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Shortcut Keys

This section contains descriptions of frequently used shortcut keys in Office.

General Shortcut Keys in Office

Shortcut Keys for Office Writer

You can use shortcut keys to quickly perform common tasks in Office. This section lists the default shortcut keys for Office Writer.

Some of the shortcut keys may be assigned to your desktop system. Keys that are assigned to the desktop system are not available to Office. Try to assign different keys either for Office, in Tools - Customise - Keyboard, or in your desktop system.

Shortcut Keys for Spreadsheets

Some of the shortcut keys may be assigned to your desktop system. Keys that are assigned to the desktop system are not available to Office. Try to assign different keys either for Office, in Tools - Customise - Keyboard, or in your desktop system.

Shortcut Keys for Office Impress

The following is a list of shortcut keys for Office Impress.

You can also use the general shortcut keys in Office.

Some of the shortcut keys may be assigned to your desktop system. Keys that are assigned to the desktop system are not available to Office. Try to assign different keys either for Office, in Tools - Customise - Keyboard, or in your desktop system.

Navigating with the Keyboard in Slide Sorter and Slide Pane

Shortcut Keys

Effect

Home/End

Set the focus to the first/last slide.

Left/Right arrow keys or Page Up/Down

Set the focus to the next/previous slide.

Alt+Shift+PageDown

Move selected slides down one position in Slide Sorter list. If you select multiple slides, they are moved together with the last selected slide in the list.

Alt+Shift+PageUp

Move selected slides up one position. If you select multiple slides, they are moved together with the first selected slide in the list.

Alt+Shift+End

Move selected slides to end of Slide Sorter list.

Alt+Shift+Home

Move selected slides to start of Slide Sorter list.

Enter

Change to Normal Mode with the active slide when in Slide Sorter. Add a new slide when in Slide Pane.

Shortcut Keys for Drawings

The following is a list of shortcut keys specific to Drawing documents.

You can also use the general shortcut keys for Office.

Some of the shortcut keys may be assigned to your desktop system. Keys that are assigned to the desktop system are not available to Office. Try to assign different keys either for Office, in Tools - Customise - Keyboard, or in your desktop system.

Formula Shortcut Keys

A list of the shortcut keys specific to creating formulae is contained in this section.

The general shortcut keys in Office also apply.