Shortcut Keys for %PRODUCTNAME Writer

You can use shortcut keys to quickly perform common tasks in %PRODUCTNAME. This section lists the default shortcut keys for %PRODUCTNAME Writer.

You can also use the general shortcut keys in %PRODUCTNAME.

Function Keys for %PRODUCTNAME Writer

Shortcut keys Effect F2 Formula Bar Command Ctrl+F2 Insert Fields F3 Complete AutoText Command Ctrl+F3 Edit AutoText Shift+F4 Select next frameUFI: see spec "OpenDocumentBehavior" Ctrl+Shift+F4 Open Data Source View F5 Navigator on/off Shift+F5 Moves the cursor to the position that it had when the document was last saved before it was last closed. Command Ctrl+Shift+F5 Navigator on, go to page number F7 Spelling Command Ctrl+F7 Thesaurus F8 Extension mode Command Ctrl+F8 Field shadings on / off Shift+F8 Additional selection mode Ctrl+Shift+F8 Block selection mode F9 Update fields Command Ctrl+F9 Show fields Shift+F9 Calculate Table Command Ctrl+Shift+F9 Update Input Fields and Input ListsUFI: fixes #i30104# Command Ctrl+F10 Nonprinting Characters on/off Command+TF11 Styles window on/off Shift+F11 Create Style Command Ctrl+F11 Sets focus to Apply Style boxi81468 Command Ctrl+Shift+F11 Update Style F12 Toggle Ordered List Command Ctrl+F12 Insert or edit Table Shift+F12 Toggle Unordered List Command Ctrl+Shift+F12 Ordered / Unordered List off

Shortcut Keys for %PRODUCTNAME Writer

Shortcut keys Effect Command Ctrl+A Select All Command Ctrl+J Justify Command Ctrl+D Double Underline Command Ctrl+E Centered Command Ctrl+H Find and Replace Command Ctrl+Shift+P Superscript Command Ctrl+L Align Left Command Ctrl+R Align Right Command Ctrl+Shift+B Subscript Command+Shift+ZCtrl+Y Redo last action Command Ctrl+0 (zero) Apply Text Body paragraph style Command Ctrl+1 Apply Heading 1 paragraph style Command Ctrl+2 Apply Heading 2 paragraph style Command Ctrl+3 Apply Heading 3 paragraph style Command Ctrl+4 Apply Heading 4 paragraph style Command Ctrl+5 Apply Heading 5 paragraph style Command Ctrl + Plus Key(+) Calculates the selected text and copies the result to the clipboard. Command Ctrl+Hyphen(-) Soft hyphens; hyphenation set by you. Command Ctrl+Shift+minus sign (-) Non-breaking hyphen (is not used for hyphenation) Command Ctrl+multiplication sign * (only on number pad) Run macro field Command Ctrl+Shift+Space Non-breaking spaces. Non-breaking spaces are not used for hyphenation and are not expanded if the text is justified. Shift+Enter Line break without paragraph change Command Ctrl+Enter Manual page break Command Ctrl+Shift+Enter Column break in multicolumnar texts Option Alt+Enter Inserting a new paragraph without numbering inside a list. Does not work when the cursor is at the end of the list. Option Alt+Enter Insert a new paragraph directly before or after a section or table. For sections, the cursor must be placed at the first or last character. For tables, the cursor must be placed at the first character of the first cell or the last character of the last cell. Arrow Left Move cursor to left Shift+Arrow Left Move cursor with selection to the left Option Ctrl+Arrow Left Go to beginning of word Option Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Left Selecting to the left word by word Arrow Right Move cursor to right Shift+Arrow Right Move cursor with selection to the right Option Ctrl+Arrow Right Go to start of next word Option Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Right Selecting to the right word by word Arrow Up Move cursor up one line Shift+Arrow Up Selecting lines in an upwards direction Ctrl+Arrow Up Move cursor to beginning of paragraph. Next keystroke moves cursor to beginning of previous paragraph Option Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Up Select to beginning of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to beginning of previous paragraph Arrow Down Move cursor down one line Shift+Arrow Down Selecting lines in a downward direction Option Ctrl+Arrow Down Move cursor to beginning of next paragraph. Option Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Down Select to end of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to end of next paragraph Command+Arrow Left Home Go to beginning of line Command+Arrow Left Home+Shift Go and select to the beginning of a line Command+Arrow Right End Go to end of line Command+Arrow Right End+Shift Go and select to end of line Command+Arrow Up Ctrl+Home Go to start of document Command+Arrow Up Ctrl+Home+Shift Go and select text to start of document Command+Arrow Down Ctrl+End Go to end of document Command+Arrow Down Ctrl+End+Shift Go and select text to end of document Command Ctrl+PageUp Switch cursor between text and header Command Ctrl+PageDown Switch cursor between text and footer Insert Insert mode on/off PageUp Screen page up Shift+PageUp Move up screen page with selection PageDown Move down screen page Shift+PageDown Move down screen page with selection Option+Fn+Backspace Ctrl+Del Delete text to end of word Option Ctrl+Backspace Delete text to beginning of word In a list: delete an empty paragraph in front of the current paragraph Command+Fn+Backspace Ctrl+Del+Shift Delete text to end of sentence Command Ctrl+Shift+Backspace Delete text to beginning of sentence Command Ctrl+Tab Next suggestion with Automatic Word Completion Command Ctrl+Shift+Tab Use previous suggestion with Automatic Word Completion Command+OptionCtrl+Alt+Shift+V Paste the contents of the clipboard as unformatted text. CommandCtrl + double-click or CommandCtrl + Shift + F10 Use this combination to quickly dock or undock the Navigator, Styles window, or other windows

headings; switching outline levels by keyboard paragraphs; moving by keyboard

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

Shortcut keys Effect Command+OptionCtrl+Alt+Up ArrowUFI: see sw-features "Ctrl + Up/Down accelerators added to move paragraphs". See now also i31697 Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs up one paragraph. Command+OptionCtrl+Alt+Down Arrow Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs down one paragraph. Tab 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. Shift+Tab 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. CommandCtrl+Tab tab stops; before headings headings; starting with tab stops 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. CommandCtrl+Shift+Tab 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.

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 %PRODUCTNAME Writer

Shortcut Keys Effect Command Ctrl+A 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 Ctrl+Home 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 Ctrl+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 Ctrl+Tab Inserts a tab stop (only in tables). Depending on the Window Manager in use, Option Alt+Tab may be used instead. Option Alt+Arrow Keys Increases/decreases the size of the column/row on the right/bottom cell edgeUFI: deleted two rows, see i31697 Option Alt+Shift+Arrow Keys Increase/decrease the size of the column/row on the left/top cell edge Option+Command Alt+Ctrl+Arrow Keys Like Option Alt, but only the active cell is modified Option+Command Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Arrow Keys Like Option Alt, but only the active cell is modified removing; cell protection in text documents Command Ctrl+Shift+T 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. Shift+CommandCtrl+Del 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.

Shortcut Keys for Moving and Resizing Frames, Graphics and Objects

Shortcut Keys Effect Esc Cursor is inside a frame and no text is selected: Escape selects the frame. Frame is selected: Escape clears the cursor from the frame. F2 or Enter or any key that produces a character on screen 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. OptionAlt+Arrow Keys Move object. Option+CommandAlt+Ctrl+Arrow Keys Resizes by moving lower right corner. Option+CommandAlt+Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Keys Resizes by moving top left corner. CommandCtrl+Tab Selects the anchor of an object (in Edit Points mode).