Shortcut Keys Result
Backspace
When a folder is shown: goes up one level (goes
back).
Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar
Removes direct formatting from selected text or
objects (as in Format > Default Formatting).
Ctrl+Tab
When positioned at the start of a header, a tab is
inserted.
Enter
(if an OLE
object is selected)
Activates the selected OLE object.
Enter
(if a drawing
object or text object is
selected)
Activates text input mode.
Ctrl+O
Opens a document.
Ctrl+S
Saves the current document.
Ctrl+N
Creates a new document.
Shift+Ctrl+N
Opens the Templates and Documents dialog.
Ctrl+P
Prints the document.
Ctrl+Q
Exits the application.
Ctrl+X
Cuts the selected items.
Ctrl+C
Copies the selected items.
Ctrl+V
Pastes 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
Calls the Find & Replace dialog.
Ctrl+Shift+F
Searches for the last entered search term.
Ctrl+Shift+J
Toggles the view between fullscreen mode and
normal mode in Writer or Calc.
Ctrl+Shift+R
Refreshes (redraws) the document view.
Ctrl+Shift+I
Enables or disables the selection cursor in read-only
text.
Ctrl+I
Applies the Italic attribute to the selected area or
the word in which the cursor is positioned.
Ctrl+B
Applies the Bold attribute to the selected area or
the word in which the cursor is positioned.
Ctrl+U
Applies the Underlined attribute to the selected
area or the word in which the cursor is positioned.
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