Arrow DownMove the active paragraph or selected paragraphs down one paragraph.
TabThe heading in format "Heading X" (X = 1-9) is moved down one level in the outline.
Shift+TabThe heading in format "Heading X" (X = 2-10) is moved up one level in the outline.

Tables

WindowsAction
Ctrl+AIf the active cell is empty: selects the whole table. Otherwise: selects the contents of the active cell. Pressing again selects the entire table.
Ctrl+HomeIf 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.
Ctrl+EndIf 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.
Ctrl+TabInserts a tab stop (only in tables). Depending on the Window Manager in use, Alt+Tab may be used instead.
Alt+Arrow KeysIncreases/decreases the size of the column/row on the right/bottom cell edge
Alt+Shift+Arrow KeysIncrease/decrease the size of the column/row on the left/top cell edge
Alt+Ctrl+Arrow KeysLike Alt, but only the active cell is modified
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Arrow KeysLike Alt, but only the active cell is modified
Alt+Insert3 seconds in Insert mode, Arrow Key inserts row/column, Ctrl+Arrow Key inserts cell
Alt+Delete3 seconds in Delete mode, Arrow key deletes row/column, Ctrl+Arrow key merges cell with neighboring cell

Moving,Resizing Frames, Graphics and Objects

WindowsAction
EscCursor is inside a text frame and no text is selected: Escape selects the text frame.
F2If 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.
Alt+Arrow KeysMove object.
Alt+Ctrl+Arrow KeysResizes by moving lower right corner.
Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Arrow KeysResizes by moving top left corner.
Ctrl+TabSelects the anchor of an object (in Edit Points mode).