Microsoft PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts

Microsoft PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts
General
CTRL + N	Create a new presentation
CTRL + O	Open a presentation
CTRL + W	Close a presentation
CTRL + P	Print a presentation
CTRL + S	Save a presentation
ALT + F2	Save As
Navigation
F5	Start Slideshow (from beginning)
SHIFT + F5	Start Slideshow (from current slide)
CTRL + F5	Restore the presentation window size
ALT + F5	Restore the program window size
F6	Move to next pane
SHIFT + F6	Move to the previous pane
CTRL + F6	Toggle to next Open Presentation
CTRL + SHIFT + F6	Toggle to previous Open Presentation
CTRL + F4 or CTRL + W	Close the current Presentation
ALT + F4	Quit PowerPoint
F1	Display Help or the Office Assistant
SHIFT + F1	Start context-sensitive Help
CTRL + F	Find text, formatting, and special items
SHIFT + F4	To repeat the last Find action
Page Up	Moves to the previous slide
Page Dn	Moves to the next slide
Home	Moves to beginning of the current line, or first slide
End	Moves to the end of the current line, or last slide
CTRL + Up Arrow	One paragraph up
CTRL + Down Arrow	One paragraph down
CTRL + ←	Moves the cursor to the next word on the left
CTRL + →	Moves the cursor to the next word on the right
CTRL + ↓	Moves the cursor to the next paragraph down
CTRL + ↑	Moves the cursor to the next paragraph up
CTRL + END	To the end of a text box
CTRL + HOME	To the beginning of a text box
CTRL + ENTER	To the next title or body text placeholder (see note)
ALT + 2	Outline View
ALT + 3	Slides View (normal view)
ALT + 4	Slides Sorter View
Selection
F2	Select the text box and everything in the text box
CTRL + SHIFT + ←	Select from cursor to the beginning of a word
CTRL + SHIFT + →	Select from cursor to the end of a word
CTRL + SHIFT + ↓	Select from cursor to the end of a paragraph
CTRL + SHIFT + ↑	Select from cursor to the beginning of a paragraph
CTRL + SHIFT + HOME	Select to the beginning of the text box
CTRL + SHIFT + END	Select to the end of the text box
TAB or SHIFT + TAB	Selects an object, or the next object in a slide
CTRL + A (in the slide pane)	All objects
CTRL + A (in slide sorter view)	All slides
Hold Shift and click an object	Selects the entire object, not the text area within it
Editing
CTRL + M	Insert a new slide
CTRL + D	Make a copy of the selected slide or object
F7	Open Spell-check
CTRL + F7	Move window (when file not maximized)
CTRL + F8	ReSize window (when file not maximized)
CTRL + F10	Maximize the presentation window
ALT + F10	Maximize the program window
F12	Save As
ESC	Cancel an action
CTRL + Z	Undo an action
CTRL + Y	Redo or repeat an action
CTRL + K	Insert a hyperlink
CTRL + H	Find and Replace Text
CTRL + BACKSPACE	Delete one word to the left
CTRL + DELETE	Delete one word to the right
CTRL + SHIFT + G	Group selected graphics/boxes as a single object
CTRL + SHIFT + H	Ungroup a group of objects
Formatting
F4	Repeat the last action (great for formatting)
SHIFT + F3	Changes uppercase, lowercase, or proper
CTRL + T	Open the Font dialog box
CTRL + SHIFT + F	Change Font
CTRL + SHIFT + P	Changes Font Point Size
CTRL + SHIFT + >	Increase the font size
CTRL + SHIFT + <	Decrease the font size
ALT + SHIFT + D	Open Header/Footer Dialog
ALT + SHIFT + ←	Promotes selected paragraphs
ALT + SHIFT + →	Demotes selected paragraphs
ALT + SHIFT + ↑	Moves the selected paragraphs up
ALT + SHIFT + ↓	Moves the selected paragraphs down
CTRL + B	Apply bold formatting
CTRL + U	Apply an underline
CTRL + I	Apply italic formatting
CTRL + =	Apply subscript formatting
CTRL + SHIFT + =	Apply superscript formatting
CTRL + SPACEBAR	Remove manual character formatting
CTRL + G	Open Grid dialog
ALT + F9	Show or hide guides in normal view
CTRL + SHIFT + C	Copy text format
CTRL + SHIFT + V	Paste text format
CTRL + E	Center a paragraph
CTRL + J	Justify a paragraph
CTRL + L	Left align a paragraph
CTRL + R	Right align a paragraph
DoubleClick Format Painter Button	Copy text format and Paint the format on multiple objects (Esc to release)
Drawing
CTRL + ←	Nudges the selected object to the left
CTRL + →	Nudges the selected object to the right
CTRL + ↓	Nudges the selected object up
CTRL + ↑	Nudges the selected object down
ALT + Drag Shape size	Allows precision resizing by pixel (disables snap functionality)
SHIFT + Draw line	Draws a Straight vertical or horizontal line
SHIFT + moving/resizing an Autoshape	Maintains original aspect ratio ( X,Y proportions)
CTRL + Drag object	Creates a duplicate of the selected object
CTRL + SHIFT + Drag Object	Creates a duplicate of the selected object keeping it on the same x or y axis
Slide show controls
N, ENTER, PAGE DOWN, RIGHT ARROW, DOWN ARROW, or the SPACEBAR (or click the mouse)	Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide
P, PAGE UP, LEFT ARROW, UP ARROW, or BACKSPACE	Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide
+ ENTER	Go to slide
B or PERIOD	Display a black screen, or return to the slide show from a black screen
W or COMMA	Display a white screen, or return to the slide show from a white screen
ESC, CTRL + BREAK, or HYPHEN	End a slide show
E	Erase on-screen annotations
H	Go to next hidden slide
Both mouse buttons for 2 seconds	Return to the first slide
CTRL + P	Change the pointer to a Pen
CTRL + A	Change the pointer to an Arrow
CTRL + E	Change the pointer to an Eraser
A or =	Show or hide pointer
CTRL + H	Hide the pointer and button immediately
CTRL + U	Hide the pointer and button in 15 seconds
TAB	Go to the first or next hyperlink on a slide
SHIFT + TAB	Go to the last or previous hyperlink on a slide
ENTER while a hyperlink is selected	Perform the "mouse click" behavior of the selected hyperlink
F1	To see a list of controls during a slideshow
S or +	Stop or restart an automatic slide show
M	Use mouse-click to advance while rehearsing
T	Set new timings while rehearsing
O	Use original timings while rehearsing
CTRL + S	Show All Slides Dialog
CTRL + T	Show Taskbar at the bottom of screen