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5semE‖Shortcut Keys for LibreOfficeDev Writer

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

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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 LibreOfficeDev. Try to assign different keys either for LibreOfficeDev, in Tools - Customize - Keyboard, or in your desktop system.


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

WxWdg‖Function Keys for LibreOfficeDev Writer

wfprq‖Effect

22kMn‖Shortcut keys

aAAKw‖Formula Bar

U2DxF‖F2

zp2mH‖Insert Fields

4ajxh‖+F2

pjc6f‖Complete AutoText

oyxS4‖F3

5dp5A‖Edit AutoText

DC7Wg‖+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‖+Shift+F5

ZKQnV‖Spelling

iBRGt‖F7

qG6qV‖Thesaurus

BgpGm‖+F7

T9Nam‖Extension mode

DU5pi‖F8

iGigL‖Field shadings on / off

3cZrP‖+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‖+F9

CCkAf‖Calculate Table

eFmJa‖Shift+F9

WVgrC‖Update Input Fields and Input Lists

NfVvA‖+Shift+F9

4fbWp‖Nonprinting Characters on/off

YrFbX‖+F10

vJsNC‖Styles window on/off

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wyAxo‖Create Style

icxpB‖Shift+F11

8GVhM‖Sets focus to Apply Style box

ngPGJ‖+F11

Qa3bN‖Update Style

KbwAx‖+Shift+F11

jiXFc‖Toggle Ordered List

L8FVh‖F12

Kudcw‖Insert or edit Table

wAUBd‖+F12

fkbSD‖Toggle Unordered List

GVNZX‖Shift+F12

E9pG5‖Ordered / Unordered List off

pneN5‖+Shift+F12


x57CU‖Advanced editing

Effect

Shortcut keys

uxDhp‖Find and Replace

DSJ9D‖+H

6Y4oN‖Redo last action

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AbV2S‖Calculates the selected text and copies the result to the clipboard.

yFEKq‖ + Plus Key(+)

Pjfzz‖Run macro field

GbHDz‖+multiplication sign * (only on number pad)

YNcAN‖Paste the contents of the clipboard as unformatted text.

BqeEo‖+Shift+V

MiU6g‖Use this combination to quickly dock or undock the Navigator, Styles window, or other windows

9qfif‖ + double-click or + Shift + F10


E6uZB‖Shortcut keys for text selection

Effect

Shortcut keys

NdbXK‖Select All

QqFdR‖+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‖+Shift+Arrow Left

weENC‖Selecting to the right word by word

zF2Zr‖+Shift+Arrow Right

Mvja7‖Select to beginning of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to beginning of previous paragraph

VEwNS‖+Shift+Arrow Up

4Ygc8‖Select to end of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to end of next paragraph

vB7xy‖+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

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HD7Wn‖Go and select text to end of document

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qCDwe‖Go and select to end of line

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Soi4q‖Go and select text to start of document

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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

nkCM3‖Move cursor to left

SAcMa‖Arrow Left

AfCys‖Go to beginning of word

qkLD6‖+Arrow Left

fWN5N‖Move cursor to right

aUTdg‖Arrow Right

FGKdD‖Go to start of next word

eQLyD‖+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‖+Arrow Down

FXCQV‖Go to beginning of line

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MAucD‖Go to end of line

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TyzSU‖Go to start of document

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FVBec‖Go to end of document

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FKrcD‖Screen page up

cCACa‖PageUp

nE7dC‖Move down screen page

tRtqA‖PageDown


oGn2n‖Shortcut keys for inserting text

Effect

Shortcut keys

QmwSr‖Insert mode on/off

NSvPr‖Insert

nwFUv‖Soft hyphens; hyphenation set by you.

tZvnu‖+Hyphen(-)

bjRhb‖Non-breaking hyphen (is not used for hyphenation)

EFKvp‖+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‖+Shift+Space

AFUgU‖Next suggestion with Automatic Word Completion

rtD6M‖+Tab

bVg3F‖Use previous suggestion with Automatic Word Completion

qDiED‖+Shift+Tab


FREnN‖Shortcut for breaks

Effect

Shortcut keys

Swrx8‖Line break without paragraph change

xsddz‖Shift+Enter

AmExs‖Manual page break

AFeET‖+Enter

smRgr‖Column break in multicolumnar texts

aABQP‖+Shift+Enter

AkRxs‖Switch cursor between text and header

udfmK‖+PageUp

Ge7rN‖Switch cursor between text and footer

39Gyb‖+PageDown


f68JE‖Shortcut keys for deleting text

Effect

Shortcut keys

9dS2G‖Delete text to end of word

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3uHLP‖Delete text to beginning of word

o8aKW‖In a list: delete an empty paragraph in front of the current paragraph

QEhEF‖+Backspace

CFwv6‖Delete text to end of sentence

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m8Ajx‖Delete text to beginning of sentence

sMRuV‖+Shift+Backspace


h2WCB‖Formatting

Effect

Shortcut keys

JCEke‖Align Justify

wPU8p‖+J

LTHbC‖Double Underline

GGZ4z‖+D

oyvkA‖Align Centered

htUya‖+E

EWHeR‖Superscript

Brwcz‖+Shift+P

HQ8KB‖Align Left

kgiDH‖+L

gG5yw‖Align Right

yo8B2‖+R

bQAbN‖Subscript

nyNBV‖+Shift+B

3DFB2‖Apply Body Text paragraph style

okgdj‖+0 (zero)

oAKuu‖Apply Heading 1 paragraph style

dxC7K‖+1

iDPoL‖Apply Heading 2 paragraph style

7CZcq‖+2

rQRNS‖Apply Heading 3 paragraph style

Wa3tN‖+3

CgwGd‖Apply Heading 4 paragraph style

ZJCMC‖+4

xTs6C‖Apply Heading 5 paragraph style

z7MZx‖+5


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

Effect

Shortcut keys

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‖ + Enter

Ttu5Y‖Move up. Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs up one paragraph.

SBqVR‖+Up Arrow

CYuBA‖Move down. Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs down one paragraph.

F7h8g‖+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

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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‖+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‖+Shift+Tab


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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 LibreOfficeDev Writer

Effect

Shortcut keys

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‖ + 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‖+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‖+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‖+End

ot9WQ‖Inserts a tab stop (only in tables). Depending on the Window Manager in use, +Tab may be used instead.

RGzSL‖+Tab

8LmCh‖Size of column/row at the end. Increases/decreases the size of the column/row on the right/bottom cell edge

khtQJ‖+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‖+Shift+Arrow Keys

cs4En‖Like , but only the active cell is modified

bvA38‖+Arrow Keys

DEEkg‖Like , but only the active cell is modified

jF3cF‖+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.

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XksMw‖+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++Del


D3BNY‖Shortcut Keys for Sections

Effect

Shortcut keys

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‖ + Enter


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

DqEaP‖Effect

xhxzZ‖Shortcut Keys

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‖+Arrow Keys

e5FsB‖Resizes by moving lower right corner.

EAaKA‖+Arrow Keys

RFfKH‖Resizes by moving top left corner.

frvDA‖+Shift+Arrow Keys

8oD5k‖Selects the anchor of an object (in Edit Points mode).

iFGPj‖+Tab