LibreOffice Impress is a free open-source presentation editor for Linux, Windows, and Mac OSX. Like Microsoft Powerpoint, Impress allows you to create, modify and publish high-quality presentation slides straight from your desktop computer.
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Essential Libreoffice Impress Keybindings
LibreOffice Impress offers enough keybindings to fully control a presentation using the keyboard alone. Not only that, but the default keybindings in Impress include the ability to edit and insert templates and many other exciting features.
This cheatsheet will help you master the basic keybindings for LibreOffice Impress so you can quickly create slideshows and present them readily.
| Linux/Windows | macOS | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Document Manipulation | | |
| Ctrl + N | Command + N | Create a new Impress presentation. |
| Ctrl + O | Command + O | Open an existing Impress presentation. |
| Ctrl + S | Command + S | Save the current Impress presentation. |
| Ctrl + F4 | Command + F4 | Close the current Impress presentation. |
| Ctrl + P | Command + P | Print the current Impress presentation. |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Command + Shift + R | Redraw the current Impress window. |
| Interface Manipulation | ||
| F6 | F6 | Switch the current focus to the next subwindow in the program. |
| Shift + F6 | Shift + F6 | Switch the current focus to the previous subwindow in the program. |
| F10 | F10 | Open the File context menu. |
| Shift + F10 | Shift + F10 | Open the Right Click context menu. |
| Ctrl + Shift + F10 | Command + Shift + F10 | Toggle the toolbar docking in the current window. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Home | | Toggle the visibility of the main menu. |
| Help System | | |
| F1 | F1 | Open the documentation for Libreoffice Impress. |
| Shift + F1 | Shift + F1 | Open the relevant documentation for the current function. |
| Shift + F2 | Shift + F2 | Open the Tips screen. |
| Window Shortcuts | | |
| F5 | F5 | Open the Slideshow window. |
| F7 | F7 | Open the Spellcheck window. |
| Shift + F7 | Shift + F7 | Open the Thesaurus window. |
| F11 | F11 | Open the Styles window. |
| Ctrl + H | Command + H | Open the “Find and Replace” dialog box. |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Command + Shift + N | Open the “Templates” dialog box. |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Command + Shift + V | Open the “Paste Special” dialog box. |
| Ctrl + Shift + F5 | Command + Shift + F5 | Open the Navigator window. |
| Slideshow Navigation | | |
| Left Arrow | Left Arrow | Go to the previous slide as well as play the embedded effects. |
| Right Arrow | Right Arrow | Go to the next slide as well as play the embedded effects. |
| Alt + Page Up | Go to the previous slide without playing any embedded effects. | |
| Alt + Page Down | Go to the next slide without playing any embedded effects. | |
| Home | Go to the first slide in the slideshow. | |
| End | Go to the last slide in the slideshow. | |
| Esc | Esc | Close the Slideshow window. |
| Selection and Navigation | | |
| Left Arrow | Left Arrow | Move the cursor one character to the left. |
| Right Arrow | Right Arrow | Move the cursor one character to the right. |
| Up Arrow | Up Arrow | Move the cursor one line up. |
| Down Arrow | Down Arrow | Move the cursor one line down. |
| Shift + Left Arrow | Shift + Left Arrow | Move the cursor one character to the left and select it. |
| Shift + Right Arrow | Shift + Right Arrow | Move the cursor one character to the right and select it. |
| Shift + Up Arrow | Shift + Up Arrow | Go one line up and select the text in-between. |
| Shift + Down Arrow | Shift + Down Arrow | Go one line down and select the text in-between. |
| Ctrl + Left Arrow | Command + Left Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the current word. |
| Ctrl + Right Arrow | Command + Right Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word. |
| Ctrl + Up Arrow | Command + Up Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph. |
| Ctrl + Down Arrow | Command + Down Arrow | Move the cursor to the end of the current paragraph. |
| Home | Go to the beginning of the current line. | |
| Shift + Home | Go to the beginning of the current line and select the text in-between. | |
| Ctrl + Home | Go to the beginning of the text block. | |
| End | Go to the end of the current line. | |
| Shift + End | Go to the end of the current line and select the text in-between. | |
| Ctrl + End | Go to the end of the text block. | |
| Tab | Tab | Move through the objects in the current slide. |
| Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab | Move through the objects in the current slide in reverse order. |
| Page Up | Move to the next slide in the presentation. | |
| Page Down | Move to the previous slide in the presentation. | |
| Text Editing | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + Space | Command + Shift + Space | Create a non-breaking space. |
| Shift + Enter | Shift + Enter | Create a line break without creating a new paragraph. |
| Ctrl + – | Command + – | Create a hyphen character. |
| Ctrl + Shift + – | Command + Shift + – | Create a non-breaking hyphen character. |
| Ctrl + C | Command + C | Copy the currently selected object to the clipboard. |
| Ctrl + X | Command + X | Copy the currently selected object to the clipboard and delete it. |
| Ctrl + Z | Command + Z | Undo the last change that you made. |
| Ctrl + Y | Command + Y | Redo the last change that you made. |
| Ctrl + Delete | Delete the current text until the end of the word. | |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Command + Backspace | Delete the current text until the beginning of the word. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Delete | Delete the current text until the end of the sentence. | |
| Ctrl + Shift + Backspace | Command + Shift + Backspace | Delete the current text until the beginning of the sentence. |
| Groups and Object Editing | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Command + Shift + G | Group the currently selected objects. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A | Command + Option + Shift + A | Ungroup the currently selected objects. |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Command + Shift + K | Combine the currently selected objects. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K | Command + Option + Shift + K | Split the currently combined objects. |
| Left Arrow | Left Arrow | Move the selected object one pixel to the left. |
| Right Arrow | Right Arrow | Move the selected object one pixel to the right. |
| Up Arrow | Up Arrow | Move the selected object one pixel up. |
| Down Arrow | Down Arrow | Move the selected object one pixel down. |
| Ctrl + Mouse Drag | Command + Mouse Drag | Create a copy of the current object. |
| Alt + Mouse Drag | Option + Mouse Drag | Resize the current object. |
| Shift + Mouse Drag | Shift + Mouse Drag | Lock the movement of the current object in one axis. |
| Enter | Enter | Create a placeholder object in the current slide. |
| Slide Pane | ||
| Enter | Enter | Create a new blank slide. |
| Home | Select the first slide in the presentation. | |
| End | Select the last slide in the presentation. | |
| Left Arrow | Left Arrow | Select the previous slide in the presentation. |
| Right Arrow | Right Arrow | Select the next slide in the presentation. |
| Alt + Shift + Page Down | Move the currently selected slides by one slide down. | |
| Alt + Shift + Page Up | Move the currently selected slides by one slide up. | |
| Alt + Shift + Home | Move the currently selected slides to the beginning of the presentation. | |
| Alt + Shift + End | Move the currently selected slides to the end of the presentation. |
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