=================================== LibreOffice Calc keyboard shortcuts =================================== First published at 4/11/2018 on https://defkey.com/libreoffice-calc-shortcuts LibreOffice Calc is spreadsheet software from the LibreOffice software package. Calc supports 1 million rows in spreadsheets and can open most Microsoft Excel file formats. Calc is free and open-source. LibreOffice Calc has 93 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. General ------- Alt + Enter Fill a selected cell range with the formula that you entered on the Input line Alt + Shift + Enter Apply the cell format of the input cell to the entire cell range Shift + Ctrl + Enter Create a matrix in which all the cells contain the same information. Components of the matrix cannot be edited Ctrl To select multiple cells in different areas of a sheet, hold down Ctrl and drag in the different areas Ctrl To select multiple sheets in a spreadsheet, hold down Ctrl, and then click the name tabs at the lower edge of the workspace. Shift To select only one sheet in a selection, hold down Shift, and then click the name tab of the sheet Ctrl + Enter To insert a manual line break in a cell, click in the cell, and then press Ctrl + Enter Backspace Delete the contents of selected cells Del Delete the contents of selected cells without a dialog Navigating ---------- Ctrl + Home Moves the cursor to the first cell in the sheet (A1) Ctrl + End Moves the cursor to the last cell on the sheet that contains data Home Moves the cursor to the first cell of the current row End Moves the cursor to the last cell of the current row Shift + Home Selects cells from the current cell to the first cell of the current row Shift + End Selects cells from the current cell to the last cell of the current row Shift + Page Up Selects cells from the current cell up to one page in the current column or extends the existing selection one page up Shift + Page Down Selects cells from the current cell down to one page in the current column or extends the existing selection one page down Ctrl + Left arrow Moves the cursor to the left edge of the current data range. If the column to the left of the cell that contains the cursor is empty, the cursor moves to the next column to the left that contains data Ctrl + Right arrow Moves the cursor to the right edge of the current data range. If the column to the right of the cell that contains the cursor is empty, the cursor moves to the next column to the right that contains data Ctrl + Up arrow Moves the cursor to the top edge of the current data range. If the row above the cell that contains the cursor is empty, the cursor moves up to the next row that contains data Ctrl + Down arrow Moves the cursor to the bottom edge of the current data range. If the row below the cell that contains the cursor is empty, the cursor moves down to the next row that contains data Ctrl + Shift + Arrow keys Selects all cells containing data from the current cell to the end of the continuous range of data cells, in the direction of the arrow pressed. If used to select rows and columns together, a rectangular cell range is selected Ctrl + Page Up Moves one sheet to the left Ctrl + Page Up In the print preview: Moves to the previous print page Ctrl + Page Down Moves one sheet to the right Ctrl + Page Down In the print preview: Moves to the next print page Alt + Page Up Moves one screen to the left Alt + Page Down Moves one screen page to the right Shift + Ctrl + Page Up Adds the previous sheet to the current selection of sheets. If all the sheets in a spreadsheet are selected, this shortcut key combination only selects the previous sheet. Makes the previous sheet the current sheet Shift + Ctrl + Page Down Adds the next sheet to the current selection of sheets. If all the sheets in a spreadsheet are selected, this shortcut key combination only selects the next sheet. Makes the next sheet the current sheet Ctrl + * where (*) is the multiplication sign on the numeric key pad Ctrl + * Selects the data range that contains the cursor. A range is a contiguous cell range that contains data and is bounded by empty row and columns Ctrl + / where (/) is the division sign on the numeric key pad Ctrl + / Selects the matrix formula range that contains the cursor Ctrl + + Insert cells (as in menu Insert - Cells) Ctrl + - Delete cells (as in menu Edit - Delete Cells) Enter (in a selected range) Moves the cursor down one cell in a selected range. To specify the direction that the cursor moves, choose Tools - Options' - LibreOffice Calc - General' Ctrl + ` Displays or hides the formulas instead of the values in all cells (see note below this table) The ` key is located next to the "1" key on most English keyboards. If your keyboard does not show this key, you can assign another key: Choose Tools - Customize, click the Keyboard tab. Select the "View" category and the "Toggle Formula" function. Function keys ------------- Ctrl + F1 Displays the comment that is attached to the current cell F2 Switches to Edit mode and places the cursor at the end of the contents of the current cell. Press again to exit Edit mode F2 If the cursor is in an input box in a dialog that has a Minimize button, the dialog is hidden and the input box remains visible. Press F2 again to show the whole dialog Ctrl + F2 Opens the Function Wizard Shift + Ctrl + F2 Moves the cursor to the Input line where you can enter a formula for the current cell Ctrl + F3 Opens the Define Names dialog Shift + Ctrl + F4 Shows or Hides the Database explorer F4 Rearranges the relative or absolute references (for example, A1, $A$1, $A1, A$1) in the input field F5 Shows or hides the Navigator Shift + F5 Traces dependents Shift + F7 Traces precedents Shift + Ctrl + F5 Moves the cursor from the Input line to the Sheet area box F7 Checks spelling in the current sheet Ctrl + F7 Opens the Thesaurus if the current cell contains text F8 Turns additional selection mode on or off. In this mode, you can use the arrow keys to extend the selection. You can also click in another cell to extend the selection Ctrl + F8 Highlights cells containing values F9 Recalculates changed formulas in the current sheet Ctrl + Shift + F9 Recalculates all formulas in all sheets Ctrl + F9 Updates the selected chart F11 Opens the Styles and Formatting window where you can apply a formatting style to the contents of the cell or to the current sheet Shift + F11 Creates a document template Shift + Ctrl + F11 Updates the templates F12 Groups the selected data range Ctrl + F12 Ungroups the selected data range Alt + Down arrow Increases the height of current row (only in OpenOffice.org legacy compatibility mode) Alt + Up arrow Decreases the height of current row (only in OpenOffice.org legacy compatibility mode) Alt + Right arrow Increases the width of the current column Alt + Left arrow Decreases the width of the current column Alt + Shift + Arrow keys Optimizes the column width or row height based on the current cell Formatting cells ---------------- Ctrl + 1 Open Format Cells dialog Ctrl + Shift + 1 Two decimal places, thousands separator Ctrl + Shift + 2 Standard exponential format Ctrl + Shift + 3 Standard date format Ctrl + Shift + 4 Standard currency format Ctrl + Shift + 5 Standard percentage format (two decimal places) Ctrl + Shift + 6 Standard format Using the pivot table --------------------- Tab Changes the focus by moving forwards through the areas and buttons of the dialog Shift + Tab Changes the focus by moving backwards through the areas and buttons of the dialog Up arrow Moves the focus up one item in the current dialog area Down arrow Moves the focus down one item in the current dialog area Left arrow Moves the focus one item to the left in the current dialog area Right arrow Moves the focus one item to the right in the current dialog area Home Selects the first item in the current dialog area End Selects the last item in the current dialog area Alt and the underlined character in the word "Row"  Copies or moves the current field into the "Row" area Alt and the underlined character in the word "Column" Copies or moves the current field into the "Column" area Alt and the underlined character in the word "Data" Copies or moves the current field into the "Data" area Ctrl + Up arrow Moves the current field up one place Ctrl + Down arrow Moves the current field down one place Ctrl + Left arrow Moves the current field one place to the left Ctrl + Right arrow Moves the current field one place to the right Ctrl + Home Moves the current field to the first place Ctrl + End Moves the current field to the last place Alt + O Displays the options for the current field Del Removes the current field from the area Source: LibreOffice help Last modified on (UTC): Monday, January 31, 2022 Defkey © All rights reserved.