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I installed Ubuntu 22.04 (normal install on hardware) soon after it was released. It came with LibreOffice 7.3.2.2.

The problem is that the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+; doesn't insert the current date into a cell anymore. Instead, it enters an underlined "e", which turns out to be a starting point for inserting emojis. If you enter Ctrl+; then press Space, up pops a menu showing different categories of emojis:

emoji pop-up

The menu InsertDate, still shows Ctrl+; to be the keyboard shortcut, but something is clearly wrong.

Ctrl+Shift+; does insert the current time as it should.

Is this fixable, or a LibreOffice bug?

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Ctrl+semicolon is defined as an emoji shortcut in ibus-setup, tab Emoji. You may remove it, or try LeftCtrl+semicolon to insert a date.

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  • Thank you kindly. I removed it. Both Left and Right Ctrl+; were inserting the emoji prompt, but your solution worked nicely. May 1, 2022 at 13:15
  • Yes, LeftCtrl+; do not enter emoji only through VNC May 1, 2022 at 14:36
  • THANK YOU. That fixed it. I would point out for those not sure, that ibus preferences can be found under the KDE Menu | Settings.
    – bruce
    Oct 24, 2022 at 23:18
  • I have the same problem but removing the "emoji shortcut in ibus-setup, tab Emoji" did not solve the problem - I used the terminal with command "ibus-setup" to get there - - I have no idea what the "KDE Menu" is. Do you perhaps have any idea how I should proceed? Thank you for your time and help and expertise.
    – Duncan
    Apr 19, 2023 at 9:15

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