LibreOffice Shortcuts¶
Quick Keyboard Commands
| Shortcut | Writer | Base | Calc | Impress |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ctrl-a or (with pointer in left margin) Ctrl-left click | Select entire document | Select All | Select All cells | Select All |
| Ctrl-b | Bold | Bold | Bold | Bold |
| Ctrl-c or F3 | Copy | Copy | Copy | Copy |
| Ctrl-f | Find | Find Request | Find | n/a |
| Ctrl-Enter | Insert Page Break | n/a | n/a | Move to the next object on a slide or Add (create) slide |
| Ctrl-g | Go to | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ctrl-h | Find and Replace | Replace text | n/a | n/a |
| Ctrl-i | Italics | n/a | n/a | Italics |
| Ctrl-l | Left Justify text | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ctrl-m | Move tab ½” right | n/a | Format a Number | Add (create) slide |
| Shift-Ctrl-m | Move tab ½” left | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shift-Alt ↑ or ↓ | Move a selected paragraph up or down a page in single paragraph increments | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ctrl-n | New document | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Alt-n | n/a | New object | New sheet | New presentation |
| Ctrl-o | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ctrl-p | ||||
| Ctrl-q | Quit | Quit | Quit | Quit |
| Ctrl-r | Right Justify text | New Record | Fill Right | n/a |
| Ctrl-Tab | Save As | Display Page | Save As | n/a |
| Ctrl-s | Save | Save Query | Save | Save |
| Ctrl-u | Underline | n/a | Underline | Underline text |
| Ctrl-v | Paste | Paste | Paste | Paste text |
| Ctrl-x | Cut | Cut | Cut | Cut |
| Ctrl-z | Undo | Undo | Undo | Undo |
| Ctrl-1 (one) | n/a | n/a | Format cell | n/a |
| F1 | Help | Help | Help | Help |
| F7 | Spelling/Grammar check | Spelling check | Spelling check | Spelling check |
| Ctrl-[ | n/a | n/a | n/a | decrease font size |
| Ctrl-] | n/a | n/a | n/a | increase font size |
Shortcuts when selecting Text
| Selection Task | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select adjacent text | Click and drag over the text |
| Select a word | Double-click on the word |
| Select a sentence | Triple click anywhere in the sentence |
| Select a paragraph | Quadruple click anywhere in the paragraph |
| Select an extended section | Click at one end of the section, then Shift-Click at the other end |
| Select whole document | Ctrl-a or (with pointer in left margin) Ctrl-left click |
| Select from the insertion point to the beginning or end of document | Press Shift-Ctrl-Home or Shift-Ctrl-End |
**Quick Keyboard Commands**
Shortcut | Writer | Base | Calc | Impress
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
**Ctrl-a or** (with pointer in left margin) **Ctrl-left click** | Select entire document | Select All | Select All cells | Select All
**Ctrl-b** | Bold | Bold | Bold | Bold
**Ctrl-c** or **F3** | Copy | Copy | Copy | Copy
**Ctrl-f** | Find | Find Request | Find | n/a
**Ctrl-Enter** | Insert Page Break | n/a | n/a | Move to the next object on a slide or Add (create) slide
**Ctrl-g** | Go to | n/a | n/a | n/a
**Ctrl-h** | Find and Replace | Replace text | n/a | n/a
**Ctrl-i** | Italics | n/a | n/a | Italics
**Ctrl-l** | Left Justify text | n/a | n/a | n/a
**Ctrl-m** | Move tab ½” right | n/a | Format a Number | Add (create) slide
**Shift-Ctrl-m** | Move tab ½” left | n/a | n/a | n/a
**Shift-Alt ↑ or ↓** | Move a selected paragraph up or down a page in single paragraph increments | n/a | n/a | n/a
**Ctrl-n** | New document | n/a | n/a | n/a
**Alt-n** | n/a | New object | New sheet | New presentation
**Ctrl-o** | Open | Open | Open | Open
**Ctrl-p** | Print | Print | Print | Print
**Ctrl-q** | Quit | Quit | Quit | Quit
**Ctrl-r** | Right Justify text | New Record | Fill Right | n/a
**Ctrl-Tab** | Save As | Display Page | Save As | n/a
**Ctrl-s** | Save | Save Query | Save | Save
**Ctrl-u** | Underline | n/a | Underline | Underline text
**Ctrl-v** | Paste | Paste | Paste | Paste text
**Ctrl-x** | Cut | Cut | Cut | Cut
**Ctrl-z** | Undo | Undo | Undo | Undo
**Ctrl-1 (one)** | n/a | n/a | Format cell | n/a
**F1** | Help | Help | Help | Help
**F7** | Spelling/Grammar check | Spelling check | Spelling check | Spelling check
**Ctrl-\[** | n/a | n/a | n/a | decrease font size
**Ctrl-\]** | n/a | n/a | n/a | increase font size
**Shortcuts when selecting Text**
Selection Task | Shortcut
--- | ---
Select adjacent text | Click and **drag** over the text
Select a word | **Double-click** on the word
Select a sentence | **Triple click** anywhere in the sentence
Select a paragraph | **Quadruple click** anywhere in the paragraph
Select an extended section | Click **at one end** of the section, then **Shift-Click** at the other end
Select whole document | **Ctrl-a or** (with pointer in left margin) **Ctrl-left click**
Select from the insertion point to the beginning or end of document | Press **Shift-Ctrl-Home** or **Shift-Ctrl-End**