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Time-saving shortcuts from: PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts

Dawn Bjork, MCT, MOSM, CSP


TheSoftwarePro.com
Helpful Shortcut Keys Creating and Selecting Text and Objects
To Press To Press
Save a presentation CTRL+S Draw a perfect shape (constrain) Hold SHIFT while
Print a presentation CTRL+P dragging/drawing
Open a presentation CTRL+O Show/Hide ruler SHIFT+ALT+F9
Create a new presentation CTRL+N Show/Hide gridlines SHIFT+F9
New slide CTRL+M Show/Hide guides ALT+F9 *
Duplicate CTRL+D Select one character to the right SHIFT+
Cut CTRL+X Select one character to the left SHIFT+
Copy CTRL+C Select to the end of a word CTRL+SHIFT+
Paste CTRL+V Select to the beginning of a word CTRL+SHIFT+
Undo (last action) CTRL+Z Select one line up SHIFT+
Redo (last action)/repeat CTRL+Y or F4 Select one line down SHIFT+
Select all CTRL+A Select multiple objects Hold SHIFT and click
Close active presentation CTRL+W or CTRL+F4 Select an object TAB or SHIFT+TAB until
the object you want is
Close PowerPoint CTRL+Q or ALT+F4 *
selected
Moving In a Presentation Select all objects (slide view) CTRL+A
To Move Press Select all slides (slide sorter view) CTRL+A
First slide CTRL+HOME Select all text (outline view) CTRL+A
Last slide CTRL+END
Deleting and Copying Text and Objects
Next slide (depending on Zoom) PAGE DOWN
To Press
Previous slide (depending on Zoom) PAGE UP
Copy a shape CTRL+D or hold CTRL
Move from pane to pane F6 while dragging the shape
Moving Around In Text Copy a shape and align with original Hold CTRL+SHIFT while
To Move Press dragging
One character to the left  Delete one character to the left BACKSPACE
One character to the right  Delete one word to the left CTRL+BACKSPACE
One line up  Delete one character to the right DELETE
One line down  Delete one word to the right CTRL+DELETE
One word to the left CTRL+ Cut selected object CTRL+X
One word to the right CTRL+ Copy selected object CTRL+C
To the end of a line END Paste cut or copied object CTRL+V
To the beginning of a line HOME Undo the last action CTRL+Z
Up one paragraph CTRL+ Working In an Outline
Down one paragraph CTRL+ To Press
To the end of a text box CTRL+END Switch between Outline and Slides CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
To the beginning of a text box CTRL+HOME pane in Normal View
To the next title or body text CTRL+ENTER Promote a paragraph SHIFT+TAB
placeholder Demote a paragraph TAB
Find CTRL+F or F4 Move selected paragraphs up ALT+SHIFT+ *
To repeat the last Find action SHIFT+F4 Move selected paragraphs down ALT+SHIFT+ *
Formatting In a Presentation Show heading level 1 ALT+SHIFT+1 *
To Format Press Expand text below a heading ALT+SHIFT+PLUS *
Align left CTRL+L Collapse text below a heading ALT+SHIFT+MINUS *
Align right CTRL+R Show all text or headings ALT+SHIFT+A *
Center CTRL+E TIP: * You can use these same keys in the slide view to promote and
demote paragraphs and to move selected paragraphs up and down.
Bold text CTRL+B
Insert hyperlink CTRL+K
© Dawn Bjork, The Software Pro® • (303) 699-6868 • TheSoftwarePro.com • Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)
Productivity Speaker • Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) • Certified Microsoft Office Specialist Master (MOSM)
Time-saving shortcuts from: PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts
Dawn Bjork, MCT, MOSM, CSP
TheSoftwarePro.com for Slide Show Presentations
Running & Navigating Presenter View
To Do Press To Format Press
Run a slide show from beginning F5 Start Presenter View (even with ALT+F5
Run a slide show from current slide SHIFT+F5 single display)
Run a slide show with Presenter ALT+F5 * Cycle between regions F6
View Cycle through tools TAB
Advance to the next slide , , N, ENTER, Read the elapsed time ALT+W
SPACEBAR, Down one screen in Notes pane CTRL+PAGE DOWN
PAGE DOWN (or click the
Up one screen in Notes pane CTRL+PAGE UP
left mouse)
Read the next line in Notes pane ALT+A
Return to the previous slide , , P, BACKSPACE,
PAGE UP Read the previous line in Notes pane ALT+Z
Go to slide <number> <number>+ENTER Rehearsing
Return to the first slide HOME or 1+ENTER or To Format Press
press both mouse buttons Set new timings while rehearsing T
for 2 seconds Re-record slide narration and timing R
Go to last slide END
Working with Hyperlinks
Open the Slide Selector CTRL+S
To Select Press
See all slides G
Next hyperlink on slide TAB
Stop or restart an automatic S
Previous hyperlink SHIFT+TAB
slide show
End a slide show ESC, HYPHEN, or Run selected hyperlink ENTER (while hyperlink is
selected)
CTRL+BREAK
Run mouse-over behavior of SHIFT+ENTER (while
Go to next hidden slide H
selected hyperlink hyperlink is selected)
Displaying & Annotating
Working with Media
To Move Press
To Press
Display a black screen, or return to B or PERIOD
Media: Play/pause ALT+P *
the slide show from a black screen (press any key to return
to the slide show) Media: Stop playback ALT+Q *
Display a white screen, or return to W or COMMA Media: Volume down/up ALT+DOWN *
the slide show from a white screen (press any key to return or ALT+UP *
to the slide show) Media: Skip backward/forward ALT+SHIFT+LEFT * or
Change the pointer to pen CTRL+P ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT *
Change the pointer to arrow CTRL+A or CTRL+U Media: Mute/unmute ALT+U *
Change the pointer to eraser CTRL+E Getting Help
Change the pointer to highlighter CTRL+I To Press
Erase on-screen ink E Help during slide show F1
markups/drawings View task bar CTRL+T
Change to laser pointer CTRL+L or Display the shortcut menu SHIFT+F10
CTRL+click (and hold) (or right-click)
Show/hide ink markups CTRL+M * As the ALT key is also used to access the PowerPoint Ribbon, these
Hide the pointer and navigation CTRL+H shortcuts work best when the keys are pressed simultaneously.
buttons
Zoom in on a slide + (plus) Som e shortcuts m ay not be supported
in earlier versions of P ow erP oint.
Zoom out/display slide navigator - (minus)
Turn subtitles on/off J
Find more PowerPoint Tips & Tricks at:
TheSoftwarePro.com/PowerPoint

© Dawn Bjork, The Software Pro® • (303) 699-6868 • TheSoftwarePro.com • Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)
Productivity Speaker • Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) • Certified Microsoft Office Specialist Master (MOSM)

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