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List of General Shortcut Keys in LibreOfficeThe shortcut keys are shown on the right hand side of the menu lists next to the corresponding menu
command.
Shortcut Keys Effect
Enter key Activates the focused button in a dialog
Esc Terminates the action or dialog. If in LibreOffice Help: goes up onelevel.
Spacebar Toggles the focused check box in a dialog.
Arrow keys Changes the active control field in an option section of a dialog.
Tab Advances focus to the next section or element in a dialog.
Shift + Tab Moves the focus to the previous section or element in a dialog.
Alt+Down Arrow Opens the list of the control field currently selected in a dialog. Theseshortcut keys apply not only to combo boxes but also to icon buttonswith pop-up menus. Close an opened list by pressing the Escape key.
Ctrl+M Removes direct formatting from selected text or objects
(as in Format - Clear Direct Formatting)
Ctrl+Tab When positioned at the start of a header, a tab is inserted.
Enter (if an OLEobject is selected)
Activates the selected OLE object.
Enter (if a drawing
object or textobject is selected)
Activates text input mode.
Ctrl+O Opens a document.
Ctrl+S Saves the current document.
Ctrl+N Creates a new document.
Shift+Ctrl+N Opens Templates and Documents dialog.
Ctrl+P Prints document.
Ctrl+Q Exits application.
Ctrl+X Cuts out the selected elements.Ctrl+C Copies the selected items.
Ctrl+V Pastes from the clipboard.
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V Pastes unformatted text from the clipboard. The text is pasted usingthe format that exists at the insertion point.
Ctrl+Shift+V Opens the Paste Special dialog.
Ctrl+A Selects all.
Ctrl+Z Undoes last action.
Ctrl+Y Redoes last action.
Ctrl+Shift+Y Repeats last command.
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Ctrl+F Calls the Find & Replace dialog.
Ctrl+Shift+F Searches for the last entered search term.
Ctrl+Shift+J Toggles the view between fullscreen mode and normal mode in Writeror Calc
Ctrl+Shift+R Redraws the document view.
Shift+Ctrl+I Enable or disable the selection cursor in read-only text.
Ctrl+I The Italic attribute is applied to the selected area. If the cursor ispositioned in a word, this word is also marked in italic.
Ctrl+B The Bold attribute is applied to the selected area. If the cursor ispositioned in a word, this word is also put in bold.
Ctrl+U The Underlined attribute is applied to the selected area. If the cursoris positioned in a word, this word is also underlined.
Shortcut Keys Using the Function Keys
Shortcut keys Effect
F1 Starts the LibreOffice Help
In the LibreOffice Help: jumps to main help page.
Shift + F1 Context Help
Shift+F2 Turns on Extended Tips for the currently selected command, icon orcontrol.
Ctrl+F4 orAlt+F4 Closes the current document (close LibreOffice when the last opendocument is closed)
F6 Sets focus in next subwindow (for example, document/data sourceview)
Shift+F6 Sets focus in previous subwindow.
F10 Activates the first menu (File menu)
Shift+F10 Opens the context menu.
Shortcut keys in the Gallery
Shortcut
keys
Result
Tab Moves between areas.
Shift+Tab Moves between areas(backwards)
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Shortcut keys in the New Theme area of the Gallery:
Shortcut keys Result
Up arrow Moves the selection up one.
Down arrow Moves the selection down.
Ctrl+Enter Opens the Properties dialog.
Shift+F10 Opens a context menu.
Ctrl+U Refreshes the selected theme.
Ctrl+R Opens the Enter Title dialog.
Ctrl+D Deletes the selected theme.
Insert Inserts a new theme
Shortcut keys in the Gallery preview area:
Shortcut keys Result
Home Jumps to the first entry.
End Jumps to the last entry.
Left Arrow Selects the next Gallery element on the left.
Right Arrow Selects the next Gallery element on the right.
Up Arrow Selects the next Gallery element above.
Down Arrow Selects the next Gallery element below.
Page Up Scroll up one screen.
Page Down Scroll down one screen.
Ctrl+Shift+Insert Inserts the selected object as a linked object into thecurrent document.
Ctrl+I Inserts a copy of the selected object into the currentdocument.
Ctrl+T Opens the Enter Title dialog.Ctrl+P Switches between themes view and object view.
Spacebar Switches between themes view and object view.
Enter Switches between themes view and object view.
Step backward (only inobject view)
Switches back to main overview.
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Selecting Rows and Columns in a Database Table (opened by F4)
Shortcut keys Result
Spacebar Toggles row selection, except when the row is in editmode.
Ctrl+spacebar Toggles row selection
Shift+spacebar Selects the current column
Ctrl+PgUp Moves pointer to the first row
Ctrl+PgDn Moves pointer to the last row
Shortcut Keys for Drawing Objects
Shortcut keys Result
Select the toolbar with F6. Use theDown Arrow and Right Arrow to selectthe desired toolbar icon and pressCtrl+Enter
Inserts a Drawing Object.
Select the document with Ctrl+F6 andpress Tab
Selects a Drawing Object.
Tab Selects the next Drawing Object.
Shift+Tab Selects the previous Drawing Object.
Ctrl+Home Selects the first Drawing Object.
Ctrl+End Selects the last Drawing Object.
Esc Ends Drawing Object selection.
Esc (in Handle Selection Mode) Exit Handle Selection Mode and return to ObjectSelection Mode.
Up/down/left/right arrow Move the selected point (the snap-to-gridfunctions are temporarily disabled, but end pointsstill snap to each other).
Alt+Up/Down/Left/Right Arrow Moves the selected Drawing Object one pixel (inSelection Mode)
Re-sizes a Drawing Object (in Handle SelectionMode)
Rotates a Drawing Object (in Rotation Mode)
Opens the properties dialog for a Drawing Object.
Activates the Point Selection mode for theselected drawing object.
Spacebar Select a point of a drawing object (in Point
Selection mode) / Cancel selection.The selected point blinks once per second.
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Shift+spacebar Select an additional point in Point Selection mode.
Ctrl+Tab Select the next point of the drawing object (PointSelection mode)
In Rotation mode, the center of rotation can alsobe selected.
Shift+Ctrl+Tab Select the previous point of the drawing object(Point Selection mode)
Ctrl+Enter A new drawing object with default size is placed inthe center of the current view.
Ctrl+Enter at the Selection icon Activates the first drawing object in the document.
Esc Leave the Point Selection mode. The drawingobject is selected afterwards.
Edit a point of a drawing object (Point Edit mode)
Any text or numerical key If a drawing object is selected, switches to editmode and places the cursor at the end of the textin the drawing object. A printable character isinserted.
Alt key while creating or scaling agraphic object
The position of the object's center is fixed.
Shift key while creating or scaling agraphic object
The ratio of the object's width to height is fixed.
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Shortcut Keys for LibreOffice Writer
You can use shortcut keys to quickly perform common tasks in LibreOffice. This section lists the default
shortcut keys for LibreOffice Writer.
Some of the shortcut keys may be assigned to your desktop system. Keys that are assigned to the
desktop system are not available to LibreOffice. Try to assign different keys either for LibreOffice, inTools - Customize - Keyboard, or in your desktop system.
You can also use the general shortcut keys in LibreOffice.
Function Keys for LibreOffice Writer
Shortcut keys Effect
F2 Formula Bar
Ctrl+F2 Insert FieldsF3 Complete AutoText
Ctrl+F3 Edit AutoText
F4 Open Data Source View
Shift+F4 Select next frame
F5 Navigator on/off
Ctrl+Shift+F5 Navigator on, go to page number
F7 Spellcheck
Ctrl+F7 Thesaurus
F8 Extension mode
Ctrl+F8 Field shadings on / off
Shift+F8 Additional selection mode
Ctrl+Shift+F8 Block selection mode
F9 Update fields
Ctrl+F9 Show fields
Shift+F9 Calculate TableCtrl+Shift+F9 Update Input Fields and Input Lists
Ctrl+F10 Nonprinting Characters on/off
F11 Styles and Formatting window on/off
Shift+F11 Create Style
Ctrl+F11 Sets focus to Apply Style box
Ctrl+Shift+F11 Update Style
F12 Numbering on
Ctrl+F12 Insert or edit Table
Shift+F12 Bullets on
Ctrl+Shift+F12 Numbering / Bullets off
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Shortcut Keys for LibreOffice Writer
Shortcut keys Effect
Ctrl+A Select All
Ctrl+J Justify
Ctrl+D Double Underline
Ctrl+E Centered
Ctrl+F Find and Replace
Ctrl+Shift+P Superscript
Ctrl+L Align Left
Ctrl+R Align Right
Ctrl+Shift+B Subscript
Ctrl+Y Redo last action
Ctrl+0 (zero) Apply Default paragraph style
Ctrl+1 Apply Heading 1 paragraph styleCtrl+2 Apply Heading 2 paragraph style
Ctrl+3 Apply Heading 3 paragraph style
Ctrl+4 Apply Heading 4 paragraph style
Ctrl+5 Apply Heading 5 paragraph style
Ctrl + Plus Key(+) Calculates the selected text and copies the result to the clipboard.
Ctrl+Hyphen(-) Custom hyphens; hyphenation set by you.
Ctrl+Shift+minus sign (-) Non-breaking dash (is not used for hyphenation)
Ctrl+multiplication sign *(only on number pad)
Run macro field
Ctrl+Shift+Space Non-breaking spaces. Non-breaking spaces are not used forhyphenation and are not expanded if the text is justified.
Shift+Enter Line break without paragraph change
Ctrl+Enter Manual page break
Ctrl+Shift+Enter Column break in multicolumnar texts
Alt+Enter Inserting a new paragraph without numbering
Alt+Enter Inserting a new paragraph directly before or after a section or atable.
Arrow Left Move cursor to left
Shift+Arrow Left Move cursor with selection to the left
Ctrl+Arrow Left Go to beginning of word
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
Ctrl+Arrow Right Go to start of next word
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Right Selecting to the right word by word
Arrow Up Move cursor up one line
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Shift+Arrow Up Selecting lines in an upwards direction
Ctrl+Arrow Up Move cursor to beginning of the previous paragraph
Shift+Ctrl+Arrow Up Select to beginning of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selectionto 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 endof 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
Ctrl+Home Go to start of document
Ctrl+Shift+Home Go and select text to start of document
Ctrl+End Go to end of document
Ctrl+Shift+End Go and select text to end of document
Ctrl+PageUp Switch cursor between text and header
Ctrl+PageDown Switch cursor between text and footer
Insert Insert mode on/off
PageUp Screen page up
Shift+PageUp Move up screen page with selectionPageDown Move down screen page
Shift+PageDown Move down screen page with selection
Ctrl+Del Delete text to end of word
Ctrl+Backspace Delete text to beginning of word
In a list: delete an empty paragraph in front of the current paragraph
Ctrl+Shift+Del Delete text to end of sentence
Ctrl+Shift+Backspace Delete text to beginning of sentence
Ctrl+Tab Next suggestion withAutomatic Word Completion
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Use previous suggestion withAutomatic Word Completion
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V Paste the contents of the clipboard as unformatted text.
Ctrl + double-click or Ctrl +Shift + F10
Use this combination to quickly dock or undock the Navigator,Styles and Formatting window, or other windows
Shortcut Keys for Paragraphs and Heading Levels
Shortcut keys EffectCtrl+Alt+UpArrow
Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs up one paragraph.
Ctrl+Alt+Dow Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs down one paragraph.
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n Arrow
Tab The heading in format "Heading X" (X = 1-9) is moved down one level in theoutline.
Shift+Tab The heading in format "Heading X" (X = 2-10) is moved up one level in theoutline.
Ctrl+Tab At the start of a heading: Inserts a tab stop. Depending on the Window Managerin use, Alt+Tab may be used instead.
To change the heading level with the keyboard, first position the cursor in front ofthe heading.
Shortcut Keys for Tables in LibreOffice Writer
Shortcut
Keys
Effect
Ctrl+A If the active cell is empty: selects the whole table. Otherwise: selects the contents ofthe active cell. Pressing again selects the entire table.
Ctrl+Home If the active cell is empty: goes to the beginning of the table. Otherwise: first pressgoes to beginning of the active cell, second press goes to beginning of the currenttable, third press goes to beginning of document.
Ctrl+End If the active cell is empty: goes to the end of the table. Otherwise: first press goes tothe end of the active cell, second press goes to the end of the current table, thirdpress goes to the end of the document.
Ctrl+Tab Inserts a tab stop (only in tables). Depending on the Window Manager in use,Alt+Tab may be used instead.
Alt+ArrowKeys
Increases/decreases the size of the column/row on the right/bottom cell edge
Alt+Shift+ArrowKeys
Increase/decrease the size of the column/row on the left/top cell edge
Alt+Ctrl+Arrow Keys
Like Alt, but only the active cell is modified
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ArrowKeys
Like Alt, but only the active cell is modified
Alt+Insert 3 seconds in Insert mode, Arrow Key inserts row/column, Ctrl+Arrow Key insertscell
Alt+Del 3 seconds in Delete mode, Arrow key deletes row/column, Ctrl+Arrow key mergescell with neighboring cell
Ctrl+Shift+T
Removes cell protection from all selected tables. If no table is selected, then cellprotection is removed from all of the tables in the document.
Shift+Ctrl+Del
If no whole cell is selected, the text from the cursor to the end of the currentsentence is deleted. If the cursor is at the end of a cell, and no whole cell isselected, 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 followingsentence from below the table will be deleted and the remainder of that paragraphwill be moved into the last table cell. If an empty line follows the table, the emptyline will be deleted.
If one or more cells are selected, the whole rows containing the selection will be
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deleted. If all rows are selected completely or partially, the entire table will bedeleted.
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 thetext frame.
Text frame is selected: Escape clears the cursor from the text frame.
F2 or Enter or anykey that produces acharacter on screen
If a text frame is selected: positions the cursor to the end of the text inthe 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.
Alt+Arrow Keys Move object.
Alt+Ctrl+Arrow Keys Resizes by moving lower right corner.
Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Arrow
Keys
Resizes by moving top left corner.
Ctrl+Tab Selects the anchor of an object (in Edit Points mode).
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Shortcut Keys for Spreadsheets
Some of the shortcut keys may be assigned to your desktop system. Keys that are assigned to the
desktop system are not available to LibreOffice. Try to assign different keys either for LibreOffice, in
Tools - Customize - Keyboard, or in your desktop system.
To fill a selected cell range with the formula that you entered on the Input line, press Alt+Enter. Hold
down Alt+Enter+Shift to apply the cell format of the input cell to the entire cell range.
To create a matrix in which all the cells contain the same information as what you entered on the Input
line, press Shift+Ctrl+Enter. You cannot edit the components of the matrix.
To select multiple cells in different areas of a sheet, hold down Ctrl and drag in the different areas.
To select multiple sheets in a spreadsheet, hold down Ctrl, and then click the name tabs at the lower edge
of the workspace. To select only one sheet in a selection, hold down Shift, and then click the name tab of
the sheet.
To insert a manual line break in a cell, click in the cell, and then press Ctrl+Enter.To delete the contents of selected cells, press Delete. This opens the Delete Contents dialog, where you
choose which contents of the cell you want to delete. To delete the contents of selected cells without a
dialog, press the Backspace key.
Navigating in Spreadsheets
Shortcut Keys Effect
Ctrl+Home Moves the cursor to the first cell in the sheet (A1).
Ctrl+End Moves the cursor to the last cell on the sheet that contains data.
Home Moves the cursor to the first cell of the current row.
End Moves the cursor to the last cell of the current row.
Shift+Home Selects cells from the current cell to the first cell of the current row.
Shift+End Selects cells from the current cell to the last cell of the current row.
Shift+PageUp
Selects cells from the current cell up to one page in the current column orextends the existing selection one page up.
Shift+PageDown
Selects cells from the current cell down to one page in the current column orextends the existing selection one page down.
Ctrl+LeftArrow
Moves the cursor to the left edge of the current data range. If the column to theleft of the cell that contains the cursor is empty, the cursor moves to the nextcolumn to the left that contains data.
Ctrl+RightArrow
Moves the cursor to the right edge of the current data range. If the column to theright of the cell that contains the cursor is empty, the cursor moves to the nextcolumn to the right that contains data.
Ctrl+UpArrow
Moves the cursor to the top edge of the current data range. If the row above thecell that contains the cursor is empty, the cursor moves up to the next row thatcontains data.
Ctrl+DownArrow
Moves the cursor to the bottom edge of the current data range. If the row belowthe cell that contains the cursor is empty, the cursor moves down to the next rowthat contains data.
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow
Selects all cells containing data from the current cell to the end of the continuousrange of data cells, in the direction of the arrow pressed. If used to select rows
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and columns together, a rectangular cell range is selected.
Ctrl+Page Up Moves one sheet to the left.
In the page preview: Moves to the previous print page.
Ctrl+PageDown
Moves one sheet to the right.
In the page preview: Moves to the next print page.
Alt+Page Up Moves one screen to the left.
Alt+PageDown
Moves one screen page to the right.
Shift+Ctrl+Page Up
Adds the previous sheet to the current selection of sheets. If all the sheets in aspreadsheet are selected, this shortcut key combination only selects theprevious sheet. Makes the previous sheet the current sheet.
Shift+Ctrl+Page Down
Adds the next sheet to the current selection of sheets. If all the sheets in aspreadsheet are selected, this shortcut key combination only selects the nextsheet. Makes the next sheet the current sheet.
Ctrl+ * where (*) is the multiplication sign on the numeric key pad
Selects the data range that contains the cursor. A range is a contiguous cellrange that contains data and is bounded by empty row and columns.
Ctrl+ / where (/) is the division sign on the numeric key pad
Selects the matrix formula range that contains the cursor.
Ctrl+Plus key Insert cells (as in menu Insert - Cells)
Ctrl+Minuskey
Delete cells (as in menu Edit - Delete Cells)
Enter (in aselected
range)
Moves the cursor down one cell in a selected range. To specify the direction thatthe cursor moves, choose Tools - Options - LibreOffice Calc - General.
Ctrl+ ` (seenote belowthis table)
Displays or hides the formulas instead of the values in all cells.
The ` key is located next to the "1" key on most English keyboards. If your keyboard does not show this
key, you can assign another key: Choose Tools - Customize, click the Keyboard tab. Select the "View"
category and the "Toggle Formula" function.
Function Keys Used in Spreadsheets
Shortcut
Keys
Effect
Ctrl+F1 Displays the comment that is attached to the current cell
F2 Switches to Edit mode and places the cursor at the end of the contents of thecurrent cell. Press again to exit Edit mode.
If the cursor is in an input box in a dialog that has a Minimize button, the dialog ishidden and the input box remains visible. Press F2 again to show the whole dialog.
Ctrl+F2 Opens the Function Wizard.
Shift+Ctrl+F2
Moves the cursor to the Input line where you can enter a formula for the currentcell.
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Ctrl+F3 Opens the Define Names dialog.
F4 Shows or Hides the Database explorer.
Shift+F4 Rearranges the relative or absolute references (for example, A1, $A$1, $A1, A$1)in the input field.
F5 Shows or hides the Navigator.
Shift+F5 Traces dependents.
Shift+F7 Traces precedents.
Shift+Ctrl+F5
Moves the cursor from the Input line to the Sheet area box.
F7 Checks spelling in the current sheet.
Ctrl+F7 Opens the Thesaurus if the current cell contains text.
F8 Turns additional selection mode on or off. In this mode, you can use the arrow keysto extend the selection. You can also click in another cell to extend the selection.
Ctrl+F8 Highlights cells containing values.
F9 Recalculates changed formulas in the current sheet.Ctrl+Shift+F9
Recalculates all formulas in all sheets.
Ctrl+F9 Updates the selected chart.
F11 Opens the Styles and Formatting window where you can apply a formatting styleto the contents of the cell or to the current sheet.
Shift+F11 Creates a document template.
Shift+Ctrl+F11
Updates the templates.
F12 Groups the selected data range.
Ctrl+F12 Ungroups the selected data range.
Alt+ DownArrow
Increases the height of current row.
Alt+ UpArrow
Decreases the height of current row.
Alt+ RightArrow
Increases the width of the current column.
Alt+ LeftArrow
Decreases the width of the current column.
Alt+Shift+Arrow Key
Optimizes the column width or row height based on the current cell.
Formatting Cells Using Shortcut Keys
The following cell formats can be applied with the keyboard:
Shortcut Keys Effect
Ctrl+1 (not on the number pad) Open Format Cells dialog
Ctrl+Shift+1 (not on the number pad) Two decimal places, thousandsseparator
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Ctrl+Shift+2 (not on the number pad) Standard exponential format
Ctrl+Shift+3 (not on the number pad) Standard date format
Ctrl+Shift+4 (not on the number pad) Standard currency format
Ctrl+Shift+5 (not on the number pad) Standard percentage format (twodecimal places)
Ctrl+Shift+6 (not on the number pad) Standard format
Using the pivot table
Keys Effect
Tab Changes the focus by moving forwards through the areasand buttons of the dialog.
Shift+Tab Changes the focus by moving backwards through theareas and buttons of the dialog.
up arrow Moves the focus up one item in the current dialog area.
down arrow Moves the focus down one item in the current dialog area.
left arrow Moves the focus one item to the left in the current dialogarea.
right arrow Moves the focus one item to the right in the current dialogarea.
Home Selects the first item in the current dialog area.
End Selects the last item in the current dialog area.
Alt and the underlined character inthe word "Row"
Copies or moves the current field into the "Row" area.
Alt and the underlined character inthe word "Column"
Copies or moves the current field into the "Column" area.
Alt and the underlined character inthe word "Data"
Copies or moves the current field into the "Data" area.
Ctrl+Up Arrow Moves the current field up one place.
Ctrl+Down Arrow Moves the current field down one place.
Ctrl+Left Arrow Moves the current field one place to the left.
Ctrl+Right Arrow Moves the current field one place to the right.
Ctrl+Home Moves the current field to the first place.
Ctrl+End Moves the current field to the last place.
Alt+O Displays the options for the current field.
Delete Removes the current field from the area.
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Shortcut Keys for LibreOffice Impress
The following is a list of shortcut keys for LibreOffice Impress.
You can also use the general shortcut keys in LibreOffice.
Some of the shortcut keys may be assigned to your desktop system. Keys that are assigned to the
desktop system are not available to LibreOffice. Try to assign different keys either for LibreOffice, in
Tools - Customize - Keyboard, or in your desktop system.
Function Keys for LibreOffice Impress
Shortcut Keys Effect
F2 Edit text.
F3 Edit group.
Ctrl+F3 Exit group.
Shift+F3 Duplicate
F4 Position and Size
F5 View Slide Show.
Ctrl+Shift+F5 Navigator
F7 Spellcheck
Ctrl+F7 Thesaurus
F8 Edit Points.Ctrl+Shift+F8 Fit text to frame.
F11 Styles and Formatting
Shortcut Keys in Slide Shows
Shortcut Keys Effect
Esc End presentation.
Spacebar or Right arrow or Down arrow orPage Down or Enter or Return or N
Play next effect (if any, else go to next slide).
Alt+Page Down Go to next slide without playing effects.
[number] + Enter Type a number of a slide and press Enter to go tothe slide.
Left arrow or Up arrow or Page Up orBackspace or P
Play previous effect again. If no previous effectexists on this slide, show previous slide.
Alt+Page Up Go to the previous slide without playing effects.
Home Jump to first slide in the slide show.
End Jump to the last slide in the slide show.
Ctrl+ Page Up Go to the previous slide.
Ctrl+ Page Down Go to the next slide.
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B or . Show black screen until next key or mouse wheelevent.
W or , Show white screen until next key or mouse wheelevent.
Shortcut Keys in the Normal View
Shortcut Keys Effect
Plus(+) Key Zoom in.
Minus(-) Key Zoom out.
Times() Key(number pad)
Fit page in window.
Divide() Key(number pad)
Zoom in on current selection.
Shift+Ctrl+G Group selected objects.
Shift+Ctrl+Alt+A Ungroup selected group.
Ctrl+ click Enter a group, so that you can edit the individual objects of the group. Clickoutside the group to return to the normal view.
Shift+Ctrl+ K Combine selected objects.
Shift+Ctrl+ K Split selected object. This combination only works on an object that wascreated by combining two or more objects.
Ctrl+ Plus key Bring to Front.
Shift+Ctrl+ Plus
key
Bring Forward.
Ctrl+ Minus key Send Backward.
Shift+Ctrl+ Minuskey
Send to Back.
Shortcut Keys for LibreOffice Impress
Shortcut Keys Effect
Arrow key Moves the selected object or the page view in the direction of the arrow.Ctrl+ Arrow Key Move around in the page view.
Shift + drag Constrains the movement of the selected object horizontally or vertically.
Ctrl+ drag (with Copywhen moving optionactive)
Hold down Ctrl and drag an object to create a copy of the object.
Alt Key Hold down Alt to draw or resize objects by dragging from the center ofthe object outward.
Alt key+click Select the object behind the currently selected object.
Alt+Shift+click Select the object in front of the currently selected object.
Shift+click Select adjacent items or a text passage. Click at the start of a selection,move to the end of the selection, and then hold down Shift while youclick.
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Shift+drag (whenresizing)
Hold down Shift while dragging to resize an object to maintain theproportions of the object.
Tab key Select objects in the order in which they were created.
Shift+Tab Select objects in the reverse order in which they were created.
Escape Exit current mode.
Enter Activate a placeholder object in a new presentation (only if the frame is
selected).Ctrl+Enter Moves to the next text object on the slide.
If there are no text objects on the slide, or if you reached the last textobject, a new slide is inserted after the current slide. The new slide usesthe same layout as the current slide.
PageUp Switch to the previous slide. No function on the first slide.
PageDown Switch to the next slide. No function on the last slide.
Navigating with the Keyboard in Slide Sorter
Shortcut Keys Effect
Escape Sets the focus to the first slide.
Arrow key Sets the focus to the next slide.
Spacebar Makes the slide with the focus thecurrent slide.