“FreeOffice is a complete Office suite with a word processor, a spreadsheet application and a presentation program – all seamlessly compatible with their counterparts in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).”
Below is a more comprehensive, printable cheat-sheet of the most useful FreeOffice shortcuts, organized by application and task that was generated by ChatGPT
Universal Shortcuts (all FreeOffice apps)
| Shortcut | Action |
| Ctrl + N | New document/spreadsheet/presentation |
| Ctrl + O | Open |
| Ctrl + S | Save |
| Ctrl + P | |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| Ctrl + C/X/V | Copy / Cut / Paste |
| Ctrl + A | Select all |
| Ctrl + F | Find |
| Ctrl + H | Find & Replace |
| F1 | Help |
📝 TextMaker (Word-processor)
| Shortcut | Action |
| Ctrl + B/I/U | Bold / Italic / Underline |
| Ctrl + L/E/R/J | Align Left / Center / Right / Justify |
| Ctrl + M | Increase indent |
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Decrease indent |
| Ctrl + T | Create hanging indent |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Apply bullet list |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Apply “Normal” style |
| Ctrl + Alt + 1/2/3 | Heading 1 / 2 / 3 |
| Ctrl + Enter | Page break |
| Ctrl + Shift + Enter | Column break |
| Alt + Shift + P | Insert page number |
| Ctrl + K | Insert hyperlink |
| F7 | Spell-check |
📊 PlanMaker (Spreadsheet)
| Shortcut | Action |
| Ctrl + Arrow Keys | Jump to edge of data region |
| Shift + Arrow Keys | Expand selection by one cell |
| Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Keys | Jump & select to edge of data |
| Shift + Space | Select entire row |
| Ctrl + Space | Select entire column |
| F2 | Edit active cell |
| Ctrl + ; | Insert current date |
| Ctrl + Shift + ; | Insert current time |
| Ctrl + ` (backtick) | Toggle formula view |
| Alt + = | AutoSum |
| Ctrl + ’ | Copy cell above |
| Ctrl + D | Fill down |
| Ctrl + R | Fill right |
| Ctrl + Shift + “+” / “–” | Insert / delete cells |
| Ctrl + 1 | Format cells dialog |
📽 Presentations (Slideshow)
| Shortcut | Action |
| Ctrl + M | New slide |
| Ctrl + D | Duplicate slide |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Copy formatting (Format Painter) |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Paste formatting |
| F5 | Start slideshow (from beginning) |
| Shift + F5 | Start slideshow (current slide) |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Save as template |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Rehearse timings |
| B (during slideshow) | Black screen |
| W (during slideshow) | White screen |
| Esc | End slideshow |
🌟 Pro Tips
- Customize any shortcut: In each app go to Tools → Customize → Keyboard.
- Export PDF quickly: File → Export → PDF (or Ctrl + Shift + E if you’ve mapped it).
- Quick Style changes: Define your own styles in TextMaker (Ctrl + Shift + N).
- Templates: Save frequently used layouts as templates for one-click new docs.
I hope you find these shortcuts if you decide to use or already use Softmaker’s Freeoffice You download FreeOffice at FreeOffice: The best free alternative to Microsoft Office.
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