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LibreOffice Writer keyboard shortcuts

44 shortcuts, from Shortivo Keys last checked on September 12, 2026.

Clipboard 1 shortcut

Action Windows
Paste as unformatted text Document open Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V

Editing 1 shortcut

Action Windows
Insert a column break Multi column text Ctrl + Shift + Enter

Files and printing 18 shortcuts

Action Windows
Find and replace Document open Ctrl + H
Redo the last action Document open Ctrl + Y
Go to the beginning of the word Document open Ctrl + Left arrow
Go to the start of the next word Document open Ctrl + Right arrow
Go to the start of the document Document open Ctrl + Home
Go to the end of the document Document open Ctrl + End
Insert a non-breaking space Document open Ctrl + Shift + Space
Delete to the end of the word Document open Ctrl + Delete
Delete to the beginning of the word Document open Ctrl + Backspace
Delete to the end of the sentence Document open Ctrl + Shift + Delete
Apply the body text style Document open Ctrl + 0
Turn the navigator on or off Document open F5
Check spelling Document open F7
Open the thesaurus Document open Ctrl + F7
Update the fields Document open F9
Show or hide the styles deck Document open F11
Complete the AutoText entry Document open F3
Insert a field Document open Ctrl + F2

Formulas and data 1 shortcut

Action Windows
Insert or edit a table Document open Ctrl + F12

Paragraphs and lists 14 shortcuts

Action Windows
Go to the beginning of the next paragraph Document open Ctrl + Down arrow
Insert a line break without a new paragraph Document open Shift + Enter
Insert a manual page break Document open Ctrl + Enter
Justify the paragraph Document open Ctrl + J
Centre the paragraph Document open Ctrl + E
Align the paragraph left Document open Ctrl + L
Align the paragraph right Document open Ctrl + R
Apply heading 1 Document open Ctrl + 1
Apply heading 2 Document open Ctrl + 2
Apply heading 3 Document open Ctrl + 3
Move the paragraph up Document open Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow
Move the paragraph down Document open Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow
Toggle a numbered list Document open F12
Toggle a bulleted list Document open Shift + F12

Selection 8 shortcuts

Action Windows
Select everything Document open Ctrl + A
Select the previous word Document open Ctrl + Shift + Left arrow
Select the next word Document open Ctrl + Shift + Right arrow
Select to the end of the document Document open Ctrl + Shift + End
Select to the start of the document Document open Ctrl + Shift + Home
Double underline the selected text Document open Ctrl + D
Make the selected text superscript Document open Ctrl + Shift + P
Make the selected text subscript Document open Ctrl + Shift + B

Text formatting 1 shortcut

Action Windows
Show or hide formatting marks Document open Ctrl + F10

From Shortivo at https://shortivo.net/platforms/libreoffice-writer/. A dot means the maker does not document a key for that system. Nothing on this sheet was converted from one system to another.