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Writer's pictureCasper Andersen

Essential powerpoint keyboard shortcuts

I made a quick overview of the most essential microsoft powerpoint keyboard shortcuts. It is part of my series of productivity enhancement keyboard shortcuts for productivity software. They work on both windows and mac.

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General Shortcuts:

  • New Presentation: Ctrl/⌘ + N

  • Open Presentation: Ctrl/⌘ + O

  • Save Presentation: Ctrl/⌘ + S

  • Save As: F12 / Cmd + Shift + S

  • Print: Ctrl/⌘ + P

  • Close Presentation: Ctrl/⌘ + W

  • Undo: Ctrl/⌘ + Z

  • Redo: Ctrl + Y / Cmd + Shift + Z

  • Cut: Ctrl/⌘ + X

  • Copy: Ctrl/⌘ + C

  • Paste: Ctrl/⌘ + V

  • Select All: Ctrl/⌘ + A

  • Find: Ctrl/⌘ + F


Text Formatting:

  • Bold: Ctrl/⌘ + B

  • Italic: Ctrl/⌘ + I

  • Underline: Ctrl/⌘ + U

  • Strikethrough: Ctrl + T, then Alt + K / Cmd + Shift + X

  • Increase Font Size: Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + >

  • Decrease Font Size: Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + <

  • Align Left: Ctrl/⌘ + L

  • Align Center: Ctrl/⌘ + E

  • Align Right: Ctrl/⌘ + R

  • Align Justify: Ctrl/⌘ + J


Slides and Layout:

  • Insert New Slide: Ctrl/⌘ + M

  • Duplicate Slide: Ctrl/⌘ + D

  • Move Slide Up: Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow / Cmd + Shift + Up Arrow

  • Move Slide Down: Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow / Cmd + Shift + Down Arrow

  • Hide Slide: Ctrl + Shift + H / Cmd + Shift + H


View Shortcuts:

  • Start Slideshow from Beginning: F5 / Cmd + Shift + Return

  • Start Slideshow from Current Slide: Shift + F5 / Cmd + Return

  • Exit Slideshow: Esc

  • Zoom In: Ctrl + Alt + Plus (+) / Cmd + Option + Plus (+)

  • Zoom Out: Ctrl + Alt + Minus (-) / Cmd + Option + Minus (-)

  • Switch to Slide Sorter View: Alt + W + I / Cmd + 2

  • Switch to Normal View: Alt + W + L / Cmd + 1


During Slideshow:

  • Next Slide: N / Right Arrow / Space

  • Previous Slide: P / Left Arrow / Backspace

  • Black Screen: B

  • White Screen: W

  • Show/Hide Laser Pointer: Ctrl + L / Cmd + L


Objects and Shapes:

  • Group Objects: Ctrl + G / Cmd + Option + G

  • Ungroup Objects: Ctrl + Shift + G / Cmd + Option + Shift + G

  • Bring to Front: Ctrl + Shift + F / Cmd + Shift + F

  • Send to Back: Ctrl + Shift + B / Cmd + Shift + B


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