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50 Time-Saving PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts

This document lists 50 keyboard shortcuts for PowerPoint to help create, format, add touches, deliver, and control presentations. Some key shortcuts include Ctrl+N to create a new presentation, Alt+G,H to select a theme, Ctrl+C to copy text or objects, and F5 to start a slideshow. Additional shortcuts allow formatting text, inserting images and shapes, adding transitions and animations, rehearsing presentations, and controlling slideshows.

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50 Time-Saving PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts

This document lists 50 keyboard shortcuts for PowerPoint to help create, format, add touches, deliver, and control presentations. Some key shortcuts include Ctrl+N to create a new presentation, Alt+G,H to select a theme, Ctrl+C to copy text or objects, and F5 to start a slideshow. Additional shortcuts allow formatting text, inserting images and shapes, adding transitions and animations, rehearsing presentations, and controlling slideshows.

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50 time-saving

PowerPoint
keyboard shortcuts

Create your presentation

Build your presentation


Create a new presentation Ctrl + N Copy selected text, object, or slide Ctrl + C
Select a theme Alt + G , H Paste text Ctrl + V
Select a slide layout Alt + H , L Insert a picture Alt + N , P
Insert a new slide Ctrl + M Insert a shape Alt + H , S , H
Duplicate the active slide Shift + Ctrl + D Save the presentation Ctrl + S

Format your content


Open Design tab Alt + G Italicize text Ctrl + I
Decrease font size Ctrl + Shift + , Send object to back Ctrl + Shift + [
Increase font size Ctrl + Shift + . Bring object to front Ctrl + Shift + ]
Bold text Ctrl + B Undo last action Ctrl + Z
Underline text Ctrl + U Insert hyperlink Ctrl + K

Add touches
Open Transitions tab Alt + K Check spelling F7
Open Animations tab Alt + A Save the presentation Ctrl + S
Open Review tab Alt + R

Deliver your presentation


Rehearse and record
Start the slideshow F5 Set new timings while rehearsing T
Show the Presenter view Alt + F5 Re-record slide narration and timing R
Play or pause media Ctrl + Space

Control the presentation


Increase sound volume Alt + ↑ Scroll down one line in Notes pane Ctrl + ↓
Decrease sound volume Alt + ↓ Scroll up one line in Notes pane Ctrl + ↑
Mute sound Alt + U Go to next animation or slide N or Spacebar
Scroll down one screen in Notes pane Ctrl + PgDn Go to previous animation or slide P or Backspace
Scroll up one screen in Notes pane Ctrl + PgUp Go to a specific slide Slide# + Enter

Focus audience attention


Start the laser pointer Ctrl + L Go to next hotspot on slide Tab
Change pointer to an arrow Ctrl + A Follow selected hyperlink on slide Enter
Change pointer to a pen Ctrl + P Display a black screen B
Change pointer to an eraser Ctrl + E Display a white screen W
Show or hide ink markup Ctrl + M End the slideshow Esc

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