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LibreOffice Writer

Paste as unformatted text

CtrlAltShiftV

Windows Desktop app LibreOffice Writer

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Press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V to paste as unformatted text in LibreOffice Writer. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Document open

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Shortcut keys for LibreOffice Writer

Documentation checked on 2026-09-12. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Paste as plain text ChromeOS Ctrl + Shift + V
Paste plain text Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + Shift + V
Paste a link as plain text GitHub Cmd + Shift + V
Paste without formatting GitLab Cmd + Shift + V
Paste text without its styling Google Docs Cmd + Shift + V
Paste plain text LibreOffice Calc Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V
Paste without formatting Mozilla Thunderbird Ctrl + Shift + V
Paste plain text Microsoft Word Ctrl + Shift + V
Paste without formatting Zotero Cmd + Shift + V

More LibreOffice Writer shortcuts

Select everything Ctrl + A
Select the previous word Ctrl + Shift + Left arrow
Select the next word Ctrl + Shift + Right arrow
Select to the end of the document Ctrl + Shift + End
Select to the start of the document Ctrl + Shift + Home
Go to the beginning of the word Ctrl + Left arrow
Go to the start of the next word Ctrl + Right arrow
Go to the start of the document Ctrl + Home

See every LibreOffice Writer shortcut

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