General Shortcut Keys in $[officename]/text/shared/04/01010000.xhpkeyboard;general commandsshortcut keys;generaltext input fieldsAutoComplete function in text and list boxesmacros; interruptingGeneral Shortcut Keys in $[officename]
Using Shortcut KeysA great deal of your application's functionality can be called up by using shortcut keys. For example, the Command+O
Ctrl+O shortcut keys are shown next to the Open entry in the File menu. If you want to access this function by using the shortcut keys, press and hold down Command
Ctrl and then press the O key. Release both keys after the dialog appears.When operating your application, you can choose between using the mouse or the keyboard for almost all of the operations available.Calling Menus With Shortcut KeysSome of the characters shown on the menu bar are underlined. You can access these menus directly by pressing the underlined character together with the ALT key. Once the menu is opened, you will again find underlined characters. You can access these menu items directly by simply pressing the underlined character key.Using Shortcut Keys to Control DialogsThere is always one element highlighted in any given dialog - usually shown by a broken frame. This element, which can be either a button, an option field, an entry in a list box or a check box, is said to have the focus on it. If the focal point is a button, pressing Enter runs it as if you had clicked it. A check box is toggled by pressing the spacebar. If an option field has the focus, use the arrow keys to change the activated option field in that area. Use the Tab key to go from one element or area to the next one, use Shift+Tab to go in the reverse direction.Pressing ESC closes the dialog without saving changes. If you place the focus on a button, not only will you see the dotted line framing the name of the button, but also a thicker shadow under the button selected. This indicates that if you exit the dialog by pressing the Enter key, it is the equivalent of pressing that button itself.Shortcut Keys for Mouse ActionsIf you are using drag-and-drop, selecting with the mouse or clicking objects and names, you can use the keys Shift, Command
Ctrl and occasionally Option
Alt to access additional functionality. The modified functions available when holding down keys during drag-and-drop are indicated by the mouse pointer changing form. When selecting files or other objects, the modifier keys can extend the selection - the functions are explained where applicable. Practical Text Input FieldsYou can open a context menu, which contains some of the most often-used commands.Use the shortcut keys Command
Ctrl+Shift+S to open the Special Characters dialog to insert one or more special characters.Use Command
Ctrl+A to select the entire text. Use the right or left arrow key to remove the selection.Double-click a word to select it.A triple-click in a text input field selects the entire field. A triple-click in a text document selects the current sentence.Use Command
Ctrl+Del to delete everything from the cursor position to the end of the word.By using Command
Ctrl and right or left arrow key, the cursor will jump from word to word; if you also hold down the Shift key, one word after the other is selected.INSRT is used to switch between the insert mode and the overwrite mode and back again.Drag-and-drop can be used within and outside of a text box.The Command
Ctrl+Z shortcut keys are used to undo modifications one step at a time; the text will then have the status it had before the first change. $[officename] has an AutoComplete function which activates itself in some text and list boxes. For example, enter c:\a
~/a into the URL field and the AutoComplete function displays the first file or first directory found on the C: drive
in your home folder that starts with the letter "a".Use the down arrow key to scroll through the other files and directories. Use the right arrow key to also display an existing subdirectory in the URL field. Quick AutoComplete is available if you press the End key after entering part of the URL. Once you find the document or directory you want, press Enter.Interrupting MacrosIf you want to terminate a macro that is currently running, press Command
Ctrl+Shift+Q.List of General Shortcut Keys in $[officename]The shortcut keys are shown on the right hand side of the menu lists next to the corresponding menu command. (Not all of the mentioned keys for controlling dialogs are available on the Macintosh.)
Shortcut keys for controlling dialogs
Shortcut KeysEffectEnter keyActivates the focused button in a dialogEscTerminates the action or dialog. If in $[officename] Help: goes up one level.SpacebarToggles the focused check box in a dialog.Arrow keysChanges the active control field in an option section of a dialog.TabAdvances focus to the next section or element in a dialog.Shift+TabMoves the focus to the previous section or element in a dialog.Option
Alt+Down ArrowOpens the list of the control field currently selected in a dialog. These shortcut keys apply not only to combo boxes but also to icon buttons with pop-up menus. Close an opened list by pressing the Escape key.
Shortcut keys for controlling documents and windows
Shortcut KeysEffectCommandCtrl+OOpens a document.CommandCtrl+SSaves the current document.CommandCtrl+NCreates a new document.CommandCtrl+Shift+NOpens Templates and Documents dialog.CommandCtrl+PPrints document.CommandCtrl+FActivates the Find toolbar.CommandCtrl+HCalls the Find & Replace dialog.CommandCtrl+Shift+FSearches for the last entered search term.Ctrl+Shift+JToggles the view between fullscreen mode and normal mode in Writer or CalcCommandCtrl+Shift+RRedraws the document view.CommandCtrl+Shift+IEnable or disable the selection cursor in read-only text.F1Starts the $[officename] HelpIn the $[officename] Help: jumps to main help page.Shift+F1Context HelpShift+F2Turns on Extended Tips for the currently selected command, icon or control.F6Sets focus in next subwindow (for example, document/data source view)Shift+F6Sets focus in previous subwindow.F10Activates the first menu (File menu)Shift+F10Opens the context menu.CommandCtrl+F4 or OptionAlt+F4Closes the current document (close $[officename] when the last open document is closed)CommandCtrl+QExits application.
Shortcut keys for editing or formatting documents
Shortcut KeysEffectCommandCtrl+TabWhen 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.CommandCtrl+XCuts out the selected elements.CommandCtrl+CCopies the selected items.CommandCtrl+VPastes from the clipboard.Command+OptionCtrl+Alt+Shift+VPastes unformatted text from the clipboard. The text is pasted using the format that exists at the insertion point.CWS mox01CommandCtrl+Shift+VOpens the Paste Special dialog.CommandCtrl+ASelects all.CommandCtrl+ZUndoes last action.Command+Shift+ZCtrl+YRedoes last action.CommandCtrl+Shift+YRepeats last command.CommandCtrl+IThe Italic attribute is applied to the selected area. If the cursor is positioned in a word, this word is also marked in italic.CommandCtrl+BThe Bold attribute is applied to the selected area. If the cursor is positioned in a word, this word is also put in bold.CommandCtrl+UThe Underlined attribute is applied to the selected area. If the cursor is positioned in a word, this word is also underlined.ControlCtrl+MRemoves direct formatting from selected text or objects (as in Format - Clear Direct Formatting)
Shortcut keys in the Gallery
Shortcut keysResultTabMoves between areas.Shift+TabMoves between areas (backwards)
Shortcut keys in the New Theme area of the Gallery:
Shortcut keysResultUp ArrowMoves the selection up one.Down ArrowMoves the selection down.Command
Ctrl+EnterOpens the Properties dialog.Shift+F10Opens a context menu.Command
Ctrl+URefreshes the selected theme.Command
Ctrl+ROpens the Enter Title dialog.Command
Ctrl+DDeletes the selected theme.InsertInserts a new theme
Shortcut keys in the Gallery preview area:
Shortcut keysResultHomeJumps to the first entry.EndJumps to the last entry.Left ArrowSelects the next Gallery element on the left.Right ArrowSelects the next Gallery element on the right.Up ArrowSelects the next Gallery element above.Down ArrowSelects the next Gallery element below.Page UpScroll up one screen.Page DownScroll down one screen.Command
Ctrl+Shift+InsertInserts the selected object as a linked object into the current document.Command
Ctrl+IInserts a copy of the selected object into the current document.Command
Ctrl+TOpens the Enter Title dialog.Command
Ctrl+PSwitches between themes view and object view.SpacebarSwitches between themes view and object view.EnterSwitches between themes view and object view.Step backward (only in object view)Switches back to main overview.
Selecting Rows and Columns in a Database Table (opened by F4)
Shortcut keysResultSpacebarToggles row selection, except when the row is in edit mode.Command
Ctrl+SpacebarToggles row selectionShift+SpacebarSelects the current columnCommand
Ctrl+Page UpMoves pointer to the first rowCommand
Ctrl+Page DownMoves pointer to the last row
Shortcut Keys for Drawing Objects
Shortcut keysResultSelect the toolbar with F6. Use the Down Arrow and Right Arrow to select the desired toolbar icon and press Command
Ctrl+EnterInserts a Drawing Object.Select the document with Command
Ctrl+F6 and press TabSelects a Drawing Object.TabSelects the next Drawing Object.Shift+TabSelects the previous Drawing Object.Command
Ctrl+HomeSelects the first Drawing Object.Command
Ctrl+EndSelects the last Drawing Object.EscEnds Drawing Object selection.Esc (in Handle Selection Mode)Exit Handle Selection Mode and return to Object Selection Mode.Up/Down/Left/Right ArrowMove the selected point (the snap-to-grid functions are temporarily disabled, but end points still snap to each other).Option
Alt+Up/Down/Left/Right ArrowMoves the selected Drawing Object one pixel (in Selection Mode)Re-sizes a Drawing Object (in Handle Selection Mode)Rotates a Drawing Object (in Rotation Mode)Opens the properties dialog for a Drawing Object.Activates the Point Selection mode for the selected drawing object.SpacebarSelect a point of a drawing object (in Point Selection mode) / Cancel selection.The selected point blinks once per second.Shift+SpacebarSelect an additional point in Point Selection mode.Command
Ctrl+TabSelect the next point of the drawing object (Point Selection mode)In Rotation mode, the center of rotation can also be selected.Command
Ctrl+Shift+TabSelect the previous point of the drawing object (Point Selection mode)Command
Ctrl+EnterA new drawing object with default size is placed in the center of the current view.Command
Ctrl+Enter at the Selection iconActivates the first drawing object in the document.EscLeave the Point Selection mode. The drawing object is selected afterwards.Edit a point of a drawing object (Point Edit mode)Any text or numerical keyIf a drawing object is selected, switches to edit mode and places the cursor at the end of the text in the drawing object. A printable character is inserted.Option
Alt key while creating or scaling a graphic objectThe position of the object's center is fixed.Shift key while creating or scaling a graphic objectThe ratio of the object's width to height is fixed.