Keyboard
When some text has a
character attribute at the end of a paragraph (say bold or a
hyperlink) but the new text does not require that attribute, press
the right arrow key before typing.
Deleting
paragraph
marks: pressing Delete
at the end of a paragraph effectively moves the text of the following
paragraph into the current paragraph, and the paragraph formatting of
the top paragraph remains. Press Backspace
at the start of a paragraph and the format of the lower paragraph
remains.
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TIP
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An
aid to remember this is: the format of the paragraph that has the
cursor will be the format of the combined paragraph, unless the
current paragraph is empty; in that case, backspacing will leave
the previous paragraph’s
formatting.
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Control+Home
when in tables: In Word, Control+Home
always positions the cursor to the top of the document; in Writer
Control+Home
first positions the cursor at the start of the cell, then at the
start of the table and then the start of the document. Control+End
has similar behavior.
How
to select multiple parts of the text
To
copy, cut, format, or delete parts of the text in different areas of
the document, use:
or
Click
once on the field “STD” (STanDard) in the status
bar.
The
field now shows “EXT” (EXTended selection).
Another
click and it changes to “ADD” (ADD to selection).
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Note
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The
ADD mode is the
equivalent to Control
+ click and EXT
is equivalent to Shift+click.
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Multiple
selections and tables
The
following limitations apply when selections involve tables:
It
is possible to have multiple selections within a cell, or even parts
of other cells, but only one selection is possible that involves at
least one entire cell.
A
selection that starts in a table cannot extend beyond the table.
A
selection that starts outside a table will include the entire table
(that is, a selection cannot start outside a table and also contain
a portion of a table).
Comparison
of shortcut keys
Table
1: Word vs Writer different default shortcut keys (incomplete)
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Function
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Word
standard shortcut
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Writer
standard shortcut
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Underline
words not spaces
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Control
+ Shift + W
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No
equivalent
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Thesaurus
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Shift
+ F7
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Control
+ F7
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Show/hide
non-printing characters
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Control
+ Shift + *
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Control
+ F10
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Hanging
indent
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Control
+ T
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No
standard equivalent
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“Unhang”
indent
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Control
+ Shift + T
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No
standard equivalent
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Indent
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Control
+ M
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No
standard equivalent
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UnIndent
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Control
+ Shift + M
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No
standard equivalent
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Superscript
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Control
+ Shift =
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Control
+ Shift + P
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Subscript
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Control
+ =
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Control
+ Shift +
B
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Remove
character formatting
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Control
+ Space bar
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Right-click
> Default
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Remove
paragraph formatting
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Control
+ Q
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Right-click
> Default
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Jump
to previous edit point
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Shift
+ F5
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Need
to use the reminders on the Navigator
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Shift
paragraph up
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No
equivalent
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Control
+ Up
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Shift
paragraph down
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No
equivalent
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Control
+ Down
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Find
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Control
+ F
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Control
+ F
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Replace
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Control
+ H
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Control
+ F
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See
AltKeyHandler.sxw (available from
https://homepages.paradise.net.nz/hillview/OOo/)
for macros that extend Writer’s
key shortcut ability – including the indent functionality similar
to that provided in Word.
