LibreOffice Writer Keyboard Shortcuts

28 keyboard shortcuts to help you write documents free faster in LibreOffice Writer

LibreOffice Writer is an office & documents tool from The Document Foundation that enables users to write documents free. It is trusted by creative and technical professionals worldwide.

Using keyboard shortcuts in LibreOffice Writer reduces reliance on menus and toolbars, letting you execute commands instantly and maintain momentum in your projects.

LibreOffice Writer runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Regardless of your OS, committing its shortcuts to memory will make you noticeably more productive.

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28 shortcuts 5 categories

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File 5 shortcuts

Close document

Cmd +W Ctrl +W Ctrl +W

New document

Cmd +N Ctrl +N Ctrl +N

Open document

Cmd +O Ctrl +O Ctrl +O

Save document

Cmd +S Ctrl +S Ctrl +S

Print document

Cmd +P Ctrl +P Ctrl +P

Edit 7 shortcuts

Undo

Cmd +Z Ctrl +Z Ctrl +Z

Redo

Shift +Cmd +Z Ctrl +Y Ctrl +Y

Cut

Cmd +X Ctrl +X Ctrl +X

Copy

Cmd +C Ctrl +C Ctrl +C

Paste

Cmd +V Ctrl +V Ctrl +V

Select All

Cmd +A Ctrl +A Ctrl +A

Redo

Cmd +Y Ctrl +Y Ctrl +Y

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Navigation 6 shortcuts

Go to beginning of line

Cmd +Left Home Home

Go to end of line

Cmd +Right End End

Go to beginning of document

Cmd +Up Ctrl +Home Ctrl +Home

Go to end of document

Cmd +Down Ctrl +End Ctrl +End

Go to previous page

PageUp PageUp PageUp

Go to next page

PageDown PageDown PageDown

General 7 shortcuts

Open a new document

Cmd +N Ctrl +N Ctrl +N

Open an existing document / Open a document

Cmd +O Ctrl +O Ctrl +O

Save the current document

Cmd +S Ctrl +S Ctrl +S

Close the current window

Cmd +W Ctrl +W Ctrl +W

Exit LibreOffice

Cmd +Q Alt +F4 Alt +F4

Print the current document

Cmd +P Ctrl +P Ctrl +P

Find and Replace

Cmd +F Ctrl +F Ctrl +F

Text Formatting 3 shortcuts

Bold

Cmd +B Ctrl +B Ctrl +B

Italic

Cmd +I Ctrl +I Ctrl +I

Underline

Cmd +U Ctrl +U Ctrl +U

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