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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, in Tools - Customize - Keyboard, or in your desktop system.

You can also use the general shortcut keys in LibreOffice.

## Function Keys for LibreOffice Writer

Tipke za kratice | Efekat
--- | ---
F2 | Traka formule
NaredbaCtrl+F | Ubaci polja
F3 | Complete AutoText
NaredbaCtrl+F3 | Izmijeni AutoTekst
Shift+F4 | Select next frame
Ctrl+Shift+F4 | Open Data Source View
F5 | Navigator on/off
Shift+F5 | Moves the cursor to the position that it had when the document was last saved before it was last closed.
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+F | Navigator on, go to page number
F7 | Spelling
NaredbaCtrl+F | Rječnik sinonima
F8 | Extension mode
NaredbaCtrl+F | Field shadings on / off
Shift+F8 | Additional selection mode
Ctrl+Shift+F8 | Block selection mode
F9 | Update fields
NaredbaCtrl+F | Show fields
Shift+F9 | Izračunaj tabelu
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+F | Update Input Fields and Input Lists
NaredbaCtrl+F | Nonprinting Characters on/off
NaredbaCtrl+A | Styles window on/off
Shift+F11 | Ažuriraj stil
NaredbaCtrl+F | Sets focus to Apply Style box
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+F | Ažuriraj stil
F12 | Toggle Ordered List
NaredbaCtrl+F | Insert or edit Table
Shift+F12 | Toggle Unordered List
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+F | Ordered / Unordered List off

## Shortcut Keys for LibreOffice Writer

Tipke za kratice | Efekat
--- | ---
NaredbaCtrl+A | Odaberi sve
NaredbaCtrl+Q | Poravnaj obostrano
NaredbaCtrl+D | Duplo podcrtano
NaredbaCtrl+End | Centrirano
NaredbaCtrl+A | Find and Replace
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+V | Eksponent
NaredbaCtrl+Q | Poravnaj lijevo
NaredbaCtrl+R | Poravnaj desno
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+V | Indeks
NaredbaCtrl+Y | Redo last action
NaredbaCtrl+Enter | Apply Text Body paragraph style
NaredbaCtrl+Q | Apply Heading 1 paragraph style
NaredbaCtrl+Q | Apply Heading 2 paragraph style
NaredbaCtrl+F3 | Apply Heading 3 paragraph style
NaredbaCtrl+Q | Apply Heading 4 paragraph style
NaredbaCtrl+Q | Apply Heading 5 paragraph style
NaredbaCtrl+Home | Calculates the selected text and copies the result to the clipboard.
NaredbaCtrl+Home | Soft hyphens; hyphenation set by you.
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+V | Non-breaking hyphen (is not used for hyphenation)
CommandCtrl+1 (ne na numeričkoj tastaturi) | Run macro field
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+V | 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
NaredbaCtrl+Enter | Manual page break
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+Insert | Column break in multicolumnar texts
OpcijaAlt+Up Arrow | Inserting a new paragraph without numbering inside a list. Does not work when the cursor is at the end of the list.
OpcijaAlt+Up Arrow | Insert a new paragraph directly before or after a section or table. For sections, the cursor must be placed at the first or last character. For tables, the cursor must be placed at the first character of the first cell or the last character of the last cell.
Arrow Left | Move cursor to left
Shift+Arrow Left | Move cursor with selection to the left
OptionAlt+Shift+Strelica | Go to beginning of word
OptionAlt+Shift+Strelica | Selecting to the left word by word
Arrow Right | Move cursor to right
Shift+Arrow Right | Move cursor with selection to the right
OptionAlt+Shift+Strelica | Go to start of next word
OptionAlt+Shift+Strelica | 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 Up | Move cursor to beginning of paragraph. Next keystroke moves cursor to beginning of previous paragraph
OptionAlt+Shift+Strelica | 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
OptionAlt+Shift+Strelica | Move cursor to beginning of next paragraph.
OptionAlt+Shift+Strelica | Select to end of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to end of next paragraph
NaredbaCtrl+A | Go to beginning of line
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+V | Go and select to the beginning of a line
NaredbaCtrl+A | Go to end of line
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+V | Go and select to end of line
NaredbaCtrl+Y | Go to start of document
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+V | Go and select text to start of document
NaredbaCtrl+Y | Go to end of document
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+V | Go and select text to end of document
NaredbaCtrl+PgUp | Switch cursor between text and header
NaredbaCtrl+PgDn | Switch cursor between text and footer
Ubaci | 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
NaredbaCtrl+Y | Delete text to end of word
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+V | Delete text to beginning of word In a list: delete an empty paragraph in front of the current paragraph
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+V | Delete text to end of sentence
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+V | Delete text to beginning of sentence
NaredbaCtrl+Tabulator | Next suggestion with Automatic Word Completion
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+V | Use previous suggestion with Automatic Word Completion
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+V | Paste the contents of the clipboard as unformatted text.
CommandCtrl + double-click or CommandCtrl + Shift + F10 | Use this combination to quickly dock or undock the Navigator, Styles window, or other windows

## Shortcut Keys for Paragraphs, List Paragraphs and Heading Levels

Tipke za kratice | Efekat
--- | ---
CommandCtrl+Strelica Gore | Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs up one paragraph.
CommandCtrl+Strelica Dolje | Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs down one paragraph.
Tabulator | With the cursor positioned in front of a heading or list paragraph: The heading in format "Heading X" (X = 1-9) is moved down one level in the outline. For list paragraphs, the list level is moved down one level.
Shift+Tabulator | With the cursor positioned in front of a heading or list paragraph: The heading in format "Heading X" (X = 2-10) is moved up one level in the outline. For list paragraphs, the list level is moved up one level.
NaredbaCtrl+Tabulator | With the cursor placed anywhere in a heading or list paragraph: Increases the alignment for all headings. For list paragraphs, increases the alignment for all paragraphs in the same list.
CommandCtrl+Shift+Tab | With the cursor placed anywhere in a heading or list paragraph: Decreases the alignment for all headings. For list paragraphs, decreases the alignment for all paragraphs in the same list.

To insert a tab at the beginning of a heading or list paragraph, use the Numbering followed by option in the Position tab in the Chapter Numbering or Bullets and Numbering dialog. Alternatively, a tab can be copied and then pasted at the beginning.

## Shortcut Keys for Tables in LibreOffice Writer

Tipke za kratice | Efekat
--- | ---
NaredbaCtrl+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.
NaredbaCtrl+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.
NaredbaCtrl+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.
NaredbaCtrl+Tabulator | Da bi umetnuli manualni prelom linije u ćeliji kliknite u ćeliju i pritisite CommandCtrl+Enter.
OptionAlt+Shift+Strelica | Increases/decreases the size of the column/row on the right/bottom cell edge
OptionAlt+Shift+Strelica | Increase/decrease the size of the column/row on the left/top cell edge
NaredbaCtrl+tipka strelice | Option Alt + Strelica Dolje
OptionAlt+Shift+Strelica | Option Alt + Strelica Dolje
NaredbaCtrl+Shift+V | 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+NaredbaCtrl+N | 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 paragraph following the table will be deleted, unless it is the last paragraph in the document. 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

Tipke za kratice | Efekat
--- | ---
Esc | Cursor is inside a frame and no text is selected: Escape selects the frame. Frame is selected: Escape clears the cursor from the frame.
F2 or Enter or any key that produces a character on screen | If a frame is selected: positions the cursor to the end of the text in the 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.
OptionAlt+Shift+Strelica | Move object.
NaredbaCtrl+tipka strelice | Resizes by moving lower right corner.
OptionAlt+Shift+Strelica | Resizes by moving top left corner.
NaredbaCtrl+Tabulator | Selects the anchor of an object (in Edit Points mode).

Related Topics

Navigating and Selecting With the Keyboard

Using Shortcut Keys (LibreOffice Writer Accessibility)

Shortcuts (LibreOffice Accessibility)