keyboard shortcut to navigate tables

Ruth Ann wrote

Is there a keyboard shortcut that will let me move from cell to cell in
a table in Writer? I can not find any mention of one in the help
section, and so far, the only way I know to move the cursor to the next
cell is to use the mouse.
Ruth Ann, Cincinnati, OH USA

Hmm, agree could not find it specifically documented, however the
<Ctrl>+<R,L,U orD> cursor movements seem to advance from cell to cell in a
Writer table, rather than word to word as in a paragraph. <Ctrl>+<Home>
takes you to first table cell. <Ctrl>+<End> <Ctrl>+<End> takes you to the
last cell.

ref: https://help.libreoffice.org/Writer/Shortcut_Keys_for_Writer

<<<<Ctrl>+<R,L,U orD> cursor movements seem to advance from cell to cell in a Writer table, rather than word to word as in a paragraph. <Ctrl>+<Home> takes you to first table cell. <Ctrl>+<End> <Ctrl>+<End> takes you to the last cell.>>>

Thank you, Stuart, that does indeed work. Except I found that <Ctrl>+ U or D moves me from cell to cell while <Ctrl> R or L moves me to top or bottom of table.
I am using LO version 4.2.1.1 on Windows 8.

Now for the next question. On a page of labels (specifically Avery_8160), is there a keyboard shortcut to move from label to label?
Ruth Ann, Cincinnati, OH USA

Ruth Ann wrote:

<<<<Ctrl>+<R,L,U orD> cursor movements seem to advance from cell to cell
in a Writer table, rather than word to word as in a paragraph.
<Ctrl>+<Home> takes you to first table cell. <Ctrl>+<End> <Ctrl>+<End>
takes you to the last cell.>>>

Thank you, Stuart, that does indeed work. Except I found that <Ctrl>+ U
or D moves me from cell to cell while <Ctrl> R or L moves me to top or
bottom of table.
I am using LO version 4.2.1.1 on Windows 8.

Now for the next question. On a page of labels (specifically
Avery_8160), is there a keyboard shortcut to move from label to label?
Ruth Ann, Cincinnati, OH USA

It looks like the label templates use frames, with a frame for each label. The following seems to work:
- If you've just been typing in a frame, or don't have one selected at all, press Shift+F4 to select the next one (or Esc to exit edit mode and select the one you've been typing in).
- You should now have a frame selected, surrounded by green resize handles in each corner and on each side.
- Press Tab or Shift+Tab to select a different one if you need to.
- Press F2 to enter edit mode, or just start typing.

Mark.

Hey Mark,
Thank you! That works great. Before, I had gotten as far as selecting the frame, but never thought of the tab key to move to the next frame.
Being an old DOS person, I am lost without my keyboard shortcuts. Never did much like the mouse for this type of work - it seems like it constantly interrupts my work rhythm :slight_smile:
Ruth Ann

Hi :slight_smile:
Tab normally moves forwards and
Shift and Tab
should move backwards. It works in most forms, spreadsheets and in Writer
tables too. The only time it doesn't work is in some Access forms or
Reports where the designer hasn't realised the significance and assumes
everyone uses a mouse.

I agree that reaching for the mouse does interrupt work-flow for a lot of
people. It's funny to see just how dependant people are on it and how
resistant they are to learning to press tab and other other tricks which
have often been around for decades.
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile: