Start a new line inside a cell keyboard shortcut in 2 apps
Start a new line inside a cell has a documented keyboard shortcut in 2 apps here, among them LibreOffice Calc, Microsoft Excel. The most common combination is Ctrl + Enter.
Keys on this page were last checked against their sources on September 11, 2026.
| App | Windows | Mac | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| LibreOffice Calc | Windows Ctrl + Enter | Mac Not documented | Break a line inside a cell |
| Microsoft Excel | Windows Alt + Enter | Mac Not documented | Break a line inside a cell |
Where the table is deliberately empty
2 apps here publish no Mac key for Start a new line inside a cell, so those cells are left blank. A blank there is a gap in that maker documentation for Start a new line inside a cell, not an oversight here, and it is never filled by converting the other system.
If the keys for Start a new line inside a cell do nothing
The 2 apps listed here each decide this for themselves, so the first thing to check is that you are reading the row for the app you are actually in, and the column for your system. After that, check the app version, since start a new line inside a cell is the kind of command makers move between releases. Report a correction
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