LibreOffice 25.2 Help
The following is a list of shortcut keys specific to Drawing documents.
You can also use the general shortcut keys for LibreOffice.
| Shortcut Keys | Effect | 
|---|---|
| F2 | Add or edit text. | 
| F3 | Opens group to edit individual objects. | 
| CommandCtrl+F3 | Close group editor. | 
| Shift+F3 | Opens the Duplicate dialogue box. | 
| F4 | Opens the Position and Size dialogue box. | 
| F5 | Opens the Navigator. | 
| F7 | Checks spelling. | 
| CommandCtrl+F7 | Opens the Thesaurus. | 
| F8 | Edit points on/off. | 
| CommandCtrl+Shift+F8 | Fits to frame. | 
| Command+TF11 | Opens Styles window. | 
| Shortcut Keys | Effect | 
|---|---|
| Plus (+) Key | Zooms in. | 
| Minus (-) Key | Zooms out. | 
| Multiply (*) Key (number pad) | Zooms to fit entire page in screen. | 
| Divide (/) Key (number pad) | Zooms in on the current selection. | 
| CommandCtrl+Shift+G | Groups selected objects. | 
| Shift+Command+OptionCtrl+Alt+A | Ungroups selected group. | 
| CommandCtrl+Shift+K | Combines selected objects. | 
| Command+OptionCtrl+Alt+Shift+K | Uncombines selected objects. | 
| CommandCtrl+Shift+ + | Bring to front. | 
| CommandCtrl+ + | Bring forwards. | 
| CommandCtrl+ - | Send backwards. | 
| CommandCtrl+Shift+ - | Send to back. | 
| Shortcut Keys | Effect | 
|---|---|
| Page Up | Switch to previous page | 
| Page Down | Switch to next page | 
| CommandCtrl+Page Up | Switch to previous layer | 
| CommandCtrl+Page Down | Switch to next layer | 
| Arrow Key | Moves the selected object in the direction of the arrow key. | 
| CommandCtrl+Arrow Key | Moves the page view in the direction of the arrow key. | 
| CommandCtrl-click while dragging an object. Note: this shortcut key works only when the Copy when moving option in LibreOffice - PreferencesTools - Options - LibreOffice Draw - General is enabled (it is enabled by default). | Creates a copy of the dragged object when mouse button is released. | 
| CommandCtrl+Enter with keyboard focus (F6) on a drawing object icon on Tools bar | Inserts a drawing object of default size into the centre of the current view. | 
| Shift+F10 | Opens the context menu for the selected object. | 
| F2 | Enters text mode. | 
| Enter | Enters text mode if a text object is selected. | 
| CommandCtrl+Enter | Enters text mode if a text object is selected. If there are no text objects or if you have cycled through all of the text objects on the page, a new page is inserted. | 
| OptionAlt | Press the OptionAlt key and drag with the mouse to draw or resize an object from the centre of the object outward. | 
| OptionAlt+ click on an object | Selects the object behind the currently selected object. | 
| OptionAlt+Shift+click an object | Selects the object in front of the currently selected object. | 
| Shift key while selecting an object | Adds or removes object to or from the selection. | 
| Shift+ drag while moving an object | The movement of the selected object is constrained by multiples of 45 degrees. | 
| Shift+drag while creating or resizing an object | Constrains the size to keep the object's aspect ratio. | 
| Tab | Cycles through the objects on the page in the order in which they were created. | 
| Shift+Tab | Cycles through the objects on the page in the reverse-order to which they were created. | 
| Esc | Exits current mode. |