Open/Libre Office Writer Keyboard Shortcuts
Below is a list of Open/Libre Office Writer keyboard shortcuts. With KillerKeys, you can always have the shortcuts you want for practically any application right in front of you. Learn more
| Modifier Key | Key | Description of shortcut |
| Alt | Down Arrow | Shows items in a drop-down list |
| Escape | Closes dialog without saving any changes made while it was open In most cases, esc is equivalent to clicking cancel When an open drop-down list is selected, esc closes the list | |
| Tab | Advances focus to the next section or element of a dialog | |
| Shift | Tab | Returns focus to the previous section or element in a dialog |
| Down Arrow | Up, down arrow keys moves focus up and down a list Increases or decreases value of a variable Moves focus vertically within a section of dialog | |
| Alt | Down Arrow | Shows items in a drop-down list |
| Enter | Activates selected button In most cases where no button is selected, enter is equivalent to clicking ok | |
| Escape | Closes dialog without saving any changes made while it was openin most cases, esc is equivalent to clicking cancel When an open drop-down list is selected, esc closes the list | |
| Left Arrow | Right, left arrow keys moves focus horizontally within a section of a dialog | |
| Right Arrow | Right, left arrow keys moves focus horizontally within a section of a dialog | |
| Spacebar | Checks an empty checkbox Clears a checked checkbox | |
| Tab | Advances focus to the next section or element of a dialog | |
| Shift | Tab | Returns focus to the previous section or element in a dialog |
| Up Arrow | Up, down arrow keys moves focus up and down a list Increases or decreases value of a variable Moves focus vertically within a section of dialog | |
| Ctrl | A | Selects all |
| Ctrl | C | Copies selected items |
| Ctrl | F | Opens the find & replace dialog |
| Ctrl Shift | F | Searches for the last entered search term |
| Ctrl Shift | Q | Stops running macro |
| Ctrl Shift | R | Refreshes (redraws) the document view |
| Ctrl | V | Pastes copied or cut items from the clipboard |
| Ctrl Shift | V | Opens the paste special dialog |
| Ctrl | X | Cuts selected items |
| Ctrl | Y | Redoes last action |
| Ctrl Shift | Y | Repeats last command |
| Ctrl | Z | Undoes last action |
| Ctrl | F10 | Displays or hides nonprinting characters |
| F11 | Opens or closes the styles and formatting window | |
| Shift | F11 | Creates a new style from a selection |
| Ctrl Shift | F11 | Updates a style |
| F12 | Turns paragraph numbering on or off | |
| Ctrl | F12 | Inserts or edits a table |
| Shift | F12 | Turns bullets on or off |
| Ctrl Shift | F12 | Turns numbering/bullets off |
| F2 | Opens or closes the formula bar | |
| Ctrl | F2 | Opens the fields dialog box |
| F3 | Inserts the autotext entry corresponding to the typed shortcut | |
| Ctrl | F3 | Opens the autotext dialog box, where you can edit an autotext entry or create a new entry from the selected text |
| F4 | Opens or closes the view data sources window | |
| Shift | F4 | Selects the next frame |
| F5 | Opens or closes the navigator | |
| Ctrl Shift | F5 | Opens the navigator with cursor in page number field |
| F7 | Starts the spelling and grammar checker | |
| Ctrl | F7 | Opens the thesaurus |
| F8 | Turns extension selection mode on or off | |
| Ctrl | F8 | Turns field shadings on or off |
| Shift | F8 | Turns multiple selection mode on or off |
| Ctrl Shift | F8 | Turns block selection mode on or off |
| F9 | Updates fields | |
| Ctrl | F9 | Shows or hides field names |
These shortcuts are just a sample of the shortcuts available for this application. KillerKeys includes the complete list of shortcuts and is updated automatically with each new release of software.
