Part III: Microsoft PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts

Presentation Actions
Action		Keystroke
Open a presentation		CTRL+O, CTRL+F12
New presentation		CTRL+N
Save As		F12
Save		CTRL+S
Print		CTRL+P
Help		F1
Quit/Exit PowerPoint		ALT+F4

Formatting
Action		Keystroke
Select all	CTRL+A
Copy	CTRL+C
Cut	CTRL+X
Paste	CTRL+V
Undo	CTRL+Z
Redo	CTRL+Y
Bold	CTRL+B
Italics	CTRL+I
Underline	CTRL+U
Left justified	CTRL+L
Center justified	CTRL+E
Right justified	CTRL+R
Create hyperlink	CTRL+K
Format Painter (Copy)	CTRL+SHIFT+C
Format Painter (Paste)	CTRL+SHIFT+V
Increase font size	CTRL+SHIFT+>
Decrease font size	CTRL+SHIFT+<
Change font type	CTRL+SHIFT+F+Up/down arrow - Enter
Change font size	CTRL+SHIFT+P+Up/down arrow - Enter
Promote list item	ALT+SHIFT+Left arrow
Demote list item	ALT+SHIFT+Right arrow
Move selected item up	ALT+SHIFT+Up arrow
Move selected item down	ALT+SHIFT+Down arrow
Superscript	ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+>
Subscript	ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+<
Change Case	SHIFT+F3

Selecting & Navigating
Action		Keystroke
Character left		SHIFT+Left arrow
Character right		SHIFT+Right arrow
End of word		CTRL+SHIFT+Right Arrow
Beginning of word		CTRL+SHIFT+Left Arrow
Line up		SHIFT+Up Arrow
Line down		SHIFT+Down Arrow
Select all		CTRL+A or F2
Character left		Left Arrow
Character right		Right Arrow
Line up		Up Arrow
Line down		Down Arrow
Word left		CTRL+Left Arrow
Word right		CTRL+Right Arrow
End of line		END
Beginning of line		HOME
Paragraph up		CTRL+Up Arrow
Paragraph down		CTRL+Down Arrow
End of text block		CTRL+END
Start of text block		CTRL+HOME
To previous object		TAB
To next object		SHIFT+TAB
Select all objects		CTRL+A

Editing
Action		Keystroke
Delete character left			Backspace
Delete word left			CTRL+Backspace
Delete character right			Delete
Delete word right			CTRL+Delete
Find			CTRL+F
Replace			CTRL+H
Insert hyperlink			CTRL+K
New slide			CTRL+M
New slide like last one, no menu			CTRL+SHIFT+M
Spell checker			F7
Macros			ALT+F8
Move from Title to Text			CTRL+Enter
Move from Body text to Title of next slide			CTRL+Enter

Drawing & Formatting
Action		Keystroke
Grid and Guides dialog box		CTRL+G
Group Objects		CTRL+SHIFT+G
Ungroup Objects		CTRL+SHIFT+H
Regroup Objects		CTRL+SHIFT+J
Resize while maintaining proportions		SHIFT+Resize
Resize from center		CTRL+Resize
Resize from center while maintaining proportions		CTRL+SHIFT+Resize
Rotate in 15 degree increments		SHIFT+Rotate tool
Rotate from Corner		CTRL+Rotate tool
Rotate in 15 degree increments from Corner		CTRL+SHIFT+Rotate tool
Extend Line along same angle		SHIFT+Resize
Nudge object one grid unit		Arrow Key
Nudge object one pixel		CTRL+Arrow Key
Temporarily release Grid/Guide Snap		ALT
Show/Hide Guides (toggle)		ALT+F9
Show/Hide Grid (toggle)		SHIFT+F9

Slide Show Actions
Action	Keystroke
Begin slide show	F5
Next slide	ENTER, Spacebar, N, Right Arrow, Down Arrow, Page Down (or click the mouse)
Previous slide	BACKSPACE, P, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, Page Up
Go to Slide <number>	<number>+Enter
Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to an arrow	CTRL+A
Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to a pen	CTRL+P
Hide the pointer and button immediately	CTRL+H
Hide the pointer and button in 15 seconds	CTRL+U
Erase on-screen annotations	E
Go to next hidden slide	H
Use mouse-click to advance while rehearsing	M
Use original timings while rehearsing	O
Set new timings while rehearsing	T
Show/Hide black screen	B or Period
Show/Hide white screen	W or Comma
Show/Hide pointer & button	A or =
End slide show	ESC, CTRL+Break, Minus, END
Go to the first or next hyperlink	TAB
Go to the last or previous hyperlink	SHIFT+TAB

Slide Show shortcuts

Run the slide show and press the F1 key to view all keyboard shortcuts applicable when running a slide show.