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Here are 100 common keyboard shortcuts for LibreOffice Writer. These list provided includes a general set of common shortcuts that users will find in LibreOffice Writer versions ranging from 4.x to 7.x.

LibreOffice Writer shortcut keys : General Operations

  1. Ctrl + N – New Document
  2. Ctrl + O – Open Document
  3. Ctrl + S – Save Document
  4. Ctrl + P – Print Document
  5. Ctrl + Q – Close LibreOffice
  6. Ctrl + W – Close Document
  7. Ctrl + Z – Undo last action
  8. Ctrl + Y – Redo
  9. Ctrl + X – Cut
  10. Ctrl + C – Copy
  11. Ctrl + V – Paste
  12. Ctrl + A – Select All
  13. Ctrl + F – Find
  14. Ctrl + H – Find and Replace
  15. F7 – Spell Check

LibreOffice Writer shortcut keys : Formatting Text

  1. Ctrl + B – Bold
  2. Ctrl + I – Italic
  3. Ctrl + U – Underline
  4. Ctrl + Shift + P – Change Font Size
  5. Ctrl + ] – Increase font size
  6. Ctrl + [ – Decrease font size
  7. Ctrl + D – Double Underline
  8. Ctrl + = – Subscript
  9. Ctrl + Shift + = – Superscript
  10. Ctrl + M – Remove Direct Formatting

LibreOffice Writer shortcut keys : Paragraph and Spacing

  1. Ctrl + 1 – Single Line Spacing
  2. Ctrl + 2 – Double Line Spacing
  3. Ctrl + 5 – 1.5 Line Spacing
  4. Ctrl + E – Center Alignment
  5. Ctrl + L – Left Alignment
  6. Ctrl + R – Right Alignment
  7. Ctrl + J – Justified Alignment
  8. Ctrl + Shift + J – Set to new style
LibreOffice Writer shortcut keys

LibreOffice Writer shortcut keys : Navigation

  1. Ctrl + PgUp – Go to First Page
  2. Ctrl + PgDn – Go to Last Page
  3. Alt + PgUp – Go to Beginning of Line
  4. Alt + PgDn – Go to End of Line
  5. Ctrl + Home – Go to Start of Document
  6. Ctrl + End – Go to End of Document
  7. Ctrl + Left Arrow – Move one word left
  8. Ctrl + Right Arrow – Move one word right
  9. Ctrl + Up Arrow – Move to previous paragraph
  10. Ctrl + Down Arrow – Move to next paragraph

LibreOffice Writer shortcut keys : Table Operations

  1. Tab – Go to next cell
  2. Shift + Tab – Go to previous cell
  3. Alt + Insert – Insert row
  4. Alt + Delete – Delete row

LibreOffice Writer shortcut keys : Inserting Objects

  1. Ctrl + F2 – Insert Field
  2. Ctrl + F3 – Insert special character
  3. Ctrl + Shift + F – Insert footer
  4. Ctrl + Shift + H – Insert header

LibreOffice Writer shortcut keys : Views and Zooming

  1. Ctrl + + – Zoom In
  2. Ctrl + - – Zoom Out
  3. Ctrl + Shift + J – Switch view mode

LibreOffice Writer shortcut keys : List and Numbering

  1. Shift + F12 – Numbering On/Off
  2. F12 – Bullets On/Off

Shortcut Keys : Miscellaneous

  1. Ctrl + Shift + S – Save As
  2. Ctrl + Alt + S – Split Window
  3. Ctrl + Shift + K – Hyperlink
  4. Ctrl + T – Hang indent
  5. Ctrl + Shift + Space – Non-breaking space
  6. Ctrl + Shift + - – Non-breaking dash
  7. Ctrl + ; – Insert Date
  8. Ctrl + . – Insert Time
  9. Shift + Enter – Line Break
  10. Ctrl + Enter – Page Break
  11. F11 – Styles and Formatting
  12. F5 – Navigator
  13. F2 – Formula Bar
  14. Ctrl + Shift + O – Footnotes

Shortcut Keys : Text Selection

  1. Shift + Left Arrow – Select character left
  2. Shift + Right Arrow – Select character right
  3. Shift + Up Arrow – Select line above
  4. Shift + Down Arrow – Select line below
  5. Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow – Select word left
  6. Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow – Select word right
  7. Ctrl + Shift + Home – Select to start of document
  8. Ctrl + Shift + End – Select to end of document

Shortcut Keys : Editing

  1. Ctrl + Shift + V – Paste Special
  2. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V – Paste Clipboard
  3. Ctrl + Alt + Y – Redo last action (alternative)
  4. Ctrl + Alt + Z – Undo last action (alternative)
  5. Shift + Del – Cut (alternative)
  6. Ctrl + Ins – Copy (alternative)
  7. Shift + Ins – Paste (alternative)
  8. Ctrl + Shift + X – AutoText

Shortcut Keys : Frame and Image

  1. Shift + F10 – Open Context Menu
  2. Esc – Exit Frame
  3. Shift + F5 – Optimize Image

Shortcut Keys : Fields

  1. Ctrl + F2 – Insert Fields
  2. Shift + F9 – Update Fields

Shortcut Keys : Comments

  1. Ctrl + Alt + C – Insert Comment
  2. Ctrl + Alt + PgUp – Go to Previous Comment
  3. Ctrl + Alt + PgDn – Go to Next Comment
  4. Ctrl + Alt + Delete – Delete Comment

Shortcut Keys : Other Features

  1. Ctrl + Shift + D – Insert Footnote Directly
  2. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + D – Insert Endnote Directly
  3. Ctrl + F10 – Cursor in Header
  4. Ctrl + F11 – Cursor in Footer
  5. Ctrl + Shift + F5 – Bookmark

Note that these shortcuts might differ slightly based on the LibreOffice Writer version and the operating system you’re using. It’s always a good idea to consult the official documentation for the most up-to-date list of shortcuts.

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