Powerpoint is one of the best tool to make presentation from microsoft. To make our presentation more powerfull and efficient and in short time make use of this 174 powerpoint shortcut keys. That helps do work smart and short time.
Frequently used shortcuts
Add a new slide |
Ctrl M |
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Change font size for selected text |
Alt H |
Close power point |
Ctrl Q |
Copy selected text |
Ctrl C |
Create new presentation |
Ctrl N |
Cut selected text,object or slide |
Ctrl X |
End the slide show |
Esc |
Go to home tab |
Alt H |
Go to insert tab |
Alt N |
Go to next slide |
PgDn |
Go to previous slide |
PgUp |
Insert a picture |
Alt N |
Insert a shape |
Ctrl Alt S |
Make selected text |
Ctrl B |
Open the Zoom dialog box |
Alt W |
Paste |
Ctrl V |
Print all slides in presentation as full page |
Alt P |
Save presentation |
Ctrl S |
Select a slide layout |
Alt H |
Select a theme |
Alt G |
Show or hide grid |
Shift F9 |
Show or hide guides |
Alt F9 |
Start the slide show |
F5 |
Undo the last action |
Ctrl Z |
Task panes
Close the task |
Ctrl SpacebarOr C |
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Cycle clockwise through normal view |
F6 |
Cycle counterclockwise through normal view |
Shift F6 |
Display the full comands on task |
Ctrl Spacebar |
Display the notes pane in the normal view |
Alt W |
Move or resize te task after corresponding command as selected |
Arrow keys |
Move to task pane from another pane in program window |
F6 |
Move to next command on th task pane menu |
↑Or ↓ |
Open the clipboard |
Alt HOr F |
Select the highlighted option on task pane |
Enter |
Switch between thumbnail pane and outline view pan |
Ctrl Shift Tab |
When a option has focus move to next or previous option in task pane |
Shift Tab |
Format Text
Apply bold formatting |
Ctrl B |
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Apply italic formatting |
Ctrl I |
Apply subscript formatting |
Ctrl = |
Apply superscript formatting |
Ctrl Shift + |
Apply underline formatting |
Ctrl U |
Center the paragraph |
Ctrl E |
Copy te formatting selected text |
Ctrl Shift C |
Decrease the font size |
Ctrl Shift |
Increase the font size |
Ctrl Shift > |
Insert a hyper link |
Ctrl K |
Insert a new comment |
Ctrl N |
Justify the paragraph |
Ctrl J |
Left align the paragraph |
Ctrl L |
Open font dialog to change the character formatting |
Ctrl T |
Open font dialog to change the font |
Ctrl Shift F |
Paste copied formatting to text |
Ctrl Shift V |
Reply to selected comment |
Ctrl R |
Remove manual character formatting such as subscript |
Ctrl Spacebar |
Right align paragraph |
Ctrl R |
Switch between sentence case,lowercase or uppercase |
Shift F3 |
Ribbon tabs
Activate a selected button |
Enter |
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Expand or collapse the ribbon |
Ctrl F1 |
Get help on currently selected command |
F1 |
Move down,up,left,right,respectively |
Arrow keys |
Move focus to commands on ribbon |
Shift Tab |
Move to submenu when a main menu is open |
← |
Move to the tell me or search field on ribbon type |
Alt Q |
Open a context menu |
Shift F10 |
Open animations tab and add animations to slides |
ALt A |
Open a design tab and apply themes and customize |
Alt G |
Open the file menu |
Alt F |
Open help tab and browse the power point,contactand leave feedback |
Alt Y |
Open home tab and format slides,fonts,paragraphs,or drawings |
Alt H |
Open insert tab and insert slides, tables, images, illustrations, forms, links, text, symbols |
Alt N |
Open list for a selected command |
↓ |
Open menu for a selected command |
Alt ↓ |
Open review tab and check spelling and accessibility and add comments |
Alt R |
Open slide show tab and setup and play slide show |
Alt S |
Open transitions tab and add transitions between slides |
Alt K |
Open view tab and preview presentation layouts,show and hide gridlines |
Alt W |
Select active tab on ribbon and activate access keys |
AltOr F10 |
When a menu or sub menu is open,moveto next command |
↓ |
Selection pane
Cancel selection of a focused item |
Shift Enter |
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Collapse a focused group |
- |
Collapse all groups |
Alt Shift 1 |
Cycle focus through different panes |
F6 |
Display context menu |
Shift F10 |
Expand a focused group all its child groups |
* |
Expand a focused groups |
+ |
Expand all groups |
Alt Shift 9 |
Move selected item backward |
Ctrl Shift B |
Move seleted item forward |
Ctrl Shift F |
Move focus from a group to first item in that group |
→ |
Move focus from an item in a group to its parent group |
← |
Move focus to single item or group |
↑Or ↓ |
Move focus to an item and select it |
Shift ↑ |
Open selection pane |
Alt H |
Rename a focused bar |
F2 |
Select a focused item |
SpacebarOr Enter |
Show or hide a focused item |
Ctrl Shift S |
Switch keyboard focus within selection pane between tree view an d show all buttons |
Shift Tab |
Slides in a slide deck
Move selected slide down in order |
Ctrl ↓ |
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Move selected slide in beginning |
Ctrl Shift ↑ |
Move selected slide to end |
Ctrl Shift ↓ |
Move selected slide in order |
Ctrl ↑ |
Text and objects
Add a new row at bottom of the table |
Tab |
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Copy animation painter |
Alt Shift C |
Copy formatting only |
Ctrl Shift C |
Copy selected object or text |
Ctrl C |
Cut selected object or text |
Ctrl X |
Delete one character to left |
Backspace |
Delete one character to right |
Delete |
Delete one word to left |
Ctrl Backspace |
Delete one word to right |
Ctrl Delete |
Duplicate an object |
Ctrl D |
Insert a tab in a cell |
Ctrl Tab |
Move down one paragraph |
Ctrl ↓ |
Move one character to left |
← |
Move one character to right |
→ |
Move one line down |
↓ |
Move one line up |
↑ |
Move one word to left |
Ctrl ← |
Move one word to right |
Ctrl → |
Move to beginning of a line |
Home |
Move to beginning of a text box |
Ctrl Home |
Move to the end of a line |
End |
Move to the end of the text box |
Ctrl End |
Move to next cell |
Tab |
Move to next row |
↓ |
Move to next title or bodytext placeholder |
Ctrl Enter |
Move to preceeding cell |
Shift Tab |
Move to preceeding row |
Ctrl ↑ |
Move up one paragraph |
Ctrl ↑ |
Open find dialog |
Ctrl F |
Open paste special dialog |
Ctrl Alt V |
Open replace dialog |
Ctrl H |
Paint animation painter |
Alt Shift V |
Paste cut or copied object or text |
Ctrl V |
Paste formatting only |
Ctrl Shift V |
Play or pause media |
Ctrl Spacebar |
Redo the last action |
Ctrl Y |
Repeat the last Find action |
Shift F4 |
Select all objects |
Ctrl A |
Select all slides |
Ctrl A |
Select al text |
Ctrl A |
Select an object |
Esc |
Select another object when one object is selected |
Shift Tab |
Select one character to left |
Shift ← |
Select one character to right |
Shift → |
Select one line down |
Shift ↓ |
Select one line up |
Shift Up |
Select text within an object |
Enter |
Select to beginning of a word |
Ctrl Shift ← |
Select end of a word |
Ctrl Shift → |
Send object back one position |
Ctrl [ |
Send object forward one position |
Ctrl ] |
Send object to back |
Ctrl Shift [ |
Send object to front |
Ctrl Shift ] |
Start a new paragraph |
Enter |
Undo the last action |
Ctrl Z |
Outline view
Collapse text below a heading |
Alt Shift - |
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Demote a paragraph |
Alt Shift → |
EXpand text below a heading |
Alt Shift + |
Move selected paragraphs down |
Alt Shift ↑ |
Move selected paragraphs up |
Alt Shift Up |
Promote a paragraph |
Alt Shift ← |
Show level 1 headings |
Alt Shift 1 |
Work with shapes, pictures, boxes, objects, and WordArt
Copy attributes of seletced shape |
Ctrl Shift C |
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EDit a linked or embeded object |
Shift F10 then O |
Group selected shapes,picture,or Word Art objects |
Ctrl G |
Insert a text box |
Alt N,X |
Insert an embeded document or spreadsheet as an object |
Alt N,J |
Insert WordArt |
Alt N,W |
Move focus to first floating shape,such as image oer text box |
Alt 5 |
Paste attributes to selected object |
Ctrl Shift V |
Ungrouped selected group |
Ctrl Shift G |