Memorizing keyboard shortcuts takes effort upfront, but as a longtime LibreOffice power user, I can attest they dramatically accelerate your workflow. Skipping the mouse—positioning the cursor, clicking menus—saves precious seconds that add up over time.
If you're using LibreOffice Writer for documents, master these 25 proven shortcuts, grouped by function for quick reference.
Function Key Shortcuts
- F2: Opens the formula bar.
- F3: Full autotext on selection.
- F5: Open the navigator.
- F7: Open spelling and grammar.
- Ctrl + F7: Open thesaurus.
- F11: Open styles and formatting.
- Shift + F11: Create a new style.
- F12: Toggle numbering on selection.
- Ctrl + F12: Insert a table.
Formatting Shortcuts
- Ctrl + #: 0 for default paragraph, 1-5 for headings 1-5.
- Ctrl + E: Center the paragraph.
- Ctrl + J: Justify the paragraph.
- Ctrl + L: Left-align the paragraph.
- Ctrl + R: Right-align the paragraph.
- Ctrl + Enter: Insert a page break.
- Ctrl + Page Up: Switch to header.
- Ctrl + Page Down: Switch to footer.
- Ctrl + Shift + P: Toggle superscript.
- Ctrl + Shift + B: Toggle subscript.
Navigation Shortcuts
- Arrow keys: Move cursor one character (horizontal) or line (vertical).
- Ctrl + arrow keys: Move one word (horizontal) or paragraph (vertical).
- Home: Beginning of current line.
- End: End of current line.
- Ctrl + Home: Beginning of document.
- Ctrl + End: End of document.
Hold Shift with any navigation shortcut to select text as you move.
Ready to level up further? Explore Windows keyboard shortcuts or Outlook tips next. You'll wonder how you managed without them.
Keyboard or mouse user? Share your top LibreOffice shortcuts in the comments!
