Key / Key Command

Combo

Display a black screen, or return to

B (or .) the slide

Erase on-screen annotations (in

E presentation

H Go to next hidden slide

Use mouse-click to advance while

M rehearsing

Perform the next animation or

N (or Enter, Page advance to the
Down, Right
arrow, next slide
Down arrow,
Space, or
mouse)

O Use original timings while rehearsing

P (or Page Up, Perform the previous animation or

Left return to
arrow, Up arrow,
or the previous slide
Backspace)

Stop or restart an automatic slide

S (or +) show

T Set new timings while rehearsing

Go to the first or next hyperlink on a

Tab slide

Tab Move through objects on a slide

Display a white screen, or return to

W (or ,) the slide

F1
Display Help or the Office Assistant
 Toggle select text in a selected Text
F2 box /

F4 Repeat the last action

F5 Run a presentation

F6 Move to the next pane

F7 Check spelling

F10 Activate the menu bar

Carry out Save As command (File

F12 menu)

Command
Key / Key
Combo

Alt Temporarily release grid/guide snap

Delete Delete one character to the right

End To the end of a line

While a hyperlink is selected, acts

Enter like a
mouse click

Esc (or Ctrl + Cancel an action

Break, or -)

Esc (or Ctrl + End a slide show

Break, or -)

Home To the beginning of a line

Select text, Ctrl

+ Creates copy of selected text
<drag>

<arrow> Nudge object one grid unit

<down arrow> One line down

<left arrow> One character to the left

<right arrow>
One character to the right

<up arrow>
One line up

<number> +
Enter Go to slide <number>

Alt + 1 Back / Previous folder

Alt + 2 Up one level
Alt + 3 Search WWW
Alt + 4 Delete selected folder or file
Alt + 5 Create a new folder
Alt + 6 Toggle between views
Alt + 7 Display Tools menu
Alt + F4 Quit PowerPoint

Alt + F5 Restore the program window size

Alt + F7 Find next misspelling

Alt + F10 Maximize the program window

Alt + F11 Display Visual Basic code

Alt + Shift + F4 Quit PowerPoint

Command
Key / Key
Combo

Ctrl + F4 Close the window

Ctrl + F5 Restore the edit window size

Move to the next edit window (one or

Ctrl + F6 more
presentations open)

Ctrl + F7 Move command for edit window

Ctrl + F8 Size command for edit

Ctrl + F10 Maximize the edit window

Ctrl + F12 Open

Ctrl + <drag
guide> Creates new guide

Ctrl + <resize> Resize from center

Ctrl + <rotate> Rotate from corner

Ctrl + <select
and Creates duplicate object
drag>

Ctrl + = Subscript formatting

Creates straight line while using

Ctrl + Alt + click Curve tool

Ctrl +
Backspace Delete one word to the left

Ctrl + Delete Delete one word to the right

Ctrl + <down ar- Down one paragraph

row>

Ctrl + <left
arrow> One word to the left

Ctrl + <right
arrow> One word to the right

Ctrl + <up
arrow> Up one paragraph

Ctrl + End Move cursor to the end of a text box

Moves cursor to beginnning of next

Ctrl + Enter object
(adds a new slide if cursor is on last
object in
last slide)

Ctrl + Home To the beginning of a text box

Ctrl + Space Remove manual character formatting

 Command
Key / Key
Combo
Ctrl + A Selects all slides (in slide sorter view)

Ctrl + A Selects all text (in the outline pane)

Ctrl + A Selects all objects (in the slide pane)

Displays mouse pointer and/or change

Ctrl + A the
pointer to an arrow

Ctrl + B Bold

Ctrl + C Copy selected object

Ctrl + D Duplicate slide

Duplicate object (move first object,

then repeat
Ctrl + D
to duplicate with same offset)

Ctrl + E Center a paragraph

Ctrl + F Find

Ctrl + G Toggle guides on/off

Ctrl + H Replace text in edit mode

Hide the pointer and control button in

Ctrl + H presen-
tation mode

Ctrl + I Italic

Ctrl + J Justify a paragraph

Ctrl + K Insert a hyperlink

Ctrl + L Left align a paragraph

Ctrl + M Insert a new slide

Ctrl + N Create a new presentation

Ctrl + O Open a presentation

Ctrl + P Print a presentation

Display hidden pointer and/or change

Ctrl + P the
 pointer to a pen (in presentation
mode)

Ctrl + R Right align a paragraph

Ctrl + S Save a presentation

Change the formatting of characters

Ctrl + T (Font
command, Format menu)

Ctrl + U Apply an underline

Hide the pointer and control button in

Ctrl + U 15 sec-
onds (in presentation mode)

Ctrl + V Paste cut or copied object

Ctrl + W Close a presentation

Ctrl + X Cut selected object

Ctrl + Y Redo or repeat an action

Ctrl + Z Undo the last action

Key / Key Command

Combo

Resize from center while maintaining

Ctrl + Shift + propor-
<resize> tion

Rotate from corner in 15 degree

Ctrl + Shift + increments
<rotate>

Ctrl + Shift + + Superscript formatting

Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease the font size

Ctrl + Shift + > Increase the font size

Ctrl + Shift + C Copy formats

Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font

 Move to the next edit window,
Ctrl + Shift + F6 reverse order
(one or more presentations open)

Ctrl + Shift + F10 Activate the menu bar

Ctrl + Shift + F12 Open Print Dialog

Ctrl + Shift + G Group selected objects

Ctrl + Shift + H Ungroup selected object

Ctrl + Shift + J Regroup objects

Ctrl + Shift +
<left To the beginning of a word
arrow>

Ctrl + Shift + P Change the font size

Ctrl + Shift +
<right To the end of a word
arrow>

Ctrl + Shift + V Paste formats

Ctrl + Shift + Z Change text to default

Shift + <resize> Resize while maintaining proportion

Shift + <rotate> Rotate by 15 degree increments

Shift + <down ar- Select one line down

row>

When a hyperlink is selected,

Shift + Enter equivalent to
mouse-over

Shift + F1 Start context-sensitive Help

Toggle case of letters (lower, initial

Shift + F3 cap, all
caps)

Shift + F4 Find next

Shift + F6 Move to the previous pane in reverse

Shift + F10 (or Display the shortcut menu

right-
click)

Shift + F12 Save

Shift + <left
arrow> Select one character to the left

Shift + <right
arrow> Select one character to the right

Shift + Tab Go to the last or previous hyperlink

Shift + <arrow> Nudge object one pixel

Shift + <up
arrow> Select one line up