Shortcut keys for Writer

OpenOffice.org 3 Writer Guide

Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts

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Shortcut Keys	Effect
Ctrl+A	Selects all content in a document, unless the cursor is in a table (see Shortcut keys for tables in Writer).
Ctrl+D	Double underlines selected text or text typed afterwards. Press again to turn off.
Ctrl+E	Centers the paragraph.
Ctrl+F	Opens the Find and Replace dialog box.
Ctrl+J	Justifies the paragraph.
Ctrl+L	Aligns the paragraph to the left.
Ctrl+R	Aligns the paragraph to the right.
Ctrl+M	Applies default formatting to the selection.
Ctrl+Shift+B	Subscripts selected text or text typed afterwards. Press again to turn off.
Ctrl+Shift+P	Superscripts selected text or text typed afterwards. Press again to turn off.
Ctrl+Y	Redoes last action.
Ctrl+5	Applies 1.5 line spacing to paragraph.
Ctrl+Plus Key(+)	Calculates the selected text and copies the result to the clipboard.
Ctrl+Hyphen(-)	Inserts a conditional hyphen.
Ctrl+Shift+Minus Sign(-)	Inserts a non-breaking hyphen (not used for hyphenation).
Ctrl+Shift+X	Removes direct character formats from selected text.
Ctrl+/ (slash)	Inserts a no-width optional line break.
Ctrl+multiplication sign * (only on number pad)	Runs macro field.
Ctrl+Shift+Space	Inserts a non-breaking space (not used for hyphenation and not expanded if text is justified).
Shift+Enter	Inserts a line break without paragraph change.
Ctrl+Enter	Inserts a page break.
Ctrl+Shift+Enter	Inserts a column break in multi-column texts.
Alt+Enter	Inserts a new paragraph without numbering.
Alt+Enter	Inserts a new paragraph directly before or after a section or a table.
Arrow Left	Moves cursor to left.
Shift+Arrow Left	Moves cursor with selection to the left.
Ctrl+Arrow Left	Goes to beginning of word.
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Left	Selects to the left word by word.
Arrow Right	Moves cursor to right.
Shift+Arrow Right	Moves cursor with selection to the right.
Ctrl+Arrow Right	Goes to begin of next word.
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Right	Selects up to the right next word.
Arrow Up	Moves up one line.
Shift+Arrow Up	Selects lines in an upwards direction.
Arrow Down	Moves cursor down one line.
Shift+Arrow Down	Selects lines in a downward direction.
Home	Go to beginning of line.
Shift+Home	Goes and selects to the beginning of a line.
End	Goes to end of line.
Shift+End	Goes and selects to end of line.
Ctrl+Home	Goes to start of document.
Ctrl+Shift+Home	Goes and selects text to start of document.
Ctrl+End	Goes to end of document.
Ctrl+Shift+End	Goes and selects text to end of document.
Ctrl+PageUp	Switches cursor between text and header.
Ctrl+PageDown	Switches cursor between text and footer.
Insert	Turns Insert mode on or off.
PageUp	Moves up one screen page.
Shift+PageUp	Moves up one screen page with selection.
PageDown	Moves down one screen page.
Shift+PageDown	Moves down one screen page with selection.
Ctrl+Del	Deletes text to end of word.
Ctrl+Backspace	Deletes text to beginning of word.
Ctrl+Shift+Del	Deletes text to end of sentence.
Ctrl+Shift+Backspace	Deletes text to beginning of sentence.
Ctrl+Tab	Uses next suggestion with automatic word completion.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Uses previous suggestion with automatic word completion.
Alt+W	In the spelling checker dialog box: Calls back the original unknown word into the text box.
Ctrl+ double-click or Ctrl+Shift+F10	Docks or un-docks the Navigator, Styles and Formatting window, or other windows.