
Show PowerPoint Presentation with Shortcuts
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| F5 | Start the presentation from the beginning. | |
| N, Enter, Page Down, Arrow Right, Arrow down, /Space | Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide. | |
| P, Page Up, Arrow Left, Arrow Up, /Backspace | Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide. | |
| Slide Number+Enter | Go to slide number. | |
| B/. | Display a blank black slide, or return to the presentation from a blank black slide. | |
| W/, | Display a blank white slide, or return to the presentation from a blank white slide. | |
| S | Stop or restart an automatic presentation. | |
| Esc/- | End a presentation. | |
| E | Erase on-screen annotations. | |
| H | Go to the next slide, if the next slide is hidden. | |
| T | Set new timings while rehearsing. | |
| O | Use original timings while rehearsing. | |
| M | Use a mouse click to advance while rehearsing. | |
| 1+Enter | Return to the first slide. | |
| Ctrl+P | Redisplay hidden pointer or change the pointer to a pen. | |
| Ctrl+A | Redisplay hidden pointer or change the pointer to an arrow. | |
| Ctrl+H | Hide the pointer and navigation button immediately. | |
| Ctrl+U | Hide the pointer and navigation button in 15 seconds. | |
| Shift+F10 | Display the shortcut menu. | |
| Tab | Go to the first or next hyperlink on a slide. | |
| Shift+Tab | Go to the last or previous hyperlink on a slide. | |
| enter while a hyperlink is selected | Perform the |
Work with Text and Objects
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Alt+Shift+Arrow Left | Promote a paragraph. | |
| Alt+Shift+Arrow Right | Demote a paragraph. | |
| Alt+Shift+Arrow Up | Move selected paragraphs up. | |
| Alt+Shift+Arrow Down | Move selected paragraphs down. | |
| Alt+Shift+1 | Show heading level 1. | |
| Alt+Shift+[+] | Expand text below a heading. | |
| Alt+Shift+- | Collapse text below a heading. | |
| Shift+Arrow Right | Select one character to the right. | |
| Shift+Arrow Left | Select one character to the left. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Right | Select to the end of a word. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Left | Select to the beginning of a word. | |
| Shift+Arrow Up | Select one line up. | |
| Shift+Arrow Down | Select one line down. | |
| Esc | Select an object (with text selected inside the object). | |
| Tab/Shift+tab until the object you want is selected | Select an object (with an object selected). | |
| Enter | Select text within an object (with an object selected). | |
| Ctrl+a (on the Slides tab) | Select all objects. | |
| Ctrl+a (in the Slide Sorter view) | Select all slides. | |
| Ctrl+a (On the Outline tab) | Select all text. | |
| Backspace | Delete one character to the left. | |
| Ctrl+Backspace | Delete one word to the left. | |
| Delete | Delete one character to the right. | |
| Ctrl+Delete | Delete one word to the right. | |
| Ctrl+X | Cut selected object. | |
| Ctrl+C | Copy selected object. | |
| Ctrl+V | Paste cut or copied object. | |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo the last action. | |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo the last action. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Copy formatting only. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+V | Paste formatting only. | |
| Ctrl+Alt+V | Paste special. |
Basic Text Navigation and Formatting
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Change the font. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+P | Change the font size. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+; | Increase the font size of the selected text. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+; | Decrease the font size of the selected text. | |
| Arrow Left | Move one character to the left. | |
| Arrow Right | Move one character to the right. | |
| Arrow Up | Move one line up. | |
| Arrow Down | Move one line down. | |
| Ctrl+Arrow Left | Move one word to the left. | |
| Ctrl+Arrow Right | Move one word to the right. | |
| End | Move to the end of a line. | |
| Home | Move to the beginning of a line. | |
| Ctrl+Arrow Up | Move up one paragraph. | |
| Ctrl+Arrow Down | Move down one paragraph. | |
| Ctrl+End | Move to the end of a text box. | |
| Ctrl+Home | Move to the beginning of a text box. | |
| Ctrl+Enter | In Microsoft Office PowerPoint, move to the next title or body text placeholder. If it is the last placeholder on a slide, this will insert a new slide with the same slide layout as the original slide. | |
| Shift+F4 | Repeat the last Find action. | |
| Ctrl+F | Open the Find dialog box. | |
| Ctrl+H | Open the Replace dialog box. | |
| Shift+F4 | Repeat the last Find action. | |
| Tab | Move to the next cell in table. | |
| Shift+Tab | Move to the preceding cell in table. | |
| Arrow Down | Move to the next row in table. | |
| Arrow Up | Move to the preceding row in table. | |
| Ctrl+Tab | Insert a tab in a cell in table. | |
| Enter | Start a new paragraph in table. | |
| tab at the end of the last row | Add a new row at the bottom of the table in table. |
Change Fonts and Formatting
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Open the Font dialog box to change the font. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+P | Open the Font dialog box to change the font size. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+; | Increase the font size. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+; | Decrease the font size. | |
| Ctrl+T | Open the Font dialog box to change the formatting of characters. | |
| Shift+F3 | Change the case of letters between sentence, lowercase, or uppercase. | |
| Ctrl+B | Apply bold formatting. | |
| Ctrl+U | Apply an underline. | |
| Ctrl+I | Apply italic formatting. | |
| Ctrl+= | Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing). | |
| Ctrl+Shift+[+] | Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing). | |
| Ctrl+Space | Remove manual character formatting, such as subscript and superscript. | |
| Ctrl+K | Insert a hyperlink. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Copy formats. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+V | Paste formats. | |
| Ctrl+E | Center a paragraph. | |
| Ctrl+J | Justify a paragraph. | |
| Ctrl+L | Left align a paragraph. | |
| Ctrl+R | Right align a paragraph. |
Manage Open and Save As dialog boxes
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Alt+1 | Go to the previous folder. | |
| Alt+2 | Up One Level button: Open the folder up one level above the open folder. | |
| Alt+3/Delete | Delete button: Delete the selected folder or file. | |
| Alt+4 | Create New Folder button: Create a new folder. | |
| Alt+5 | Views button: Switch among available folder views. | |
| Alt+L | Tools button: Show the Tools menu. | |
| Shift+F10 | Display a shortcut menu for a selected item, such as a folder or file. | |
| Tab | Move between options or areas in the dialog box. | |
| F4/Alt+I | Open the Look in list. | |
| F5 | Refresh the file list. |
PowerPoint Taks Panes
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| F6 | Move a task pane from another pane in the program window (clockwise direction). You may need to press F6 more than once | |
| tab, shift+Tab | When a task pane is active, select the next or previous option in the task pane, respectively. | |
| Ctrl+Arrow Down | Display the full set of commands on the task pane menu. | |
| Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Move among choices on a selected submenu; move among certain options in a group of options in a dialog box. | |
| Space/Enter | Open the selected menu, or perform the action assigned to the selected button. | |
| Shift+F10 | Open a shortcut menu; open a drop-down menu for the selected gallery item. | |
| home, end | When a menu or submenu is visible, select the first or last command, respectively, on the menu or submenu. | |
| page up, page down | Scroll up or down in the selected gallery list, respectively. | |
| home, end | Move to the top or bottom of the selected gallery list, respectively. | |
| Ctrl+spacebar, c | Close a task pane. | |
| Alt+h, f, o | Open the Clipboard. |
Move around in Tables
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Tab | Move to the next cell. | |
| Shift+Tab | Move to the preceding cell. | |
| Arrow Down | Move to the next row. | |
| Arrow Up | Move to the preceding row. | |
| Ctrl+Tab | Insert a tab in a cell. | |
| Enter | Start a new paragraph. | |
| tab at the end of the last row | Add a new row at the bottom of the table. | |
| alt, j, d, a, and then pP | Launch the Selection pane. |
Manage Smart Tags
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Alt+Shift+F10 | Display the menu or message for a smart tag. If more than one smart tag is present, switch to the next smart tag and display its menu or message. | |
| Arrow Down | Select the next item on a smart tag menu. | |
| Arrow Up | Select the previous item on a smart tag menu. | |
| Enter | Perform the action for the selected item on a smart tag menu. | |
| Esc | Close the smart tag menu or message. |
Microsoft Office basics applicable to PowerPoint 2007
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Alt+Tab | Switch to the next window. | |
| Alt+Shift+Tab | Switch to the previous window. | |
| Ctrl+W/Ctrl+F4 | Close the active window. | |
| Ctrl+F5 | Restore the size of the active window after you maximize it. | |
| F6 | Move a task pane from another pane in the program window (clockwise direction). You may need to press F6 more than once | |
| Shift+F6 | Move to a pane from another pane in the program window (counterclockwise direction). | |
| Ctrl+F6 | When more than one window is open, switch to the next window. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Switch to the previous window. | |
| Ctrl+F7 | When a document window is not maximized, perform the Move command (on the Control menu for the window). Use the arrow keys to move the window and when finished, press ESC. | |
| Ctrl+F8 | When a document window is not maximized, perform the Size command (on the Control menu for the window). Press the arrow keys to resize the window and when finished, press ESC. | |
| Ctrl+F9 | Minimize a window to an icon (works for only some Microsoft Office programs). | |
| Ctrl+F10 | Maximize or restore a selected window. | |
| Print Screen | Copy a picture of the screen to the Clipboard. | |
| Alt+Print Screen | Copy a picture of the selected window to the Clipboard. |
Work with Dialog Boxes
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Tab | Move to the next option or option group. | |
| Shift+Tab | Move to the previous option or option group. | |
| Ctrl+Tab | Switch to the next tab in a dialog box. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box. | |
| Alt+Arrow Down | Open a selected drop-down list. | |
| First letter of an option in a drop-down list | Open the list if it is closed and move to an option in the list. | |
| Arrow Keys | Move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options. | |
| Esc | Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box. | |
| Space | Perform the action assigned to the selected button; select or clear the selected check box. | |
| Alt+the letter underlined in an option | Select an option; select or clear a check box. | |
| Enter | Perform the action assigned to a default button in a dialog box. | |
| Home | Move to the beginning of the entry. | |
| End | Move to the end of the entry. | |
| arrow left, arrow right | Move one character to the left or right, respectively. | |
| Ctrl+Arrow Left | Move one word to the left. | |
| Ctrl+Arrow Right | Move one word to the right. | |
| Shift+Arrow Left | Select or cancel selection one character to the left. | |
| Shift+Arrow Right | Select or cancel selection one character to the right. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Left | Select or cancel selection one word to the left. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Right | Select or cancel selection one word to the right. | |
| Shift+Home | Select from the cursor to the beginning of the entry. | |
| Shift+End | Select from the cursor to the end of the entry. |
Work with the Selection pane.
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| F6 | Cycle the focus through the different panes. | |
| Shift+F10 | Display the context menu. | |
| Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Move the focus to a single item or group. | |
| Arrow Left | Move the focus from an item in a group to its parent group. | |
| Arrow Right | Move the focus from a group to the first item in that group. | |
| * (on numeric keypad only) | Expand a focused group and all its child groups. | |
| [+(on numeric keypad only) | Expand a focused group. | |
| - (on numeric keypad only) | Collapse a focused group. | |
| Shift+Arrow Up/Shift+Arrow Down | Move the focus to an item and select it. | |
| Space/Enter | Select a focused item. | |
| Shift+Space/Shift+Enter | Cancel selection of a focused item. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Move a selected item forward. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+B | Move a selected item backward. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Show or hide a focused item. | |
| F2 | Rename a focused item. | |
| Tab/Shift+Tab | Switch the keyboard focus within the Selection pane between tree view and the Show All and Hide All buttons. | |
| Alt+Shift+1 | Collapse all groups. | |
| Alt+Shift+9 | Expand all groups. |
Others
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ctrl+shift+d | Duplicates active slide |