LibreOffice Writer Linux Shortcuts

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LibreOffice Writer Linux keyboard shortcuts
ActionLinux Shortcut
File
New documentCtrlN
OpenCtrlO
SaveCtrlS
Save asCtrlShiftS
PrintCtrlP
Export as PDFCtrlShiftE
Close documentCtrlW
Editing
UndoCtrlZ
RedoCtrlY
CutCtrlX
CopyCtrlC
PasteCtrlV
Paste specialCtrlShiftV
Select allCtrlA
Delete wordCtrlBackspace
Expand AutoText abbreviationF3
Edit AutoText entriesCtrlF3
Toggle extended selection modeF8
Toggle additional selection modeShiftF8
Toggle block selection modeCtrlShiftF8
Insert or edit tableCtrlF12
Calculate selected text and copy resultCtrl+
Paste unformatted textCtrlAltShiftV
Extend text selection leftShift←
Extend text selection rightShift→
Extend selection one word leftCtrlShift←
Extend selection one word rightCtrlShift→
Select to paragraph startCtrlShift↑
Select to paragraph endCtrlShift↓
Extend selection one line downShift↓
Extend selection one line upShift↑
Select to line startShiftHome
Select to document endCtrlShiftEnd
Select to line endShiftEnd
Select to document startCtrlShiftHome
Extend selection one screen downShiftPageDown
Extend selection one screen upShiftPageUp
Toggle text overwrite modeInsert
Insert optional hyphenCtrl-
Insert nonbreaking hyphenCtrlShift-
Insert nonbreaking spaceCtrlShiftSpace
Word completion: next suggestionCtrlTab
Word completion: previous suggestionCtrlShiftTab
Insert line break without new paragraphShiftEnter
Insert column breakCtrlShiftEnter
Delete to word endCtrlDelete
Delete to sentence endCtrlShiftDelete
Delete to sentence startCtrlShiftBackspace
Table boundary: insert paragraph outside tableAltEnter
Table: select cell contents or whole tableCtrlA
Table cell: insert tab stopCtrlTab
Table selection: delete rows or cell textCtrlShiftDelete
Section boundary: insert paragraph outside sectionAltEnter
Text frame: select or leave frameEsc
Selected frame: edit textF2Enter
Selected object: move with arrow keysAlt←(arrowkeys)Alt→(arrowkeys)Alt↑(arrowkeys)Alt↓(arrowkeys)
Selected object: resize lower-right cornerCtrlAlt←(arrowkeys)CtrlAlt→(arrowkeys)CtrlAlt↑(arrowkeys)CtrlAlt↓(arrowkeys)
Selected object: resize upper-left cornerCtrlAltShift←(arrowkeys)CtrlAltShift→(arrowkeys)CtrlAltShift↑(arrowkeys)CtrlAltShift↓(arrowkeys)
Edit Points mode: select object anchorCtrlTab
Formatting
BoldCtrlB
ItalicCtrlI
UnderlineCtrlU
SubscriptCtrlShiftB
SuperscriptCtrlShiftP
Align leftCtrlL
Align centerCtrlE
Align rightCtrlR
JustifyCtrlJ
Clear direct formattingCtrlM
Apply Heading 1Ctrl1
Apply Default styleCtrl0
Toggle Styles deckF11
Create styleShiftF11
Focus Apply Style boxCtrlF11
Update selected styleCtrlShiftF11
Toggle numbered listF12
Toggle bulleted listShiftF12
Remove numbering or bulletsCtrlShiftF12
Toggle double underlineCtrlD
Apply Heading 2Ctrl2
Apply Heading 3Ctrl3
Apply Heading 4Ctrl4
Apply Heading 5Ctrl5
List paragraph after text: insert unnumbered paragraphAltEnter
Move paragraph upCtrlAlt↑
Move paragraph downCtrlAlt↓
Heading or list start: demote levelTab
Heading or list start: promote levelShiftTab
Heading or list paragraph: increase alignmentCtrlTab
Heading or list paragraph: decrease alignmentCtrlShiftTab
Table: resize trailing row or column edgeAlt←(arrowkeys)Alt→(arrowkeys)Alt↑(arrowkeys)Alt↓(arrowkeys)
Table: resize leading row or column edgeAltShift←(arrowkeys)AltShift→(arrowkeys)AltShift↑(arrowkeys)AltShift↓(arrowkeys)
Table: resize active cell trailing edgeCtrlAlt←(arrowkeys)CtrlAlt→(arrowkeys)CtrlAlt↑(arrowkeys)CtrlAlt↓(arrowkeys)
Table: resize active cell leading edgeCtrlAltShift←(arrowkeys)CtrlAltShift→(arrowkeys)CtrlAltShift↑(arrowkeys)CtrlAltShift↓(arrowkeys)
Navigation
Start of documentCtrlHome
End of documentCtrlEnd
Next wordCtrlRight
Previous wordCtrlLeft
NavigatorF5
Select next text frameShiftF4
Return to last saved cursor positionShiftF5
Focus page number in NavigatorCtrlShiftF5
Move cursor one character left←
Move cursor one character right→
Move cursor one line up↑
Move to paragraph startCtrl↑
Move cursor one line down↓
Move to next paragraphCtrl↓
Move to line startHome
Move to line endEnd
Move one screen upPageUp
Move one screen downPageDown
Move to previous page startAltPageUp
Move to next page startAltPageDown
Switch between body text and headerCtrlPageUp
Switch between body text and footerCtrlPageDown
Table: move to cell or table startCtrlHome
Table: move to cell or table endCtrlEnd
Search & Tools
FindCtrlF
Find & ReplaceCtrlH
Find nextCtrlShiftF
Spelling & grammarF7
Insert hyperlinkCtrlK
Insert page breakCtrlEnter
Toggle formula barF2
Open Fields dialogCtrlF2
Open data source viewCtrlShiftF4
Open thesaurusCtrlF7
Toggle field shadingCtrlF8
Update document fieldsF9
Toggle field names and valuesCtrlF9
Calculate tableShiftF9
Update input fields and input listsCtrlShiftF9
Toggle nonprinting charactersCtrlF10
Run macro field with numeric keypadCtrl*(numerickeypad)
Dock or undock focused tool windowCtrlShiftF10
Remove protection from selected tablesCtrlShiftT