Chapter 1 · 1.5
Word and Excel shortcuts: what stays the same and what's different
Most shortcuts you know from Word and Excel work exactly the same in LibreOffice and Euro-Office. A few are different. On a Mac, use Cmd wherever you see Ctrl below.
Works the same everywhere
Ctrl + C, X, V (copy, cut, paste), Ctrl + Z and Y (undo, redo), Ctrl + S (save), Ctrl + P (print), Ctrl + B, I, U (bold, italic, underline), Ctrl + F (find), Ctrl + H (find and replace), Ctrl + A (select all).
Text documents: Word compared with LibreOffice Writer
| What | Word | LibreOffice Writer |
|---|---|---|
| Heading 1, Heading 2, Heading 3 | Ctrl + Alt + 1, 2, 3 | Ctrl + 1, 2, 3 |
| Normal text | Ctrl + Shift + N | Ctrl + 0 (Body Text paragraph style) |
| Page break | Ctrl + Enter | Ctrl + Enter |
| New line without a new paragraph | Shift + Enter | Shift + Enter |
| Check spelling | F7 | F7 |
| Add a comment | Ctrl + Alt + M | Ctrl + Alt + C |
| Paste Special | Ctrl + Alt + V | Ctrl + Shift + V |
| Go to page | F5 | Ctrl + Shift + F5 (F5 opens the Navigator) |
| Show styles | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S | F11 |
Spreadsheets: Excel compared with LibreOffice Calc
| What | Excel | LibreOffice Calc |
|---|---|---|
| Make a reference absolute ($A$1) | F4 | F4 |
| Today's date | Ctrl + ; | Ctrl + ; |
| Current time | Ctrl + Shift + ; | Ctrl + Shift + ; |
| Fill down | Ctrl + D | Ctrl + D |
| Insert function | Shift + F3 | Ctrl + F2 |
| Paste Special | Ctrl + Alt + V | Ctrl + Shift + V |
| Go to | F5 | F5 opens the Navigator; type a cell address there |
Presentations
In PowerPoint, Impress and Euro-Office, Ctrl + M adds a new slide. In PowerPoint and Impress, F5 starts the presentation from the first slide and Shift + F5 from the current slide.
Euro-Office
Euro-Office largely follows the Word and Excel shortcuts, including Heading 1 to 3 with Alt + 1, 2, 3. You'll find all shortcuts in Useful shortcuts for all editors, Shortcuts for text documents and Shortcuts for spreadsheets. Your browser intercepts a few shortcuts; those only work in the Nextcloud Office program.
Tip: missing a Word shortcut in LibreOffice? Create it yourself: Tools > Customise..., Keyboard tab. Choose the key and the command, then click Assign.