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         <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Using Shortcut Keys ($[officename] Writer Accessibility)</title>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3151169" role="heading" level="1"><variable id="keyboard"><link href="text/swriter/guide/keyboard.xhp">Using Shortcut Keys ($[officename] Writer Accessibility)</link>
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      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149685" role="paragraph">Press the keys <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option
</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline>+&lt;underlined character&gt; to open a menu. In an open menu, press the underlined character to run a command. For example, press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option
</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline>+I to open the <item type="menuitem">Insert</item> menu, and then H to insert a hyperlink.</paragraph>
      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155186" role="paragraph">To open a context menu, press Shift+F10. To close a context menu, press Escape.</paragraph>
      <h2 id="hd_id3155918">To Insert Sections</h2>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN106AA" role="listitem">Choose <emph>View - Toolbars - Insert</emph> to open the <emph>Insert</emph> toolbar.</paragraph>
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         <listitem>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155870" role="listitem">Press F6 until the focus is on the
               <item type="menuitem">Insert</item> toolbar.</paragraph>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149630" role="listitem">Press the right arrow key until the <emph>Section</emph> icon is selected.</paragraph>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145100" role="listitem">Press the down arrow key, and then press the right arrow key to set the width of the section that you want to insert.</paragraph>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156237" role="listitem">Press Enter.</paragraph>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156253" role="paragraph">Press F6 to place the cursor inside the document.</paragraph>
         </listitem>
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      <h2 id="hd_id3153367">To Insert Text Tables</h2>
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         <listitem>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153388" role="listitem">Press F6 until the focus is on the
               <item type="menuitem">Standard</item> toolbar.</paragraph>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154849" role="listitem">Press the right arrow key until the <emph>Table</emph> icon is selected.</paragraph>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155872" role="listitem">Press the down arrow key, and then use the arrow keys to select the number of columns and rows to include in the table.</paragraph>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155892" role="listitem">Press Enter.</paragraph>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN1072C" role="paragraph">Press F6 to place the cursor inside the document.</paragraph>
         </listitem>
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