LibreOffice has a keyboard shortcut for a lot of what you click every day. Here are 55 that work on Windows, grouped by what you’re trying to do.
We checked every one against LibreOffice Help: General Shortcut Keys in LibreOffice on October 21, 2026.
All Apps
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + N | Create a new document |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Open the Templates dialog |
| Ctrl + O | Open a document |
| Ctrl + S | Save the document |
| Ctrl + P | Print the document |
| Ctrl + F4 | Close the current document |
| Ctrl + Q | Exit LibreOffice |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo the last action |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo the last action |
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Open the Paste Special dialog |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V | Paste as unformatted text |
| Ctrl + A | Select all |
| Ctrl + F | Open the Find toolbar |
| Ctrl + H | Open the Find and Replace dialog |
| Ctrl + B | Bold |
| Ctrl + I | Italic |
| Ctrl + U | Underline |
| Ctrl + M | Remove direct formatting |
| Ctrl + Shift + J | Turn full screen on or off (Writer and Calc) |
Writer
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + 1 | Apply the Heading 1 style |
| Ctrl + 2 | Apply the Heading 2 style |
| Ctrl + 0 | Apply the Body Text style |
| Ctrl + L | Align left |
| Ctrl + E | Center |
| Ctrl + R | Align right |
| Ctrl + J | Justify |
| Shift + F12 | Turn a bulleted list on or off |
| F12 | Turn a numbered list on or off |
| Ctrl + Enter | Insert a page break |
| Ctrl + F12 | Insert or edit a table |
| F7 | Check spelling |
| F5 | Show or hide the Navigator |
Calc
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + 1 | Open the Format Cells dialog |
| F2 | Edit the active cell |
| F4 | Switch a reference between absolute and relative |
| F9 | Recalculate the sheet |
| Ctrl + Home | Go to cell A1 |
| Ctrl + Page Down | Go to the next sheet |
| Ctrl + Page Up | Go to the previous sheet |
| Ctrl + + | Insert cells |
| Ctrl + – | Delete cells |
| Ctrl + Space | Select the current column |
| Shift + Space | Select the current row |
| Ctrl + Shift + 4 | Apply currency format |
Impress and Draw
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| F5 | Start the slide show |
| Slide number, then Enter | Jump to that slide during a show |
| B | Black out the screen during a show |
| W | White out the screen during a show |
| Esc | End the slide show |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Group the selected objects |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A | Ungroup the selected group |
| Shift + F3 | Open the Duplicate dialog |
Good to know: Ctrl + 1 means Heading 1 in Writer but Format Cells in Calc: the same key can do different things in each app.
Good to know: You can change any shortcut in Tools > Customize > Keyboard. Mac uses Cmd instead of Ctrl.
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Want One Key to Do More?
Built-in shortcuts only work while LibreOffice is the active window, and you can’t add new ones. These tools let you pick your own hotkeys:
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