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shortcut keys; in text documents text documents; shortcut keys in 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 F4 Open Data Source View Shift+F4 Select next frameUFI: see spec "OpenDocumentBehavior" F5 Navigator on/off Command Ctrl+Shift+F5 Navigator on, go to page number F7 Spellcheck 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 and Formatting window on/off Shift+F11 Create Style Command Ctrl+F11 Sets focus to Apply Style boxi81468 Command Ctrl+Shift+F11 Update Style F12 Numbering on Command Ctrl+F12 Insert or edit Table Shift+F12 Bullets on Command Ctrl+Shift+F12 Numbering / Bullets 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+F 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 Default paragraph styleUFI: see spec "Assign Keyboard Shortcuts to Styles" 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(-) Custom hyphens; hyphenation set by you. Command Ctrl+Shift+minus sign (-) Non-breaking dash (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 Option Alt+Enter Inserting a new paragraph directly before or after a section or a table. Arrow Left Move cursor to left Shift+Arrow Left Move cursor with selection to the left Command Ctrl+Arrow Left Go to beginning of word Command 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 Command Ctrl+Arrow Right Go to start of next word Command 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 UpUFI: inserted 4 rows, see i316972 years later I got an email that the submitted help patch was wrong. Corrected the Help accordingly. Move cursor to beginning of the previous paragraph Shift+Ctrl+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 Ctrl+Arrow Down Move cursor to beginning of next paragraph. Shift+Ctrl+Arrow Down Select to end of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to end of next paragraph Home Go to beginning of line Shift+Home Go and select to the beginning of a line End Go to end of line Shift+End Go and select to end of line Command Ctrl+Home Go to start of document Command Ctrl+Shift+Home Go and select text to start of document Command Ctrl+End Go to end of document Command Ctrl+Shift+End 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 Command Ctrl+Del Delete text to end of word Command Ctrl+Backspace Delete text to beginning of word In a list: delete an empty paragraph in front of the current paragraph Command Ctrl+Shift+Del 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. Command Ctrl+ double-click or Command Ctrl+Shift+F10 Use this combination to quickly dock or undock the Navigator, Styles and Formatting window, or other windows headings; switching levels by keyboard paragraphs; moving by keyboard Shortcut Keys for Paragraphs and Heading Levels Shortcut keys Effect Command+Option Ctrl+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+Option Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs down one paragraph. Tab The heading in format "Heading X" (X = 1-9) is moved down one level in the outline. Shift+Tab The heading in format "Heading X" (X = 2-10) is moved up one level in the outline. Command Ctrl+Tab tab stops; before headings headings; starting with tab stops At the start of a heading: Inserts a tab stop. Depending on the Window Manager in use, Option Alt+Tab may be used instead. To change the heading level with the keyboard, first position the cursor in front of the heading. 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 Option Alt+Insert 3 seconds in Insert mode, Arrow Key inserts row/column, Command Ctrl+Arrow Key inserts cell Option Alt+Del 3 seconds in Delete mode, Arrow key deletes row/column, Command Ctrl+Arrow key merges cell with neighboring cell 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+Command Ctrl+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 following sentence from below the table will be deleted and the remainder of that paragraph will be moved into the last table cell. If an empty line follows the table, the empty line will be deleted. 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 text frame and no text is selected: Escape selects the text frame. Text frame is selected: Escape clears the cursor from the text frame. F2 or Enter or any key that produces a character on screen If a text frame is selected: positions the cursor to the end of the text in the text 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. Option Alt+Arrow Keys Move object. Option+Command Alt+Ctrl+Arrow Keys Resizes by moving lower right corner. Option+Command Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Keys Resizes by moving top left corner. Command Ctrl+Tab Selects the anchor of an object (in Edit Points mode).