Shortcut keys for OpenOffice.org Writer

OpenOffice.org 2.x Writer Guide

Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts

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Table 1: Writer shortcut key combinations

Shortcut Keys	Effect
Ctrl+A	Select All.
Ctrl+J	Justify.
Ctrl+D	Double Underline.
Ctrl+E	Centred.
Ctrl+F	Find and Replace.
Ctrl+Shift+P	Superscript.
Ctrl+L	Align Left.
Ctrl+R	Align Right.
Ctrl+Shift+B	Subscript.
Ctrl+Y	Redo last action.
Ctrl+0 (zero)	Apply Default paragraph style.
Ctrl+1	Apply Heading 1 paragraph style.
Ctrl+2	Apply Heading 2 paragraph style.
Ctrl+3	Apply Heading 3 paragraph style.
Ctrl+5	1.5 Line Spacing.
Ctrl+ Plus Key(+)	Calculates the selected text and copies the result to the clipboard.
Ctrl+Hyphen(-)	Custom hyphens; hyphenation set by you.
Ctrl+Shift+minus sign (-)	Non-breaking dash (is not used for hyphenation).
Ctrl+multiplication sign * (only on number pad)	Run macro field.
Ctrl+Space	Non-breaking spaces. Non-breaking spaces are not used for hyphenation and are not expanded if the text is justified.
Shift+Enter	Line break without paragraph change.
Ctrl+Enter	Manual page break.
Ctrl+Shift+Enter	Column break in multi-columnar texts.
Alt+Enter	Inserting a new paragraph without numbering.
Alt+Enter	Inserting a new paragraph directly before or after a section or a table.
Arrow Left	Move cursor to left.
Shift+Arrow Left	Move cursor with selection to the left.
Ctrl+Arrow Left	Go to beginning of word.
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Left	Selecting to the left word by word.
Arrow Right	Move cursor to right.
Shift+Arrow Right	Move cursor with selection to the right.
Ctrl+Arrow Right	Go to end of word.
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Right	Selecting to the right word by word.
Arrow Up	Move up one line.
Shift+Arrow Up	Selecting lines in an upwards direction.
Arrow Down	Move cursor down one line.
Shift+Arrow Down	Selecting lines in a downward direction.
Home	Go to beginning of line.
Shift+Home	Go and select to the beginning of a line.
End	Go to end of line.
Shift+End	Go and select to end of line.
Ctrl+Home	Go to start of document.
Ctrl+Shift+Home	Go and select text to start of document.
Ctrl+End	Go to end of document.
Ctrl+Shift+End	Go and select text to end of document.
Ctrl+PageUp	Switch cursor between text and header.
Ctrl+PageDown	Switch cursor between text and footer.
Insert	Insert mode on/off.
PageUp	Screen page up.
Shift+PageUp	Move up screen page with selection.
PageDown	Move down screen page.
Shift+PageDown	Move down screen page with selection.
Ctrl+Del	Delete text to end of word.
Ctrl+Backspace	Delete text to beginning of word.
Ctrl+Shift+Del	Delete text to end of sentence.
Ctrl+Shift+Backspace	Delete text to beginning of sentence.
Ctrl+Tab	Next suggestion with Automatic Word Completion.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Use previous suggestion with Automatic Word Completion.
Alt+W	Spell checker dialog: Call back the original unknown word into the text box.
Ctrl+ double-click or Ctrl+Shift+F10	Dock or un-dock the Navigator, Styles and Formatting window, or other windows.