StarOffice Shortcuts

General ShortCuts

To do this...	Use this combination of keys
Open a new document from a template	CTRL+N
Open a document	CTRL+0
Print selected object or the current document	CTRL+P
Save a document	CTRL+S
Close an application	ALT+F4
Move forward and backward within dialogues	Arrow keys
Close the current task	CTRL+F4
Open Beamer, or if Beamer is open, toggle between Beamer and other open modules	CTRL+SHIFT+B
Open Explorer, or if Explorer is already open, toggle between Explorer and other open modules	CTRL+SHIFT+E
Enable or disable integrated desktop (available only with Windows)	CTRL+SHIFT+I
Turn full screen mode on or off	CTRL+SHIFT+J
Switch to next open document	CTRL+Tab
Cancel	ESC
Activate Help Agent	F1
Switch to previously open document	SHIFT+CTRL+Tab
Display Extended Tips	SHIFT+F1

Formatting ShortCuts

To do this...	use this combination of keys
Select all	CTRL+A
Copy	CTRL+C
Paste	CTRL+V
Cut	CTRL+X
Undo	CTRL+Z
Apply bold format	CTRL+B
Apply italic format	CTRL+I
Underline	CTRL+U
Double-underline	CTRL+D
Center	CTRL+E
Left align	CTRL+L
Right align	CTRL+R
Justify	CTRL+J
Check Spelling	F7
Open Thesaurus	CTRL+F7
Open Search and Replace Dialog	CTRL+F
Redraw Screen	CTRL+SHIFT+R

General Calc ShortCuts

To do this...	use this combination of keys
Perform a special paste	Insert
Remove the Contents	Backspace
Launch the "Delete Contents Dialog"	Delete
Advance to the beginning of the data	CTRL+Home
Advance to the end of the data	CTRL+End
Select the contents of an entire column	CTRL+Spacebar
Advance to the start of a row	Home
Advance to the end of a row	End
Advance to the next cell	Enter
Move to the margin block on the left	CRTL+Left arrow
Move to the margin block on the right	CTRL+Right arrow
Move to the margin block on the top of the page	CTRL+Up arrow
Move to the margin block on the bottom of the page	CTRL+Down arrow
Advance to the previous sheet	CTRL+Page Up
Advance to the next sheet	SHIFT+Page Down
Advance one screen to the left	ALT+Page UP
Advance one screen to the right	ALT+Page Down
Select the proper input mode	F2
Launch AutoPilot	CTRL+F2
Define the names of the areas	CTRL+F3
Read in data from a table (Open Beamer)	F4
Close the active window	CTRL+F4
Change between relative and absolute reference	SHIFT+F4
Track down the dependents	SHIFT+F5
Track down the precedents	SHIFT+F6
Launch the "Extended Selection" mode	F8
Launch the "Additive Selection" mode	SHIFT+F8
Toggle the value highlighting mode	CRTL+F8
Recalculate	F9
Perform a hard recalculation	CTRL+SHIFT+F4
Save the file as a template	SHIFT+F11
Generate a group	F12
Remove the group (Ungroup)	CTRL+F12
Select the contents of an entire row	SHIFT+Spacebar
Undo the most recent selection	SHIFT+Backspace
Select a list	CTRL+D
Move to the sheet area input field	CTRL+SHIFT+T

Cell Formatting ShortCuts

To do this...	use this combination of keys
Switch to Decimal number format	CTRL+SHIFT+1
Switch to Exponent number format	CTRL+SHIFT+2
Switch to Date number format	CTRL+SHIFT+3
Switch to Currency number format	CTRL+SHIFT+4
Switch to Percent number format	CTRL+SHIFT+5
Switch to Standard number format	CTRL+SHIFT+6
If used after entering data into a selected block, assigns the new number format if the previous one is incompatible	SHIFT+ALT+Enter
Data area selection hot key	CTRL+*
Decrease the row height by .17 inch	ALT+Up arrow
Increase the row height by .17 inch	ALT+Down arrow
Decrease the row width by .17 inch	ALT+Left arrow
Increase the row width by .17 inch	ALT+Right arrow
Optimize the row height and width for the current data cell	ALT+SHIFT+Arrow

General Impress/Draw ShortCuts

To do this...	use this combination of keys
Choose the text tool	F2
Open a presentation file (for use in StarOffice Impress only)	CTRL+F2
Enter a group	F3
Exit a group	CTRL+F3
Copy	SHIFT+F3
Open the dialog for position and size of selected object	F4
Edit the points	F8
Fit to size	CTRL+SHIFT+F8
From within StarOffice Impress, enter the	F12
Outline mode From within StarOffice Impress, enter Drawing mode	CTRL+F12

Impress Shortcuts for Running a Presentation

To do this...	use this combination of keys
End the Presentation	ESC
Advance to the next animation/slide	Spacebar
Advance to the next slide	ENTER
Advance to the nth slide	nn ENTER
Return to the previous slide	Left Arrow
Advance to the next
slide	Right Arrow
Move to first slide	HOME
Move to last slide	END
Return to the previous page	Page Up
Advance to the next page	Page Down

Impress/Draw in Draw Mode/Drawing Keyboard Shortcuts

To do this...	use this combination of keys
Return to the previous screen	Page Up
Advance to the next screen	Page Down
Increase the view	+
Decrease the view	-
Make Group	CTRL+SHIFT+G
Remove Grouping from objects	CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+G
Make a group of objects (hold Shift while selecting all objects)	SHIFT+Left Click
Edit the group of objects	CTRL+Left Click
Make a combination	CTRL+SHIFT+K
Remove a combination	CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+K
Move focus to the front	CTRL+SHIFT+(+)
Move focus forward	CTRL+(+)
Move focus backward	CTRL+(-)
Move focus to the back	CTRL+SHIFT+(-)

Special Key Combinations for Presentations and Drawings

To do this...	use this combination of keys
Move the selected object in the direction of the cursor	Cursor Key
Move the page view toward the direction of the cursor	CTRL+Cursor
Move the selected object in the desired direction	SHIFT+drag
If Snap to Grid is not selected: Temporarily activates the Snap to Grid option during dragging of object, and objects will snap to grid lines If Snap to Grid is not selected: Temporarily activates the Snap to Grid option during dragging of object, and objects will snap to grid lines If Copy When Moved option is on: Snap to Grid function is temporarily active during move, and a copy is made of the original	CTRL+drag
Make changes to occur outward from the center when modifying the size of an object	ALT
Select overlapping objects; even the object under the selected object is selected	ALT+click
Select overlapping objects; even the object in front of the selected object is selected	ALT+SHIFT+click
Add object to or remove object from the current selection, depending on whether it was previously part of the selection group	SHIFT while selecting
Increase object proportionally; a straight line can only be enlarged linearly	SHIFT while increasing/building
Select individual objects in the order in which they were built, from first to last	Tab
Select individual objects in the order in which they were built, from last to first	SHIFT+TAB
Enable changing the length of a measured line	SHIFT+drag (while in Edit Points mode)
When a tool is active: Switch to Selection mode When object is selected: Cancel selection When object is in Text Entry mode: Cancel the Text Entry mode; the object remains selected	CTRL+(-)

General Keyboard Shortcuts

To do this...	use this combination of keys
Move forward/backward by one day	Cursor Right/Left
During Day/Week view: To browse Up/Down by time During Month view: To browse the Next/Previous month	CTRL+Cursor Right/Left
During Day/Week view: To switch between day schedule and the all hours schedule During Month view: To browse the Previous/Next month	CTRL+Cursor Up/Down
During Month view: To browse the Previous/Next year	Home or End
Cycle through the current filter and find all visible dates including the the current selection	TAB
Cycle back through the current filter and find all visible dates including the current selection	Shift+TAB
Exit the text entry mode; this leaves the date selected	ESC
Delete the appointment if the date is selected in non-text mode	Delete

Keys in Schedule Task Window

To do this...	use this combination of keys
Move the entry focus forward/backward one column	Cursor right/left
Switch Up/Down through the currently visible tasks	Cursor up/down
Move insertion point in the blank entry line	CTRL+Cursor up
Move insertion point to the previously selected entry, from the blank entry line	CTRL+Cursor down