Powerpoint
Create visual and interactive slideshows
Frequently Used Shortcuts:
Make a new presentation.
Ctrl
N
Add a new slide.
Ctrl
M
Cut selected object or text.
Ctrl
X
Copy selected object or text.
Ctrl
C
Paste selected object or text.
Ctrl
V
Undo last performed action.
Ctrl
Z
Go to next slide.
PageDown
Go to previous slide.
PageUp
Start slide show.
F5
End slide show.
Esc
Save presentation.
Ctrl
S
Close PowerPoint.
Ctrl
Q
Views:
Switch to Normal view.
Alt
V
+
N
Switch to Slide Sorter view.
Alt
V
+
D
Switch to Notes view.
Alt
V
+
P
Switch to Outline view.
Switch to Slide Show.
F5
Switch to Full Screen.
Switch to Presenter view.
Alt
F5
Text Edits:
Select one character to the right.
Shift
→
Select one character to the left.
Shift
←
Select one line up.
Shift
↑
Select one line down.
Shift
↓
Increase font size.
Ctrl
Shift
>
Decrease font size.
Ctrl
Shift
<
Apply bold formatting.
Ctrl
B
Apply italic formatting.
Ctrl
I
Apply underline formatting.
Ctrl
U
Center text.
Ctrl
E
Left justify text.
Ctrl
L
Right justify text.
Ctrl
R
Insert hyperlink.
Ctrl
K
Copy text.
Ctrl
C
Copy text formatting.
Ctrl
Shift
C
Paste text.
Ctrl
V
Paste text formatting.
Ctrl
Shift
V
Objects:
Select the next object.
Tab
Select the previous object.
Shift
Tab
Select all objects on a slide.
Ctrl
A
Move a selected object down.
↓
Group selected objects.
Ctrl
G
Ungroup selected objects.
Ctrl
Shift
G
Rotate object clockwise.
Alt
→
Rotate object counterclockwise.
Alt
←
Format selected object.
Resize objec to the left.
Shift
←
Duplicate object.
Ctrl
D
Send object to front.
Ctrl
Shift
]
Send object to back.
Ctrl
Shift
[
Order:
Move slide or section up in order.
Ctrl
↑
Move slide or section down in order.
Ctrl
↓
Move slide or section to beginning.
Ctrl
Shift
↑
Move slide or section to end.
Ctrl
Shift
↓
Navigating Presentations:
Start presentation from the beginning.
F5
Start from current slide.
Shift
F5
Start in Presenter view.
Alt
F5
Advance slide or perform next animation.
→
Return to previous slide or perform previous animation.
←
Return to the first slide.
Home
Move to last slide.
End
Stop or restart an automatic presentation.
S
Move to a third slide.
3
↵
End presentation.
Esc
Presentation Mode:
Open a selected hyperlink in the presentation.
↵
Move between hotspots on a single slide.
Tab
Start the laser pointer.
Ctrl
L
Change pointer to a pen.
Ctrl
P
Change pointer to an arrow.
Ctrl
A
Change pointer to an eraser.
Ctrl
E
Show or hide markups.
Ctrl
M
Erase on-screen annotations.
E
Pre-record slide narrations and timing.
R