Getting Started Guide

Editing

Shortcut Keys Result

Ctrl+X Cuts selected items.

Ctrl+C Copies selected items.

Ctrl+V Pastes copied or cut items from the clipboard.

Ctrl+Shift+V Opens the Paste Special dialog.

Ctrl+A Selects all.

Ctrl+Z Undoes last action.

Ctrl+Y Redoes last action.

Ctrl+Shift+Y Repeats last command.

Ctrl+F Opens the Find & Replace dialog.

Ctrl+Shift+F Searches for the last entered search term.

Ctrl+Shift+R Refreshes (redraws) the document view.

Ctrl+Shift+I Shows or hides the cursor in read-only text.

Stopping macros

Shortcut Keys Result

Shift+Ctrl+Q Stops a running macro.

Defining keyboard shortcuts

In addition to using the built-in keyboard shortcuts listed in this Appendix, you can

define your own. See Chapter 14 (Customizing OpenOffice.org) for instructions.