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LibreOffice Calc cheat sheet

column or extends the existing
General selection one page up
Alt + Enter Fill a selected cell range with the Shift + Page Down Selects cells from the current cell
formula that you entered on the down to one page in the current
Input line column or extends the existing
Alt + Shift + Enter Apply the cell format of the input selection one page down
cell to the entire cell range Ctrl + Left arrow Moves the cursor to the left edge
Shift + Ctrl + Enter Create a matrix in which all the of the current data range. If the
cells contain the same column to the left of the cell that
information. Components of the contains the cursor is empty, the
matrix cannot be edited cursor moves to the next column
to the left that contains data
Ctrl To select multiple cells in
different areas of a sheet, hold Ctrl + Right arrow Moves the cursor to the right
down Ctrl and drag in the edge of the current data range. If
different areas the column to the right of the cell
that contains the cursor is empty,
Ctrl To select multiple sheets in a
the cursor moves to the next
spreadsheet, hold down Ctrl, and
column to the right that contains
then click the name tabs at the
data
lower edge of the workspace.
Ctrl + Up arrow Moves the cursor to the top edge
Shift To select only one sheet in a
of the current data range. If the
selection, hold down Shift, and
row above the cell that contains
then click the name tab of the
the cursor is empty, the cursor
sheet
moves up to the next row that
Ctrl + Enter To insert a manual line break in contains data
a cell, click in the cell, and then
Ctrl + Down arrow Moves the cursor to the bottom
press Ctrl + Enter
edge of the current data range. If
Backspace Delete the contents of selected the row below the cell that
cells contains the cursor is empty, the
Del Delete the contents of selected cursor moves down to the next
cells without a dialog row that contains data
Ctrl + Shift + Selects all cells containing data
Navigating Arrow keys from the current cell to the end of
the continuous range of data
Ctrl + Home Moves the cursor to the first cell cells, in the direction of the arrow
in the sheet (A1) pressed. If used to select rows
Ctrl + End Moves the cursor to the last cell and columns together, a
on the sheet that contains data rectangular cell range is selected

Home Moves the cursor to the first cell Ctrl + Page Up Moves one sheet to the left
of the current row Ctrl + Page Up In the print preview: Moves to
End Moves the cursor to the last cell the previous print page
of the current row Ctrl + Page Down Moves one sheet to the right
Shift + Home Selects cells from the current cell Ctrl + Page Down In the print preview: Moves to
to the first cell of the current row the next print page
Shift + End Selects cells from the current cell Alt + Page Up Moves one screen to the left
to the last cell of the current row
Alt + Page Down Moves one screen page to the
Shift + Page Up Selects cells from the current cell right
up to one page in the current
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Shift + Ctrl + Page Adds the previous sheet to the F2 Switches to Edit mode and
Up current selection of sheets. If all places the cursor at the end of
the sheets in a spreadsheet are the contents of the current cell.
selected, this shortcut key Press again to exit Edit mode
combination only selects the F2 If the cursor is in an input box in
previous sheet. Makes the a dialog that has a Minimize
previous sheet the current sheet button, the dialog is hidden and
Shift + Ctrl + Page Adds the next sheet to the the input box remains visible.
Down current selection of sheets. If all Press F2 again to show the
the sheets in a spreadsheet are whole dialog
selected, this shortcut key Ctrl + F2 Opens the Function Wizard
combination only selects the
Shift + Ctrl + F2 Moves the cursor to the Input
next sheet. Makes the next sheet
line where you can enter a
the current sheet
formula for the current cell
Ctrl + * where (*) is the multiplication
Ctrl + F3 Opens the Define Names dialog
sign on the numeric key pad
Shift + Ctrl + F4 Shows or Hides the Database
Ctrl + * Selects the data range that
explorer
contains the cursor. A range is a
contiguous cell range that F4 Rearranges the relative or
contains data and is bounded by absolute references (for
empty row and columns example, A1, $A$1, $A1, A$1) in
the input field
Ctrl + / where (/) is the division sign on
the numeric key pad F5 Shows or hides the Navigator

Ctrl + / Selects the matrix formula range Shift + F5 Traces dependents

that contains the cursor Shift + F7 Traces precedents
Ctrl + + Insert cells (as in menu Insert - Shift + Ctrl + F5 Moves the cursor from the Input
Cells) line to the Sheet area box
Ctrl + - Delete cells (as in menu Edit - F7 Checks spelling in the current
Delete Cells) sheet
Enter (in a selected range) Moves the Ctrl + F7 Opens the Thesaurus if the
cursor down one cell in a current cell contains text
selected range. To specify the
F8 Turns additional selection mode
direction that the cursor moves,
on or off. In this mode, you can
choose Tools - Options' -
use the arrow keys to extend the
LibreOffice Calc - General'
selection. You can also click in
Ctrl + ` Displays or hides the formulas another cell to extend the
instead of the values in all cells selection
(see note below this table)
Ctrl + F8 Highlights cells containing
The ` key is located next to the "1" key on most values
English keyboards. If your keyboard does not show
F9 Recalculates changed formulas
this key, you can assign another key: Choose Tools -
in the current sheet
Customize, click the Keyboard tab. Select the "View"
category and the "Toggle Formula" function. Ctrl + Shift + F9 Recalculates all formulas in all
sheets
Ctrl + F9 Updates the selected chart
Function keys
F11 Opens the Styles and Formatting
Ctrl + F1 Displays the comment that is window where you can apply a
attached to the current cell formatting style to the contents
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of the cell or to the current sheet left in the current dialog area
Shift + F11 Creates a document template Right arrow Moves the focus one item to the
Shift + Ctrl + F11 Updates the templates right in the current dialog area

F12 Groups the selected data range Home Selects the first item in the
current dialog area
Ctrl + F12 Ungroups the selected data
range End Selects the last item in the
current dialog area
Alt + Down arrow Increases the height of current
row (only in OpenOffice.org Alt and the underlined character in
legacy compatibility mode) the word "Row" Copies or
moves the current field into the
Alt + Up arrow Decreases the height of current
"Row" area
row (only in OpenOffice.org
legacy compatibility mode) Alt and the underlined character in
the word "Column" Copies or
Alt + Right arrow Increases the width of the
moves the current field into the
current column
"Column" area
Alt + Left arrow Decreases the width of the
Alt and the underlined character in
current column
the word "Data" Copies or
Alt + Shift + Arrow Optimizes the column width or moves the current field into the
keys row height based on the current "Data" area
cell
Ctrl + Up arrow Moves the current field up one
place
Formatting cells Ctrl + Down arrow Moves the current field down
Ctrl + 1 Open Format Cells dialog one place

Ctrl + Shift + 1 Two decimal places, thousands Ctrl + Left arrow Moves the current field one
separator place to the left

Ctrl + Shift + 2 Standard exponential format Ctrl + Right arrow Moves the current field one
place to the right
Ctrl + Shift + 3 Standard date format
Ctrl + Home Moves the current field to the
Ctrl + Shift + 4 Standard currency format
first place
Ctrl + Shift + 5 Standard percentage format (two
Ctrl + End Moves the current field to the
decimal places)
last place
Ctrl + Shift + 6 Standard format
Alt + O Displays the options for the
current field
Using the pivot table Del Removes the current field from
the area
Tab Changes the focus by moving
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and buttons of the dialog shortcuts
Up arrow Moves the focus up one item in
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the current dialog area
Down arrow Moves the focus down one item
in the current dialog area
Left arrow Moves the focus one item to the