| MS PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts | |
| Press | To |
| CTRL+Shift+F, then use up/down arrow keys, click Enter when done | Change Font |
| CTRL+Shift+P, then use up/down arrow keys, click Enter when done | Change Point Size |
| CTRL+Shift+> | Increase Font Size |
| CTRL+Shift+< | Decrease Font Size |
| CTRL+B | Bold |
| CTRL+U | Underline |
| CTRL+I | Italic |
| ALT+CTRL+Shift+> | Superscript |
| ALT+CTRL+Shift+< | Subscript |
| CTRL+Shift+Z | Plain Text |
| F7 | Spelling Checker |
| CTRL+E | Center Paragraph |
| CTRL+J | Justified Paragraph |
| CTRL+L | Left-Aligned Paragraph |
| CTRL+R | Right-Aligned Paragraph |
| Shift+F3 toggles selection through lower case, upper case, initial caps with each press of keys | Change Case |
| CTRL+K | Create Hyperlink |
| Backspace | Delete Character Left |
| CTRL+Backspace | Delete Word Left |
| Delete | Delete Character Right |
| CTRL+Delete | Delete Word Right |
| CTRL+X | Cut |
| CTRL+C | Copy |
| CTRL+V | Paste |
| CTRL+Z | Undo |
| CTRL+Drag | Create a copy of the text |
| Left Arrow | Character Left |
| Right Arrow | Character Right |
| Up Arrow | Line Up |
| Down Arrow | Line Down |
| CTRL+Left Arrow | Word Left |
| CTRL+Right Arrow | Word Right |
| END | End of Line |
| HOME | Beginning of Line |
| CTRL+Up Arrow | Paragraph Up |
| CTRL+Down Arrow | Paragraph Down |
| CTRL+END | End of Text Block |
| CTRL+HOME | Start of Text Block |
| TAB | To Previous Object |
| Shift+TAB | To Next Object |
| CTRL+A | Select All Objects |
| CTRL+Select and Drag | Drag and Drop Copy |
| CTRL+D | Create a Duplicate Object |
| CTRL+D, move new copy to desired location, then use CTRL+D repeatedly to create more copies | Create another Duplicate with same offset as first Duplicate |
| ALT+Shift+Left Arrow or | Promote Paragraph |
| TAB from beginning of Paragraph | |
| ALT+Shift+Right Arrow or Shift+TAB from beginning of Paragraph | Demote Paragraph |
| ALT+Shift+Up Arrow | Move Selected Paragraphs Up |
| ALT+Shift+Down Arrow | Move Selected Paragraphs Down |
| ALT+Shift+1 | Collapse to Titles |
| ALT+Shift+Plus | Expand Text under a heading |
| ALT+Shift+Minus | Collapse Text Under a Heading |
| ALT+Shift+A | Show All Text and Headings |
| Keypad / (numlock off) | Display Character Formatting |
| Shift+Right Arrow | Character Right |
| Shift+Left Arrow | Character Left |
| CTRL+Shift+Right Arrow | End of Word |
| CTRL+Shift+Left Arrow | Beginning of Word |
| Shift+Up Arrow | Line Up |
| Shift+Down Arrow | Line Down |
| CTRL+A or F2 | Select All |
| Drag with left mouse button depressed | Select Any Text |
| Double-Click | Select Word |
| Triple-Click | Select Paragraph |
| Select and Drag | Drag and Drop |
| CTRL+Select and Drag | Drag and Drop Copy |
| CTRL+N | New Presentation |
| CTRL+O, CTRL+F12 | Open a Presentation |
| CTRL+S, F12 | Save |
| F12 | Save As |
| CTRL+P | |
| CTRL+F | Find |
| CTRL+H | Replace |
| CTRL+M | New Slide (menu) |
| Shift+CTRL+M | New Slide like last one, no menu |
| CTRL+Q or ALT F4 | Exit/Quit |
| CTRL+Enter | Move from Title to Text |
| CTRL+Enter | Move from Body text to Title of Next Slide |
| CTRL+Shift+F6 | Go to Previous Window |
| CTRL+F6 | Go to Next Window |
| ALT+F5 | Size Presentation Window |
| (Un-Maximize) | |
| ALT+F10 | Maximize Application Window |
| CTRL+F10 | Maximize Presentation Window |
| CTRL+F5 | Restore Presentation Window to Previous Size |
| CTRL+F5 | Put Presentation in its own Window |
| CTRL+G | Show/Hide Guides (toggle) |
| Shift+Click Slide View Button | Switch from Normal View to Master View |
| CTRL+Shift+G | Group |
| CTRL+Shift+H | Ungroup |
| CTRL+Shift+J | Regroup |
| Shift+Resize | Resize while Maintaining Proportions |
| CTRL+Resize | Resize from Center |
| CTRL+Shift+Resize | Resize from Center while Maintaining Proportions |
| Shift+Rotate tool | Rotate in 15 degree increments |
| CTRL+Rotate tool | Rotate from Corner |
| Shift+CTRL+Rotate tool | Rotate in 15 degree increments from Corner |
| Shift+Resize | Extend Line along same angle |
| CTRL+ALT+click (using curve tool) | Make Straight Segment while Using Curve Tool |
| Arrow Key | Nudge object one grid unit |
| CTRL+Arrow Key | Nudge object one pixel |
| ALT | Temporarily Release Grid/Guide Snap |
| CTRL+Drag Guide | Create Multiple Guides |
| <number> ENTER | Go to Slide <number> |
| B or Period | Black/Unblack Screen |
| W or Comma | White/Unwhite Screen |
| A or = | Show/Hide Pointer |
| ESC, CTRL+Break, Minus, END | End Show |
| E | Erase Screen Annotations |
| H | Advance to Hidden Slide |
| Mouse Click, Spacebar, N, Right Arrow, Down Arrow, Page Down | Advance to Next Slide |
| Backspace, P, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, Page Up | Return to Previous Slide |
| F1 | Help |
| Shift+F1 | Menu and Dialog Explanations |
| Shift+F10 | Right Mouse Click without Mouse |
| ALT+F11 | Bring up Visual Basic Editor |
| ALT+F8 | Macro Recorder |
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