Ctrl Shortcuts
Ctrl + A
Select all slide objects (Normal view)
Select all slides (Slides tab and Slide Sorter view)
Select all text (in Outline tab)
Changes the pointer to an arrow (Slide Show view)
Ctrl + B
Bold selected text
Ctrl + C
Copy
Ctrl + D
Duplicate slide objects (Normal view)
Duplicate slides (Slide Sorter view, and in Slides pane within
Normal view)
Duplicate Layout and Slide Master (Slide Master view)
Ctrl + Shift + D
Duplicates active slide
Ctrl + E
Center Align selected text (Normal view)
Change Pointer to Eraser (Slide Show view)
Ctrl + F
Opens the Find dialog box
Ctrl + G
Group selected slide objects
Ctrl + Shift + G
Ungroup
Ctrl + H
Opens Replace dialog box
Hide Pointer and Navigation buttons (Slide Show view)
Ctrl + I
Italicize selected text
Ctrl + J
Justify selected text
Ctrl + K
Insert hyperlink
Ctrl + L
Left align selected text
Ctrl + M
Insert New Slide (Normal and Slide Sorter)
Inserts New Master (Slide Master view)
Ctrl + N
Create New Presentation
Ctrl + O
Open presentation
Ctrl + P
Brings up Print options
Change Pointer to Pen (Slide Show view)
Ctrl + Q
Exit PowerPoint
Ctrl + R
Right align selected text
Ctrl + S
Save (for presentations saved at least once)
Save As (for presentations never saved)
Opens All Slides dialog box (Slide Show view)
Ctrl + T
Opens Font dialog box
Displays the computer task bar (Slide Show view)
Ctrl + U
Underlines selected text
Ctrl + V
Paste
Ctrl + Alt + V
Paste Special
Ctrl + W
Close active presentation
Ctrl + X
Cut
Ctrl + Y
Repeat or redo
Ctrl + Z
Undo
Ctrl + F1
Hide and unhide Ribbon
Ctrl + F2
Print Preview
Ctrl + F4
Close active presentation
Ctrl + F5
Broadcast Slide Show
Ctrl + F6
Switch between open PowerPoint presentations – recently opened ones after previously opened ones
Ctrl + Shift + F6
Switch between open PowerPoint presentations – previously opened ones after recently opened ones
Ctrl + F12
Open presentation
Ctrl + Tab
Switch between open PowerPoint presentations
Ctrl + Space
Reset all text formatting to default (select all text in Outline pane, and use this shortcut key)
Ctrl + Backspace
Deletes the word just before the insertion point
Ctrl + Delete
Deletes the word just after the insertion point
Ctrl + Home
Goes to the beginning of the first word in a text container -- otherwise to the first slide
Ctrl + End
Goes to the end of the last word in a text container -- otherwise to the last slide
Ctrl + Enter
Switches to the next text placeholder in the presentation
Adds new slides if no more text placeholders exist
Ctrl + Left Arrow
Goes to the beginning of the previous word
Nudge selected slide object leftwards
Ctrl + Right Arrow
Moves cursor to beginning of next word
Nudge selected slide object rightwards
Ctrl + Up Arrow
Moves cursor to start of previous paragraph
Nudge selected slide object upwards
Ctrl + Down Arrow
Moves cursor to start of next paragraph
Nudge selected slide object downwards
Ctrl + Shift + F
Font dialog box, when text is selected
Ctrl + Shift + P
Font dialog box, when text is selected
Ctrl + Shift + F12
Print
Ctrl + Shift + C
Copy object attributes
Ctrl + Shift + V
Paste object attributes
Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Switches between the Slides tab, the Outline tab, and the Slides pane (all in
Normal view).
Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow
Select or cancel selection for one word to the left
Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow
Select or cancel selection for one word to the right
Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow
Select or cancel selection for one paragraph above
Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow
Select or cancel selection for one paragraph below
Ctrl + Shift +>
Ctrl + ]
Increase font size
Ctrl + Shift +<
Ctrl + [
Decrease font size
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + >
Superscript selected text
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + <
Subscript selected text
Function Key Shortcuts
F1
Opens PowerPoint Help Window (all views except Slide Show view)
Opens a list of Slide Show shortcut keys (Slide Show view)
F2
Activate text editing in a text object such as a placeholder, box, or shape. Press F2 again to deactivate text editing and select the entire text object
Rename Section (when a Section is selected in the Slides pane or in
Slide Sorter view)
Rename Slide Object (when a slide object is selected in the Selection and Visibility pane)
F4
Redo or repeat
F5
View the slide show from first slide
Shift + F5
View Slide Show from the current slide onwards
F7
Spellcheck
Shift + F7
Thesaurus
F12
Save as
Alt Shortcuts
Alt + A
Access Animation tab of the Ribbon
Alt + D
Access Developer tab of the Ribbon (tab should not be disabled)
Alt + F
Opens Backstage view
Alt + G
Access Design tab of the Ribbon
Alt + H
Access Home tab of the Ribbon
Alt + J
Access Contextual tabs of the Ribbon – results depend on what type of slide object is selected
Alt + K
Access Transitions tab of the Ribbon
Alt + M
Access Slide Master tab of the Ribbon (Slide Master view)
Alt + N
Access Insert tab of the Ribbon
Alt + P
Toggle between Play and Pause Buttons for media (Works in Normal and
Slide Show views)
Alt + Q
Stops media playback (Works in Normal and Slide Show views)
Alt + R
Access Review tab of the Ribbon
Alt + S
Access Slide Show tab of the Ribbon
Alt + U
Mute (works in Normal and Slide Show views)
Alt + W
Access View tab of the Ribbon
Alt + Esc
Switches to the next open application
Alt + F2
Save As
Alt + F4
Close
Alt + F5
Restore Window
Alt + F8
Show Macro dialog box
Alt + F9
Show/Hide Guides
Alt + F10
Show Selection and Visibility Task Pane
Alt + F11
Access Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications environment
Alt + Shift + D
Show Header and Footer dialog box
Alt + Shift + F
Opens Backstage view
Alt + Tab
Switch to next application(s) (essentially a Windows shortcut key, not a PowerPoint shortcut)
Alt + Shift + Tab
Switch to previous application(s) (essentially a Windows shortcut key, not a PowerPoint shortcut)
Alt + Down Arrow
Open a selected drop-down list (in dialog boxes)
Alt + Shift + Left Arrow
Promote (for selected text on the slide or in the Outline tab)
Alt + Shift + Right Arrow
Demote (for selected text on the slide or in the Outline tab)
Alt + Shift + Up Arrow
Move up (for selected text on the slide or in the Outline tab)
Alt + Shift + Down Arrow
Move down (for selected text on the slide or in the Outline tab)
Alt + Shift + 1
Hides everything except titles within Outline tab
Collapses all groups within the Selection and Visibility pane
Alt + Shift + 9
Shows all content within Outline tab
Expand all groups within the Selection and Visibility pane
Alt + Shift + +
Expand text for selected title within Outline tab
Alt + Shift + -
Collapse text for selected title within Outline tab
Alt + Shift + Page Down
Seek media ahead; like a Forward button (works in Normal and
Slide Show views)
Alt + Shift + Page Up
Seek media backwards; like a Rewind button (works in
Normal and Slide Show views)
Alt + End
Go to the next Bookmark for media clip (works in Normal and
Slide Show views)
Alt + Home
Go to the previous Bookmark for media clip (works in Normal and
Slide Show views)
Alt + Up Arrow
Increase the volume (works in Normal and Slide Show views)
Alt + Down Arrow
Decrease the volume (works in Normal and Slide Show views)
Alt + Left Arrow
Rotate slide object counter-clockwise by 15 degrees
Alt + Right Arrow
Rotate slide object clockwise by 15 degrees
Shift Shortcuts
Tab
Moves to the subsequent cell within a Table
Activates the next option or option group within Dialog box
Selects next slide object on Slide (when one object is selected)
Go to next hyperlink in Slide Show view (if hyperlinks exist)
Shift + Tab
Moves to the preceding cell within a Table
Activates the previous option or option group within Dialog box
Selects previous slide object on Slide (when one object is selected)
Go to previous hyperlink in Slide Show view (if hyperlinks exist)
Shift + F3
Cycle case of selected text (Sentence, Lowercase, and Uppercase)
Shift + F4
Repeat last Find action, after the Find dialog box is closed
Shift + F6
Move to a pane from another pane in the program window (works counterclockwise)
Shift + F9
Show or hide the grid
Shift + F10
Display the right-click contextual menu for the selected object
Shift + Left Arrow
Select or deselect one character to the left
Shift + Right Arrow
Select or deselect one character to the right
Shift + Up Arrow
Select or deselect text one line up
Shift + Down Arrow
Select or deselect text one line down
Shift + Home
Select or deselect text to the beginning of the line.
Shift + End
Select or deselect text to the end of the line
Shift + Ctrl + Home
Selects or deselect all text from the cursor to the start of the active text object
Shift + Ctrl + End
Selects or deselects all text from the cursor to the end of the active text object
Other Shortcuts
Home
Moves cursor to beginning of current line of text
Selects first slide (Slide Sorter view)
End
Moves cursor to end of current line of text
Selects last slide (Slide Sorter view)
Page Up
Moves to previous slide (Normal and Slide Show views)
Page Down
Moves to next slide (Normal and Slide Show views)
Spacebar, N, or Right Arrow
Move to next slide or next animation (Slide Show view)
Backspace, P, or Left Arrow
Move to previous slide or previous animation (Slide Show view)
<Number> + Enter
Goes to the slide of that number (Slide Show view)
B
Pauses the slide show and displays a black screen - Press B again to resume the show (Slide Show view)
W
Pauses the show and displays a white screen - Press W again to resume the show (in Slide Show view)
S or Pause
Stops the show, and freezes the screen. Press S again to restart the show (Slide Show view)
Esc
Ends the slide show (Slide Show view)
Left Arrow
Moves cursor towards left on slide (Normal view)
Selects previous slide (Slide Sorter view)
Right Arrow
Moves cursor towards right on slide (Normal view)
Selects next slide (Slide Sorter view)
Up Arrow
Moves cursor upwards on slide (Normal view)
Selects slide upwards (Slide Sorter view)
Down Arrow
Moves cursor downwards on slide (Normal view)
Selects slide downwards (Slide Sorter view)