Writer Guide 26.2
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Publication date and software version
Published February 2026. Based on LibreOffice 26.2.
Other versions of LibreOffice may differ in appearance and functionality.
Some keystrokes and menu items are different on macOS from those used in Windows and Linux. The table below gives some common substitutions used in this document. For a detailed list, see LibreOffice Help.
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Windows or Linux |
macOS equivalent |
Effect |
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Tools > Options |
LibreOffice > Preferences |
Access setup options |
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Right-click |
Control + click or right-click depending on computer setup |
Open a context menu |
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Ctrl (Control) |
⌘ (Command) |
Used with other keys |
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Alt |
⌥ (Option) or Alt |
Used with other keys |
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F11 |
⌘ + T |
Open Styles deck in Sidebar |
LibreOffice can be used without a pointing device, such as a mouse, touchpad, by using the keyboard shortcuts. Tasks as varied and complex as docking and un-docking toolbars and windows, or changing the size or position of objects can all be accomplished with using keyboard shortcuts.
This appendix lists shortcuts specific to Writer. For general information on keyboard shortcuts, including a list of shortcuts common to all LibreOffice modules, see Appendix A, Keyboard Shortcuts to the Getting Started Guide, or search LibreOffice Help.
Some shortcut keys may already be assigned to your desktop system. Keys that are assigned to the desktop system are not available to use as shortcuts in LibreOffice. Try to assign different keys either for LibreOffice, in Tools - Customize - Keyboard, or in your desktop system.
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Shotcut key |
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Use this combination to quickly dock or undock the Navigator, Styles window, or other windows |
or Ctrl + Shift + F10 |
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Effect |
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Find and Replace |
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Find |
Ctrl + F |
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Undo last action |
Ctrl + Z |
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Redo last action |
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Calculates the selected text and copies the result to the clipboard. |
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Run macro field |
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Paste contents of the clipboard |
Crtl + V or Shift + Insert |
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Paste the contents of the clipboard as unformatted text. |
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Cut contents to clipboard |
Ctrl + X or Shift + Del |
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Effect |
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Select All |
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Move cursor with selection to the left |
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Move cursor with selection to the right |
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Selecting to the left word by word |
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Selecting to the right word by word |
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Select to beginning of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to beginning of previous paragraph. |
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Select to end of paragraph. The next keystroke extends selection to end of next paragraph, |
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Selecting lines in a downward direction |
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Selecting lines in an upwards direction |
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Go and select to the beginning of a line |
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Go and select text to end of document |
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Go and select to end of line |
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Go and select text to start of document |
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Move down screen page with selection |
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Move up screen page with selection |
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Effect |
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Move cursor to left |
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Go to beginning of word |
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Move cursor to right |
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Go to start of next word |
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Move cursor up one line |
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Move cursor to beginning of paragraph. Next keystroke moves cursor to beginning of previous paragraph. |
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Move cursor down one line |
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Move cursor to beginning of next paragraph. |
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Go to beginning of line |
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Go to end of line |
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Go to start of document |
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Go to end of document |
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Screen page up |
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Move down screen page |
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Effect |
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Insert mode on/off |
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Soft hyphens; hyphenation set by you. |
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Non-breaking hyphen (is not used for hyphenation) |
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Non-breaking spaces. Non-breaking spaces are not used for hyphenation and are not expanded if the text is justified. |
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Next suggestion with Automatic Word Completion |
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Use previous suggestion with Automatic Word Completion |
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Convert fields contents into plain text. |
Ctrl + Shift + F2 |
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Effect |
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Line break without paragraph change |
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Manual page break |
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Column break in multicolumn texts |
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Switch cursor between text and header |
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Switch cursor between text and footer |
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Effect |
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Delete text to end of word |
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In a list: delete an empty paragraph in front of the current paragraph |
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Delete text to end of sentence |
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Delete text to beginning of sentence |
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Effect |
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Align Justify |
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Double Underline |
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Align Centered |
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Superscript |
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Align Left |
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Align Right |
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Subscript |
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Apply Body Text paragraph style |
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Apply Heading 1 paragraph style |
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Apply Heading 2 paragraph style |
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Apply Heading 3 paragraph style |
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Apply Heading 4 paragraph style |
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Apply Heading 5 paragraph style |
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Effect |
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Paragraph in list. Inserts a new paragraph within a list without a bullet or number, while preserving the list’s paragraph formatting. To resume numbering or bulleting, press Enter after adding content to the new paragraph. This shortcut does not work if the cursor is at the beginning of a list paragraph. |
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Move up. Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs up one paragraph. |
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Move down. Move the active paragraph or selected paragraphs down one paragraph. |
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Move level down. With the cursor positioned in front of a paragraph with paragraph style “Heading X” (X = 1–9), the outline level is moved down one level. For list paragraphs, the list level is moved down one level. |
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Move level up. With the cursor positioned in front of a paragraph with paragraph style “Heading X” (X = 2–10), the outline level is moved up one level. For list paragraphs, the list level is moved up one level. |
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Increase alignment. 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. |
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Decrease alignment. 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. |
Note
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 Heading Numbering or Bullets and Numbering dialog. Alternatively, a tab can be copied and then pasted at the beginning.
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Effect |
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Insert paragraph Inserts a new paragraph directly before or after the section. The cursor must be placed at the first character of the section or the last character of the section. |