Do you make a lot of presentations in PowerPoint? Then this post is for you. Here’s a bunch of our favorite keyboard shortcuts, guaranteed to help you navigate the program more easily.
* Denotes a common program command
CTRL + B: Bold*
CTRL +C: Copy*
CTRL + I: Italic*
CTRL + E: Center Paragraph
CTRL + J: Justified Paragraph
CTRL + K: Create Hyperlink
CTRL + L: Let-Aligned Paragraph
CTRL + R: Right-Aligned Paragraph
CTRL + U: Underline*
CTRL + V: Paste*
CTRL + X: Cut*
CTRL + Z: Undo*
CTRL + Drag (the mouse): Create a copy of the selected text.
CTRL + Shift + F, then use up / down arrows to select font, press Enter when done – Change Font Size
CTRL + Shift + P: Change Point Size
CTRL + Shift + Z: Plain Text
CTRL + Shift + >: Increase Font Size
CTRL + Shift +<: Decrease Font Size
Shift + F3: Toggles selection through lower case, upper case, and initial caps
F5: Start a presentation from the beginning
F7: Spellchecker
<Number> + Enter: Go to slide <number>
PowerPoint Shortcuts to Use During Presentations
F5: Start presentation from the beginning
A or Equals Sign (=): Show / hide arrow pointer
B or Period (.): Display blank black slide / return to the presentation from a blank black slide
E: Erase on-screen annotations
H: Go to the next hidden slide.
M: Use mouse-click to advance while rehearsing
N, Enter, Page Down, Right Arrow, Down Arrow, or Spacebar (choose one): Advance to next slide / perform next animation
O: Use original timings while rehearsing
P, Page Up, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Backspace (choose one): Return to previous slide / perform previous animation
R: Re-record slide narration and timing
S: Stop / start automatic presentation
T: Set new timings while rehearsing
W or Comma (,): Display blank white slide / return to the presentation from a blank white slide
<Number> + Enter: Go to slide <number>
ATL + Q: Stop media playback
ALT + P: Play / pause
ALT + U: Mute
ALT + Down: Decrease volume
ALT + END: Next bookmark
ALT + HOME: Previous bookmark
ALT + Up: Increase volume
ALT + SHIFT + Page Down: Seek forward
ALT + Shift + Page Up: Seek backward
CTRL + A: Change pointer to an arrow
CTRL+E: Change pointer to an eraser
CTRL + H: Hide pointer and navigation button immediately
CTRL + M: Show / hide ink markup
CTRL + S: View the All Slides dialogue box
CTRL + T: View computer task bar
CTRL + U: Hide pointer and navigation button in 15 seconds
SHIFT + F10: Display shortcut menu
SHIFT + TAB: Go to last / previous hyperlink on slide
TAB: Go to first / next hyperlink on slide
We have posted similar articles about Excel, Outlook, and Word. Did you miss one? Follow the links below.
- Excel: https://blog.techquility.net/10-excel-shortcuts/
- Outlook: https://blog.techquility.net/microsoft-outlook-shortcut-keys/
- Windows 7: https://blog.techquility.net/windows-7-shortcuts/
- Windows 8: https://blog.techquility.net/windows-8-shortcuts/
- Word: https://blog.techquility.net/microsoft-word-shortcut-keys/
Julie Strier is a freelance writer who wants to help you use your software more efficiently. Email: [email protected]. Website: www.mybusinesswriter.com.