| # |
Description |
PC Shortcut |
Mac Shortcut |
| Frequently used |
| 1 |
Create new presentation |
Ctrl+N |
^+N |
| 2 |
Make selected text bold. |
Ctrl+B |
^+B |
| 3 |
Change the font size for selected text. |
Alt+H+F+S |
⌥+H+F+S |
| 4 |
Change the zoom for the slide. |
Alt+W+Q |
⌥+W+Q |
| 5 |
Cut selected text, object, or slide. |
Ctrl+X |
^+X |
| 6 |
Copy selected text, object, or slide. |
Ctrl+C |
^+C |
| 7 |
Paste cut or copied text, object, or slide. |
Ctrl+V |
^+V |
| 8 |
Undo the last action. |
Ctrl+Z |
^+Z |
| 9 |
Save the presentation. |
Ctrl+S |
^+S |
| 10 |
Insert a picture. |
Alt+N+P |
⌥+N+P |
| 11 |
Insert a shape. |
Alt+H+S+H |
⌥+H+S+H |
| 12 |
Select a theme. |
Alt+G+H |
⌥+G+H |
| 13 |
Select a slide layout. |
Alt+H+L |
⌥+H+L |
| 14 |
Go to the next slide. |
PgDn |
PgDn |
| 15 |
Go to the previous slide. |
PgUp |
PgUp |
| 16 |
Go to the Home tab. |
Alt+H |
⌥+H |
| 17 |
Move to the Insert tab. |
Alt+N |
⌥+N |
| 18 |
Start the slide show. |
Alt+S+B |
⌥+S+B |
| 19 |
End the slide show. |
Escape |
Escape |
| 20 |
Close PowerPoint. |
Alt+F+X |
⌥+F+X |
| Navigate the ribbon |
| 21 |
Open the File page. |
Alt+F |
⌥+F |
| 22 |
Open the Home tab. |
Alt+H |
⌥+H |
| 23 |
Open the Insert tab. |
Alt+N |
⌥+N |
| 24 |
Open the Design tab. |
Alt+G |
⌥+G |
| 25 |
Open the Transitions tab. |
Alt+T |
⌥+T |
| 26 |
Open the Animations tab. |
Alt+A |
⌥+A |
| 27 |
Open the Slide Show tab. |
Alt+S |
⌥+S |
| 28 |
Open the Review tab. |
Alt+R |
⌥+R |
| 29 |
Open the View tab. |
Alt+W |
⌥+W |
| Change focus |
| 30 |
Move the focus to commands on the ribbon. |
Tab |
Tab |
| 31 |
Expand or collapse the ribbon. |
Ctrl+F1 |
^+F1 |
| 32 |
Display the context menu for the selected item. |
Shift+F10 |
⇧+F10 |
| 33 |
Move the focus to a different pane. |
F6 |
F6 |
| 34 |
Move to the next or previous command on the ribbon. |
Tab |
Tab |
| 35 |
Activate the selected command or control on the ribbon. |
Space |
Space |
| 36 |
Open the selected menu or gallery on the ribbon. |
Space |
Space |
| 37 |
Open the selected list on the ribbon, such as the Font list. |
Down |
Down |
| 38 |
Move between items in an opened menu or gallery. |
Tab |
Tab |
| 39 |
Finish modifying a value in a control on the ribbon, and move the focus back to the document. |
Enter |
Enter |
| Move between panes |
| 40 |
Move clockwise among panes in Normal view. |
F6 |
F6 |
| 41 |
Move counterclockwise among panes in Normal view. |
Shift+F6 |
⇧+F6 |
| 42 |
Switch between the Thumbnail pane and the Outline View pane. |
Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
^+⇧+Tab |
| Work in an outline |
| 43 |
Promote a paragraph. |
Alt+Shift+Left |
⌥+⇧+Left |
| 44 |
Demote a paragraph. |
Alt+Shift+Right |
⌥+⇧+Right |
| 45 |
Move selected paragraphs up. |
Alt+Shift+Up |
⌥+⇧+Up |
| 46 |
Move selected paragraphs down. |
Alt+Shift+Down |
⌥+⇧+Down |
| 47 |
Show heading level 1 |
Alt+Shift+1 |
⌥+⇧+1 |
| 48 |
Expand text below a heading. |
Alt+Shift+Add |
⌥+⇧+Add |
| 49 |
Collapse text below a heading. |
Alt+Shift+Subtract |
⌥+⇧+Subtract |
| Select text and objects |
| 50 |
Select one character to the right. |
Shift+Right |
⇧+Right |
| 51 |
Select one character to the left. |
Shift+Left |
⇧+Left |
| 52 |
Select to the end of a word. |
Ctrl+Shift+Right |
^+⇧+Right |
| 53 |
Select to the beginning of a word. |
Ctrl+Shift+Left |
^+⇧+Left |
| 54 |
Select one line up (with the cursor at the beginning of a line). |
Shift+Up |
⇧+Up |
| 55 |
Select one line down (with the cursor at the beginning of a line). |
Shift+Down |
⇧+Down |
| 56 |
Select an object (when the text inside the object is selected). |
Escape |
Escape |
| 57 |
Select another object (when one object is selected). |
Tab |
Tab |
| 58 |
Send object back one position. |
Ctrl+[ |
^+[ |
| 59 |
Send object forward one position. |
Ctrl+] |
^+] |
| 60 |
Send object to back. |
Ctrl+Shift+[ |
^+⇧+[ |
| 61 |
Send object to front. |
Ctrl+Shift+] |
^+⇧+] |
| 62 |
Select text within an object (with an object selected). |
Enter |
Enter |
| 63 |
Select all objects.(on theSlidestab) |
Ctrl+A |
^+A |
| 64 |
Play or pause media. |
Ctrl+Space |
^+Space |
| 65 |
Select all slides.(inSlide Sorterview) |
Ctrl+A |
^+A |
| 66 |
Select all text.(on theOutlinetab) |
Ctrl+A |
^+A |
| Delete and copy text and objects |
| 67 |
Delete one character to the left. |
Back |
Back |
| 68 |
Delete one word to the left. |
Ctrl+Back |
^+Back |
| 69 |
Delete one character to the right. |
Delete |
Delete |
| 70 |
Delete one word to the right. |
Ctrl+Delete |
^+Delete |
| 71 |
Cut selected object or text. |
Ctrl+X |
^+X |
| 72 |
Copy selected object or text. |
Ctrl+C |
^+C |
| 73 |
Paste cut or copied object or text. |
Ctrl+V |
^+V |
| 74 |
Undo the last action. |
Ctrl+Z |
^+Z |
| 75 |
Redo the last action. |
Ctrl+Y |
^+Y |
| 76 |
Copy formatting only. |
Ctrl+Shift+C |
^+⇧+C |
| 77 |
Paste formatting only. |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
^+⇧+V |
| 78 |
Copy animation painter |
Alt+Shift+C |
⌥+⇧+C |
| 79 |
Paste animation painter |
Alt+Shift+V |
⌥+⇧+V |
| 80 |
OpenPaste Specialdialog box. |
Ctrl+Alt+V |
^+⌥+V |
| Move around in text |
| 81 |
Move one character to the left. |
Left |
Left |
| 82 |
Move one character to the right. |
Right |
Right |
| 83 |
Move one line up. |
Up |
Up |
| 84 |
Move one line down. |
Down |
Down |
| 85 |
Move one word to the left. |
Ctrl+Left |
^+Left |
| 86 |
Move one word to the right. |
Ctrl+Right |
^+Right |
| 87 |
Move to the end of a line. |
End |
End |
| 88 |
Move to the beginning of a line. |
Home |
Home |
| 89 |
Move up one paragraph. |
Ctrl+Up |
^+Up |
| 90 |
Move down one paragraph. |
Ctrl+Down |
^+Down |
| 91 |
Move to the end of a text box. |
Ctrl+End |
^+End |
| 92 |
Move to the beginning of a text box. |
Ctrl+Home |
^+Home |
| 93 |
Move to the next title or body text placeholder. If it is the last placeholder on a slide, this action inserts a new slide with the same slide layout as the original slide. |
Ctrl+Enter |
^+Enter |
| 94 |
Move to repeat the lastFindaction. |
Shift+F4 |
⇧+F4 |
| Move around in and work in tables |
| 95 |
Move to the next cell. |
Tab |
Tab |
| 96 |
Move to the preceding cell. |
Shift+Tab |
⇧+Tab |
| 97 |
Move to the next row. |
Down |
Down |
| 98 |
Move to the preceding row. |
Up |
Up |
| 99 |
Insert a tab in a cell. |
Ctrl+Tab |
^+Tab |
| 100 |
Start a new paragraph. |
Enter |
Enter |
| 101 |
Add a new row at the bottom of the table.(in the bottom right table cell.) |
Tab |
Tab |
| Format text |
| 102 |
Open theFontdialog box to change the font. |
Ctrl+Shift+F |
^+⇧+F |
| 103 |
Increase the font size. |
Ctrl+Shift+. |
^+⇧+. |
| 104 |
Decrease the font size. |
Ctrl+Shift+, |
^+⇧+, |
| 105 |
Open theFontdialog box to change the formatting of characters. |
Ctrl+T |
^+T |
| 106 |
Change between sentence case, lowercase, or uppercase. |
Shift+F3 |
⇧+F3 |
| 107 |
Apply bold formatting. |
Ctrl+B |
^+B |
| 108 |
Apply an underline. |
Ctrl+U |
^+U |
| 109 |
Apply italic formatting. |
Ctrl+I |
^+I |
| 110 |
Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing). |
Ctrl+= |
^+= |
| 111 |
Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing). |
Ctrl+Shift+Add |
^+⇧+Add |
| 112 |
Remove manual character formatting, such as subscript and superscript. |
Ctrl+Space |
^+Space |
| 113 |
Insert a hyperlink. |
Ctrl+K |
^+K |
| 114 |
Copy formats. |
Ctrl+Shift+C |
^+⇧+C |
| 115 |
Paste formats. |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
^+⇧+V |
| 116 |
Center a paragraph. |
Ctrl+E |
^+E |
| 117 |
Justify a paragraph. |
Ctrl+J |
^+J |
| 118 |
Left align a paragraph. |
Ctrl+L |
^+L |
| 119 |
Right align a paragraph. |
Ctrl+R |
^+R |
| Insert and reply to comments |
| 120 |
Insert a new comment |
Ctrl+N |
^+N |
| 121 |
Reply to a selected comment |
Ctrl+R |
^+R |
| 122 |
Move slide up in order |
Ctrl+Up |
^+Up |
| 123 |
Move slide down in order |
Ctrl+Down |
^+Down |
| 124 |
Move slide to beginning |
Ctrl+Shift+Up |
^+⇧+Up |
| 125 |
Move slide to end |
Ctrl+Shift+Down |
^+⇧+Down |
| 126 |
Move section up in order |
Ctrl+Up |
^+Up |
| 127 |
Move section down in order |
Ctrl+Down |
^+Down |
| 128 |
Move section to beginning |
Ctrl+Shift+Up |
^+⇧+Up |
| 129 |
Move section to end |
Ctrl+Shift+Down |
^+⇧+Down |