Shortcuts Microsoft PowerPoint for MacOS

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Editing text and objects

	macOS	Action
	`Delete`	Delete one character to the left
	`Function`+`Delete`	Delete one character to the right
	`⌘`+`X`	Cut selected text or object
	`⌘`+`C`	Copy selected text or object
	`⌘`+`V`	Paste cut or copied text or object
	`⌘`+`Ctrl`+`V`	Paste special
	`⌘`+`Shift`+`>`	Increase the font size
	`⌘`+`Shift`+`<`	Decrease the font size
	`⌘`+`B`	Apply bold formatting
	`⌘`+`U`	Apply an underline
	`⌘`+`I`	Apply italic formatting
	`⌘`+`E`	Center a paragraph
	`⌘`+`J`	Justify a paragraph
	`⌘`+`L`	Left align a paragraph
	`⌘`+`R`	Right align a paragraph
	`⌘`+`Y`	Redo the last action
	`⌘`+`Z`	Undo the last action
	`⌘`+`T`	Open the Format Text dialog box, Font options
	`⌘`+`Option`+`M`	Open the Format Text dialog box, Paragraph options
	`Option`+`Arrow Left`	To Move To the beginning of a word or one word to the left
	`Option`+`Arrow Right`	To Move One word to the right
	`⌘`+`Arrow Right`	To Move To the end of a line
	`⌘`+`Arrow Left`	To Move To the beginning of a line
	`Option`+`Arrow Up`	To Move To the beginning of a paragraph or up one paragraph
	`Option`+`Arrow Down`	To Move Down one paragraph
	`⌘`+`Arrow Up/Arrow Down`	To Move To the start or end of all the text in the object you are editing

	macOS	Action
	`Tab`	Select the next object
	`Shift`+`Tab`	Select the previous object
	`⌘`+`A`	Select all objects and all text
	`Arrow Keys or ⌘`+`Arrow Key`	Move the selected object in the direction of the arrow
	`⌘`+`Option`+`G`	Group the selected objects
	`⌘`+`Option`+`Shift`+`G`	Ungroup the selected objects
	`⌘`+`Option`+`J`	Regroup the selected objects
	`Option`+`Arrow Right`	Rotate the selected object clockwise
	`Option`+`Arrow Left`	Rotate the selected object counterclockwise
	`⌘`+`Shift`+`1`	Format the selected object
	`⌘`+`D`	Duplicate selected objects
	`Shift`+`Arrow Keys`	Resize selected objects

	macOS	Action
	`⌘`+`N`	Create a new presentation
	`⌘`+`Shift`+`P`	Create a new presentation with a template from the PowerPoint Presentation gallery
	`Ctrl`+`M or ⌘`+`Shift`+`N`	Insert a new slide
	`⌘`+`- (Minus Sign)`	Zoom out
	`⌘`++	Zoom in
	`⌘`+`Shift`+`D`	Make a copy of the selected slide
	`⌘`+`O`	Open a presentation
	`⌘`+`W`	Close a presentation
	`⌘`+`P`	Print a presentation
	`⌘`+`S`	Save a presentation
	`⌘`+`Shift`+`S`	Save a presentation with a different name, location, or file format.
	`⌘`+`Q`	Quit PowerPoint
	`⌘`+`F`	Find text and formatting
	`⌘`+`K`	Add a hyperlink to selected text, an image, or an object
	`ESC`	Cancel a command, such as Save As
	`⌘`+`Z`	Undo an action
	`⌘`+`Y`	Redo or repeat an action
	`⌘`+`~`	Move through multiple open presentations.
	`⌘`+`Shift`+`O`	Open a recent file

	macOS	Action
	`⌘`+`1`	Switch to normal view
	`⌘`+`2`	Switch to slide sorter view
	`⌘`+`3`	Switch to notes page view
	`⌘`+`4`	Switch to outline view
	`⌘`+`Shift`+`Return`	Switch to slide show
	`⌘`+`Ctrl`+`F`	Switch to full screen (hide menus)
	`Option`+`Return`	Switch to presenter view
	`⌘`+`Option`+`Ctrl`+`G`	Show or hide guides
	`⌘`+`Option`+`2 or Shift`+`(click Slide Sorter View)`	Switch to handout master view
	`⌘`+`Option`+`1 or Shift`+`(click Normal View)`	Switch to slide master view
	`⌘`+`Option`+`3`	Switch to notes master view

	macOS	Action
	`Shift`+`Arrow Right`	To Select One character to the right
	`Shift`+`Arrow Left`	To Select One character to the left
	`Shift`+`Arrow Up`	To Select From the insertion point to the same point one line up
	`Shift`+`Arrow Down`	To Select From the insertion point to the same point one line down
	`⌘`+`Shift`+`Arrow Left`	To Select All text to the start of the line
	`⌘`+`Shift`+`Arrow Right`	To Select All text to the end of the line
	`Shift`+`Option`+`Arrow Down`	To Select From the insertion point to the end of the paragraph
	`Shift`+`Option`+`Arrow Up`	To Select From the insertion point to the beginning of the paragraph

	macOS	Action
		You can use the following keyboard shortcuts while running your slide show in full-screen mode, with or without the presenter view. TIP: You can press the / key during a slide show to see a list of keyboard shortcuts.
	`N , Page Down , Arrow Right , Arrow Down , or the SPACEBAR (or click the mouse button)`	Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide
	`P , Page Up , Arrow Left , Arrow Up , or Delete`	Return to the previous animation or return to the previous slide
	`The number of the slide that you want to view, and then press Return`	Go to slide number
	`B or .`	Display a black screen, or return to the slide show from a black screen
	`W or ,`	Display a white screen, or return to the slide show from a white screen
	`⌘`+`Shift`+`Return`	Play slide show from the first slide
	`⌘`+`Return`	Play slide show from the current slide
	`ESC or ⌘`+`. or ⌘`+`-`	End a slide show
	`E`	Erase on-screen annotations
	`H`	Go to next hidden slide if the next slide is hidden
	`⌘`+`P`	Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to a pen
	`⌘`+`A`	Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to an arrow
	`Ctrl`+`H`	Hide the pointer on mouse move
	`Hold down Ctrl and click the mouse button`	Display the contextual menu
	`⌘`+`Option`+`Ctrl`+`R`	Show Thesaurus entry for a selected word
	`⌘`+`Option`+`Ctrl`+`L`	Show Smart Lookup entry for a selected word or phrase
	`Option`+`Return`	Switch to presenter view

	macOS	Action
	`Tab`	Move to the next cell
	`Shift`+`Tab`	Move to the preceding cell
	`Arrow Down`	Move to the next line or row
	`Arrow Up`	Move to the preceding line or row
	`Return`	Start a new paragraph in a cell
	`Tab at the end of the last row`	Add a new row at the bottom of the table

	macOS	Action
	`⌘`+`W`	Close the active window
	`Return`	Perform the action assigned to a default button in a dialog box
	`ESC`	Cancel a command and close the dialog box
	`⌘`+`H`	Hide the current window
	`⌘`+`M`	Minimize the current window