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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+T F11
Complete AutoText | F3
Edit AutoText | Command+T F11
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+T F11
Spelling | F7
Thesaurus | Command+T F11
Extension mode | F8
Field shadings on / off | Command+T F11
Additional selection mode | Shift+F8
Block selection mode | Ctrl+Shift+F8
Update fields | F9
Show fields | Command+T F11
Calculate Table | Shift+F9
Update Input Fields and Input Lists | Command+T F11
Nonprinting Characters on/off | Command+T F11
Styles window on/off | Command+T F11
Create Style | Shift+F11
Sets focus to Apply Style box | Command+T F11
Update Style | Command+T F11
Toggle Ordered List | F12
Insert or edit Table | Command+T F11
Toggle Unordered List | Shift+F12
Ordered / Unordered List off | Command+T F11

## Advanced editing

Effect | Shortcut keys
--- | ---
Find and Replace | Command+T F11
Redo last action | Command+Shift+Z Ctrl+Y
Calculates the selected text and copies the result to the clipboard. | Command+T F11
Run macro field | Command+T F11
Paste the contents of the clipboard as unformatted text. | Command+Shift+Z Ctrl+Y
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+T F11
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 | Command+T F11
Selecting to the right word by word | Command+T F11
Select to beginning of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to beginning of previous paragraph | Command+T F11
Select to end of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to end of next paragraph | Command+T F11
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 | Command+T F11
Move cursor to right | Arrow Right
Go to start of next word | Command+T F11
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 the previous paragraph | Command+T F11
Go to beginning of line | Command+T F11
Go to end of line | Command+T F11
Go to start of document | Command+Shift+Z Ctrl+Y
Go to end of document | Command+Shift+Z Ctrl+Y
Screen page up | PageUp
Move down screen page | PageDown

## Shortcut keys for inserting text

Effect | Shortcut keys
--- | ---
Insert mode on/off | Insert
Soft hyphens; hyphenation set by you. | Command+T F11
Non-breaking hyphen (is not used for hyphenation) | Command+T F11
Non-breaking spaces. Non-breaking spaces are not used for hyphenation and are not expanded if the text is justified. | Command+T F11
Next suggestion with Automatic Word Completion | Command+T F11
Use previous suggestion with Automatic Word Completion | Command+T F11

## Shortcut for breaks

Effect | Shortcut keys
--- | ---
Line break without paragraph change | Shift+Enter
Manual page break | Command+T F11
Column break in multicolumnar texts | Command+T F11
Switch cursor between text and header | Command+T F11
Switch cursor between text and footer | Command+T F11

## Shortcut keys for deleting text

Effect | Shortcut keys
--- | ---
Delete text to end of word | Command+Shift+Z Ctrl+Y
Delete text to beginning of word In a list: delete an empty paragraph in front of the current paragraph | Command+T F11
Delete text to end of sentence | Command+Shift+Fn+Backspace Ctrl+Shift+Del
Delete text to beginning of sentence | Command+T F11

## Formatting

Effect | Shortcut keys
--- | ---
Align Justify | Command+T F11
Double Underline | Command+T F11
Align Centered | Command+T F11
Superscript | Command+T F11
Align Left | Command+T F11
Align Right | Command+T F11
Subscript | Command+T F11
Apply Body Text paragraph style | Command+T F11
Apply Heading 1 paragraph style | Command+T F11
Apply Heading 2 paragraph style | Command+T F11
Apply Heading 3 paragraph style | Command+T F11
Apply Heading 1 paragraph style | Command+T F11
Apply Heading 1 paragraph style | Command+T F11

## 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+Shift+Z Ctrl+Y
Move down. Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs down one paragraph. | Command+Shift+Z Ctrl+Y
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+T F11
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+T F11
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+T F11
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+T F11
Inserts a tab stop (only in tables). Depending on the Window Manager in use, Option Alt+Tab may be used instead. | Command+T F11
Size of column/row at the end. Increases/decreases the size of the column/row on the right/bottom cell edge | Command+T F11
Size of column/row at the beginning. Increase/decrease the size of the column/row on the left/top cell edge | Command+T F11
Command+T F11 | Command+T F11
Command+T F11 | Command+Shift+Z Ctrl+Y
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+T F11
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. | Command+T F11

## 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 | Shortcut Keys
--- | ---
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. | Command+T F11
Resizes by moving lower right corner. | Command+T F11
Resizes by moving top left corner. | Command+T F11
Selects the anchor of an object (in Edit Points mode). | Command+T F11

Related Topics

Navigating and Selecting With the Keyboard

Using Shortcut Keys (LibreOffice Writer Accessibility)

Shortcuts (LibreOffice Accessibility)

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