Function Keys for LibreOffice Impress
| Shortcut Keys |
Effect |
| F2 |
Edit text. |
| F3 |
Enter Group. |
| Ctrl+F3 |
Exit Group. |
| Shift+F3 |
Duplicate |
| F4 |
Position and Size |
| F5 |
View Slide Show. |
| Ctrl+Shift+F5 |
Navigator |
| F7 |
Spellcheck |
| Ctrl+F7 |
Thesaurus |
| F8 |
Edit Points. |
| Ctrl+Shift+F8 |
Fit text to frame. |
| F11 |
Styles and Formatting |
Shortcut Keys in Slide Shows
| Shortcut Keys |
Effect |
| Esc |
End presentation. |
| Spacebar or Right arrow or Down arrow or Page Down or Enter or Return or N |
Play next effect (if any, else go to next slide). |
| Alt+Page Down |
Go to next slide without playing effects. |
| [number] + Enter |
Type a number of a slide and press Enter to go to the slide. |
| Left arrow or Up arrow or Page Up or Backspace or P |
Play previous effect again. If no previous effect exists on this slide, show previous slide. |
| Alt+Page Up |
Go to the previous slide without playing effects. |
| Home |
Jump to first slide in the slide show. |
| End |
Jump to the last slide in the slide show. |
| Ctrl+ Page Up |
Go to the previous slide. |
| Ctrl+ Page Down |
Go to the next slide. |
| B or . |
Show black screen until next key or mouse wheel event. |
| W or , |
Show white screen until next key or mouse wheel event. |
Shortcut Keys in the Normal View
| Shortcut Keys |
Effect |
| Plus(+) Key |
Zoom in. |
| Minus(-) Key |
Zoom out. |
| Times(×) Key (number pad) |
Fit page in window. |
| Divide(÷) Key (number pad) |
Zoom in on current selection. |
| Shift+Ctrl+G |
Group selected objects. |
| Shift+Ctrl+Alt+A |
Ungroup selected group. |
| Ctrl+ click |
Enter a group, so that you can edit the individual objects of the group. Click outside the group to return to the normal view. |
| Shift+Ctrl+ K |
Combine selected objects. |
| Shift+Ctrl+ K |
Split selected object. This combination only works on an object that was created by combining two or more objects. |
| Ctrl+ Plus key |
Bring to Front. |
| Shift+Ctrl+ Plus key |
Bring Forward. |
| Ctrl+ Minus key |
Send Backward. |
| Shift+Ctrl+ Minus key |
Send to Back. |
Shortcut Keys when Editing Text
| Shortcut Keys |
Effect |
| Ctrl+Hyphen(-) |
Soft hyphens; hyphenation set by you. |
| Ctrl+Shift+minus sign (-) |
Non-breaking hyphen (is not used for hyphenation) |
| Ctrl+Shift+Space |
Non-breaking spaces. Non-breaking spaces are not used for hyphenation and are not expanded if the text is justified. |
| Shift+Enter |
Line break without paragraph change |
| Arrow Left |
Move cursor to left |
| Shift+Arrow Left |
Move cursor with selection to the left |
| Ctrl+Arrow Left |
Go to beginning of word |
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Left |
Selecting to the left word by word |
| Arrow Right |
Move cursor to right |
| Shift+Arrow Right |
Move cursor with selection to the right |
| Ctrl+Arrow Right |
Go to start of next word |
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Right |
Selecting to the right word by word |
| Arrow Up |
Move cursor up one line |
| Shift+Arrow Up |
Selecting lines in an upwards direction |
| Ctrl+Arrow Up |
Move cursor to beginning of the previous paragraph |
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Up |
Select to beginning of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to beginning of previous paragraph |
| Arrow Down |
Move cursor down one line |
| Shift+Arrow Down |
Selecting lines in a downward direction |
| Ctrl+Arrow Down |
Move cursor to end of paragraph. Next keystroke move cursor to end of next paragraph |
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Down |
Select to end of paragraph. Next keystroke extends selection to end of next paragraph |
| Home |
Go to beginning of line |
| Shift+Home |
Go and select to the beginning of a line |
| End |
Go to end of line |
| Shift+End |
Go and select to end of line |
| Ctrl+Home |
Go to start of text block in slide |
| Ctrl+Shift+Home |
Go and select text to start of text block in slide |
| Ctrl+End |
Go to end of text block in slide |
| Ctrl+Shift+End |
Go and select text to end of document |
| Ctrl+Del |
Delete text to end of word |
| Ctrl+Backspace |
Delete text to beginning of wordIn a list: delete an empty paragraph in front of the current paragraph |
| Ctrl+Shift+Del |
Delete text to end of sentence |
| Ctrl+Shift+Backspace |
Delete text to beginning of sentence |
Shortcut Keys in LibreOffice Impress
| Shortcut Keys |
Effect |
| Arrow key |
Moves the selected object or the page view in the direction of the arrow. |
| Ctrl+ Arrow Key |
Move around in the page view. |
| Shift + drag |
Constrains the movement of the selected object horizontally or vertically. |
| Ctrl+ drag (with Copy when moving option active) |
Hold down Ctrl and drag an object to create a copy of the object. |
| Alt Key |
Hold down Alt to draw or resize objects by dragging from the center of the object outward. |
| Alt key+click |
Select the object behind the currently selected object. |
| Alt+Shift+click |
Select the object in front of the currently selected object. |
| Shift+click |
Select adjacent items or a text passage. Click at the start of a selection, move to the end of the selection, and then hold down Shift while you click. |
| Shift+drag (when resizing) |
Hold down Shift while dragging to resize an object to maintain the proportions of the object. |
| Tab key |
Select objects in the order in which they were created. |
| Shift+Tab |
Select objects in the reverse order in which they were created. |
| Escape |
Exit current mode. |
| Enter |
Activate a placeholder object in a new presentation (only if the frame is selected). |
| Ctrl+Enter |
Moves to the next text object on the slide.If there are no text objects on the slide, or if you reached the last text object, a new slide is inserted after the current slide. The new slide uses the same layout as the current slide. |
| PageUp |
Switch to the previous slide. No function on the first slide. |
| PageDown |
Switch to the next slide. No function on the last slide. |
Navigating with the Keyboard in Slide Sorter
| Shortcut Keys |
Effect |
| Home/End |
Set the focus to the first/last slide. |
| Left/Right arrow keys or Page Up/Down |
Set the focus to the next/previous slide. |
| Enter |
Change to Normal Mode with the active slide. |
Related Topics
Using Shortcut Keys in LibreOffice Impress
Shortcuts (LibreOffice Accessibility)
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