Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Short Cuts

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Keyboard shortcuts can save time and the effort of switching from the keyboard to the mouse to execute simple commands. Print this list of Power Point keyboard shortcuts and keep it by your computer for a quick reference.

Note: A plus sign indicates that the keys need to be pressed at the same time.

Action

Keystroke

Document actions

Open a presentation

CTRL+O

New presentation

CTRL+N

Save As

F12

Save

CTRL+S

Print

CTRL+P

Help

F1

Presentation actions

Begin slide show

F5

Next slide

ENTER or
Down arrow key

Previous slide

BACKSPACE or
Up arrow key

Activate pen tool

CTRL+P

Erase pen strokes

E

Deactivate pen tool

CTRL+A

Show/Hide black screen

B

Show/Hide white screen

W

Show/Hide pointer & button

A

End slide show

ESC

 

Action

Keystroke

Formatting

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

Promote list item

ALT+SHIFT+Left arrow

Demote list item

ALT+SHIFT+Right arrow or TAB

Editing

Find

CTRL+F

Replace

CTRL+H

Insert hyperlink

CTRL+K

New slide

CTRL+M

Spell checker

F7

Macros

ALT+F8

 

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

 

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