Editing
Shortcut Keys Result
Ctrl+X Cuts selected items.
Ctrl+C Copies selected items to the clipboard.
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 dialog
Ctrl+H 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.
Selecting rows and columns in tables
Shortcut keys Result
Spacebar Toggles row selection, except when the row is in edit mode.
Ctrl+Spacebar Toggles row selection.
Shift+Spacebar Selects the current column.
Ctrl+Page Up Moves pointer to the first row.
Ctrl+Page Down Moves pointer to the last row.
Defining keyboard shortcuts
In addition to using the built-in keyboard shortcuts listed in this Appendix, you can define your own
keyboard shortcuts. See the Getting Started Guide for more information on defining keyboard
shortcuts.
Further reading
For help with LibreOffice keyboard shortcuts, or using LibreOffice with a keyboard only, search the
LibreOffice Help using the key words “shortcut keys” or “accessibility”.
240 LibreOffice 4.3 Draw Guide