Open/Libre Office Calc Keyboard Shortcuts
Below is a list of Open Office /Libre Office Calc keyboard shortcuts. With KillerKeys, you can always have the shortcuts you want for practically any application right in front of you. Learn more
| Modifier Key | Key | Description of shortcut |
| Shift | 1 | Two decimal places, thousands separator |
| Shift | 2 | Standard exponential format |
| Shift | 3 | Standard date format |
| Shift | 4 | Standard currency format |
| Shift | 5 | Standard percentage format (two decimal places) |
| Shift | 6 | Standard format |
| Alt | C | Copies or moves the current field into the “column” area |
| Alt | D | Copies or moves the current field into the “data” area |
| Delete | Removes the current field from the area | |
| Down Arrow | Moves the focus down one item in the current dialog area | |
| Down Arrow | Moves the current field down one place | |
| End | Selects the last field in the current layout area | |
| End | Move the current field to the last place | |
| Home | Selects the first field in the current layout area | |
| Home | Moves the current field to the first place | |
| Left Arrow | Moves the focus one item to the left in the current dialog area | |
| Left Arrow | Moves the current field one place to the left | |
| Alt | O | Displays the options for the current field |
| Alt | R | Copies or moves the current field into the “row” area |
| Right Arrow | Moves the focus one item to the right in the current dialog area | |
| Right Arrow | Moves the current field one place to the right | |
| 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 | |
| Up Arrow | Moves the current field up one place | |
| Alt | Down Arrow | Increases the height of current row |
| F1 | Displays the ooo help browser. When the help browser is already open f1 jumps to the main help page | |
| Shift | F1 | Displays context help |
| F1 | Displays the note that is attached to the current cell | |
| 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 | F11 | Updates the templates |
| F12 | Groups the selected data range | |
| F12 | Ungroups the selected data range | |
| F2 | Switches to edit mode and places the cursor at the end of the contents of the current cell. 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 | |
| F2 | Opens the function wizard | |
| Shift | F2 | Moves the cursor to the input line where you can enter a formula for the current cell |
| F3 | Opens the define names dialog | |
| F4 | Shows or hides the database sources menu | |
| Shift | 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 | F5 | Moves the cursor to the name box |
| F7 | Checks spelling in the current sheet | |
| Shift | F7 | Traces precedents |
| 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 | |
| F8 | Highlights cells containing numeric values (not text) | |
| F9 | Recalculates all of the formulas in the sheet | |
| F9 | Updates the selected chart |
These shortcuts are just a sample of the shortcuts available for this application. KillerKeys includes the complete list of shortcuts and is updated automatically with each new release of software.
