LIBREOFFICE WRITER

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

LINUX/ Command +
MACOS FUNCTION Ctrl + Shift +
WINDOWS Shift + Delete the entire sentence to the left of the cursor.
Backspace
Backspace
FILE MANIPULATION
Ctrl + Shift + Delete the entire sentence to the right of the cursor.
Ctrl + N Command + N Create a new LibreOffice Writer document. Del
Ctrl + O Command + O Open an existing LibreOffice Writer document. DOCUMENT FORMATTING
Ctrl + S Command + S Save the current LibreOffice Writer document.
Shift + F11 Shift + F11 Create a new document style.
Ctrl + F4 Command + F4 Close the current LibreOffice Writer document.
Ctrl + I Command + I Italicize the current text selection.
F6 F6 Switch focus on the next internal window.
Ctrl + U Command + U Underline the current text selection.
Shift + F6 Shift + F6 Switch focus on the previous internal window.
Ctrl + B Command + B Turn the current text selection to Bold.
Ctrl + P Command + P Open the Print dialog menu.
Ctrl + Shift + P Command + Turn the current text selection to Superscript.
INTERFACE MANIPULATION Shift + P
Ctrl + Shift + B Command + Turn the current text selection to Subscript.
Ctrl + Shift + J Command + Switch between fullscreen and windowed mode. Shift + B
Shift + J
Ctrl + M Command + M Remove any style and formatting to the current text
Ctrl + Shift + R Command + Render the current document again. selection.
Shift + R
Ctrl + J Command + J Justify the current paragraph.
Command +
Ctrl + Shift + I Toggle the cursor in Read Only documents. Ctrl + L Command + L Align the current paragraph to the left.
Shift + I
F2 F2 Enable the Formula toolbar. Ctrl + R Command + R Align the current paragraph to the right.
F3 F3 Enable text auto-completion. Ctrl + E Command + E Center the current paragraph.
Ctrl + F3 Command + F3 Edit the current auto-complete suggestion. Ctrl + 1 Command + 1 Apply the Heading 1 style using the current theme.
F5 F5 Open the Document Navigator. Ctrl + 2 Command + 2 Apply the Heading 2 style using the current theme.
F7 F7 Open the Spellchecking Window. Ctrl + 3 Command + 3 Apply the Heading 3 style using the current theme.
Ctrl + F7 Command + F7 Open the Thesaurus Window. CTRL + 4 Command + 4 Apply the Heading 4 style using the current theme.
F11 F11 Open the Document Style Window. Ctrl + 5 Command + 5 Apply the Heading 5 style using the current theme.
F10 F10 Open the first item in the Menu Bar. Ctrl + 0 Command + 0 Apply the Text Body style using the current theme.
Shift + F10 Shift + F10 Open the Context Menu. DOCUMENT LAYOUT
Ctrl + Q Command + Q Exit the LibreOffice Writer program.
Tab Tab Shift the current heading down a level.
HELP MENU
Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Shift the current heading up a level.
F1 F1 Open the Built-in Libreoffice Help System. Command +
Ctrl + Tab Create a tab stop at the beginning of the heading.
Shift + F1 Shift + F1 Open the Help System entry for the current mode. Tab

Shift + F2 Shift + F2 Reopen the Tips menu. Ctrl + Alt + Up Command +

Option + Up Move the current paragraph up.
Arrow
NAVIGATION & SELECTION Arrow
Command +
Left Arrow Left Arrow Move the cursor one character to the left. Ctrl + Alt + Move the current paragraph down.
Down Arrow Option + Down
Right Arrow Right Arrow Move the cursor one character to the right. Arrow
Up Arrow Up Arrow Move the cursor one line up. Ctrl + Shift + Command + Create a space character that will not expand with
Space Shift + Space formatting.
Down Arrow Down Arrow Move the cursor one line down.
Shift + Enter Shift + Enter Create a line break without changing the paragraph layout.
Ctrl + Left Command + Move the cursor to the start of the current word. Ctrl + Shift + Command +
Arrow Left Arrow Break a multi-column page layout at the current point.
Enter Shift + Enter
Ctrl + Right Command + Move the cursor to the start of the next word. Command +
Arrow Right Arrow Ctrl + Enter Create a page break.
Enter
Ctrl + Up Command + Up Move the cursor to the start of the previous paragraph.
Arrow Arrow Ctrl + F10 Command + F10 Toggle the display of non-printing characters.
Ctrl + Down Command + TABLES
Move the cursor to the start of the next paragraph.
Arrow Down Arrow
Ctrl + F12 Command + F12 Create a new table.
Shift + Left Shift + Left Move the cursor one character to the left and select it. Select the current cell.
Arrow Arrow Ctrl + A Command + A
If it’s empty, select the entire table.
Shift + Right Shift + Right Move the cursor one character to the right and select it. Go to the start of the current cell.
Arrow Arrow Ctrl + Home
If it’s empty, go to the beginning of the table.
Shift + Up Shift + Up Arrow Move the cursor one line up and select everything in Go to the end of the current cell.
Arrow between. Ctrl + End
If it’s empty, go to the end of the table.
Shift + Down Shift + Down Move the cursor one line down and select everything in
Arrow Arrow between. Alt + Left Option + Left Resize the table to the left by one character.
Arrow Arrow
Command +
Ctrl + Shift + Move the cursor to the start of the current word and select Alt + Right Option + Right Resize the table to the right by one character.
Shift + Left
Left Arrow it. Arrow Arrow
Arrow
Alt + Up Option + Up Resize the table by one line up.
Command +
Ctrl + Shift +
Shift + Right Move the cursor to the start of the next word and select it. Alt + Down Option + Down Resize the table by one line down.
Right Arrow
Arrow Ctrl + Alt + Command + Resize the current cell to the left by one character.
Ctrl + Shift + Command + Left Arrow Option + Left
Select the entire current paragraph. Arrow
Up Arrow Shift + Up Arrow
Command + Ctrl + Alt + Command + Resize the current cell to the right by one character.
Ctrl + Shift +
Shift + Down Select the entire next paragraph. Right Arrow Option + Right
Down Arrow
Arrow Arrow
Home Move the cursor to the start of the line. Ctrl + Alt + Up Command + Resize the current cell by one line up.
Option + Up
End Move the cursor to the end of the line.
Ctrl + Alt + Command + Resize the current cell by one line down.
Shift + Home Move the cursor to the start of the line and select it.
Down Option + Down
Shift + End Move the cursor to the end of the line and select it.
FIGURES & IMAGES
Ctrl + Home Go to the start of the document.
Ctrl + End Go to the end of the document. Alt + Left Option + Left Move the figure one character to the left.
Arrow Arrow
Ctrl + Shift + Go to the start of the document and select all the text in
Home between. Alt + Right Option + Right Move the figure one character to the right.
Arrow Arrow
Ctrl + Shift + Go to the end of the document and select all the text in
End between. Alt + Up Option + Up Move the figure one line up.
Alt + Down Option + Down Move the figure one line down.
DOCUMENT EDITING
Ctrl + Alt + Command + Resize the figure to the left by one character.
Left Arrow Option + Left
Ctrl + Shift + V Command + Paste the contents of the clipboard with formatting. Arrow
Shift + V
Command + Ctrl + Alt + Command + Resize the figure to the right by one character.
Ctrl + Alt + Right Arrow Option + Right
Option + Shift + Paste the contents of the clipboard as plain text.
Shift + V Arrow
V
Ctrl + Z Command + Z Undo the last change to the document. Ctrl + Alt + Up Command + Resize the figure by one line up.
Arrow Option + Up
Ctrl + Y Command + Y Redo the last change to the document. Arrow
Backspace Backspace Delete the character to the left of the cursor.
Ctrl + Alt + Command + Resize the figure by one line down.
Ctrl + Command + Down Arrow Option + Down
Delete the entire word to the left of the cursor.
Backspace Backspace Arrow
Ctrl + Del Delete the entire word to the right of the cursor. Ctrl + Tab Command + Cycle through the different toggle modes for the figure.
Tab

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