Writer Guide

Shortcut keys for tables in Writer
Shortcut Keys Effect
Ctrl+A If the active cell is empty Ctrl+A selects the
whole table; otherwise it selects the contents of
the active cell. Depressing Ctrl+A a second time
selects the entire table.
Ctrl+Home If the active cell is empty Ctrl+Home moves the
cursor to the beginning of the table. Depressing
Ctrl+Home again moves the cursor to the
beginning of document.
If the active cell is not empty Ctrl+Home moves
the cursor to the beginning of the active cell. A
second depression of Ctrl+Home moves the
cursor to the beginning of the current table. A
third depression moves the cursor to the
beginning of the document.
Ctrl+End If the active cell is empty Ctrl+End moves the
cursor to the end of the table. Depressing
Ctrl+End again moves the cursor to the end of
document.
If the active cell is not empty Ctrl+End moves the
cursor to the end of the active cell. A second
depression of Ctrl+End moves the cursor to the
end of the current table. A third depression
moves the cursor to the end of the document.
Ctrl+Tab Inserts a tab stop (only in tables). Depending on
the Window Manager in use, Alt+Tab may be
used instead.
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Up Jump to start of table.
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow
Down
Jump to end of table.
Alt+Arrow Keys Increases or decreases the size of the column or
row on the right or bottom cell edge.
Alt+Shift+Arrow Keys Increase or decrease the size of the column or
row on the left or top cell edge.
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Arrow
Keys
Like Alt, but only the active cell is modified.
Alt+Insert Provides 3 seconds in Insert mode, during which
time an Arrow Key will insert a row or column, or
Ctrl+Arrow Key will insert a cell.
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