LibreOffice Writer keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet
The Document Foundation · 72 shortcuts72 LibreOffice Writer shortcuts grouped by task. Click any row for the full answer page.
Essentials
| Action | Windows |
|---|---|
| Open file | Ctrl+OCtrlO |
| Bold | Ctrl+BCtrlB |
| Italic | Ctrl+ICtrlI |
| Underline | Ctrl+UCtrlU |
| Select all | Ctrl+ACtrlA |
| Find and Replace | Ctrl+HCtrlH |
| Redo | Ctrl+YCtrlY |
| Paste unformatted text | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+VCtrlAltShiftV |
| Spelling | F7F7 |
| Toggle nonprinting characters | Ctrl+F10CtrlF10 |
| Toggle Styles deck | F11F11 |
| Toggle Navigator | F5F5 |
| Insert or edit table | Ctrl+F12CtrlF12 |
Formatting
| Action | Windows |
|---|---|
| Justify | Ctrl+JCtrlJ |
| Center | Ctrl+ECtrlE |
| Align left | Ctrl+LCtrlL |
| Align right | Ctrl+RCtrlR |
| Double underline | Ctrl+DCtrlD |
| Superscript | Ctrl+Shift+PCtrlShiftP |
| Subscript | Ctrl+Shift+BCtrlShiftB |
| Body Text style | Ctrl+0Ctrl0 |
| Heading 1 | Ctrl+1Ctrl1 |
| Heading 2 | Ctrl+2Ctrl2 |
| Heading 3 | Ctrl+3Ctrl3 |
| Heading 4 | Ctrl+4Ctrl4 |
| Heading 5 | Ctrl+5Ctrl5 |
| Toggle ordered list | F12F12 |
| Toggle unordered list | Shift+F12ShiftF12 |
| Turn list off | Ctrl+Shift+F12CtrlShiftF12 |
| Create style | Shift+F11ShiftF11 |
| Update style | Ctrl+Shift+F11CtrlShiftF11 |
Breaks and insert
| Action | Windows |
|---|---|
| Line break | Shift+EnterShift↵ |
| Page break | Ctrl+EnterCtrl↵ |
| Column break | Ctrl+Shift+EnterCtrlShift↵ |
| Non-breaking space | Ctrl+Shift+SpaceCtrlShiftSpace |
| Soft hyphen | Ctrl+-Ctrl- |
| Non-breaking hyphen | Ctrl+Shift+-CtrlShift- |
| Toggle insert mode | InsertInsert |
| Insert fields | Ctrl+F2CtrlF2 |
| Complete AutoText | F3F3 |
| Edit AutoText | Ctrl+F3CtrlF3 |
Navigation and selection
| Action | Windows |
|---|---|
| Go to document start | Ctrl+HomeCtrlHome |
| Go to document end | Ctrl+EndCtrlEnd |
| Go to line start | HomeHome |
| Go to line end | EndEnd |
| Go to next word | Ctrl+RightCtrl→ |
| Go to previous word | Ctrl+LeftCtrl← |
| Go to next paragraph | Ctrl+DownCtrl↓ |
| Go to paragraph start | Ctrl+UpCtrl↑ |
| Next page start | Alt+PgDnAltPgDn |
| Previous page start | Alt+PgUpAltPgUp |
| Select word right | Ctrl+Shift+RightCtrlShift→ |
| Select word left | Ctrl+Shift+LeftCtrlShift← |
| Select to document end | Ctrl+Shift+EndCtrlShiftEnd |
| Select to document start | Ctrl+Shift+HomeCtrlShiftHome |
| Select to line end | Shift+EndShiftEnd |
| Select to line start | Shift+HomeShiftHome |
Delete and modes
| Action | Windows |
|---|---|
| Delete to word end | Ctrl+DeleteCtrlDelete |
| Delete to word start | Ctrl+BackspaceCtrl⌫ |
| Delete to sentence end | Ctrl+Shift+DeleteCtrlShiftDelete |
| Delete to sentence start | Ctrl+Shift+BackspaceCtrlShift⌫ |
| Extension selection mode | F8F8 |
| Additional selection mode | Shift+F8ShiftF8 |
| Block selection mode | Ctrl+Shift+F8CtrlShiftF8 |
Lists and tables
| Action | Windows |
|---|---|
| Move paragraph up | Ctrl+Alt+UpCtrlAlt↑ |
| Move paragraph down | Ctrl+Alt+DownCtrlAlt↓ |
| New list paragraph | Alt+EnterAlt↵ |
| Increase list level | Tab⇥ |
| Decrease list level | Shift+TabShift⇥ |
| Toggle cell protection | Ctrl+Shift+TCtrlShiftT |
| Calculate table | Shift+F9ShiftF9 |
| Update fields | F9F9 |
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