Writer Guide

Shortcut keys Effect
F12 Turns paragraph numbering on or off.
Ctrl+F12 Inserst or edits a table.
Shift+F12 Turns bullets on or off.
Ctrl+Shift+F12 Turns numbering/bullets off.
Shortcut keys for Writer
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” on page 526).
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 Align 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.
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