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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

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