| F6 |
Move clockwise among panes of normal view in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| Shift+F6 |
Move counterclockwise among panes of normal view |
| CTRL+Shift+TAB |
Switch between Slides and Outline tabs of the Outline and Slides pane in normal view |
| ALT+Shift+LEFT ARROW |
Promote a paragraph (paragraph: Text that has a carriage return (hard return) at the end of it, such as when you press ENTER. Each item in a bulleted or numbered list is a paragraph; a title or subtitle is also a paragraph.) |
| ALT Shift RIGHT ARROW |
Demote a paragraph in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| ALT+Shift+UP ARROW |
Move selected paragraphs up |
| ALT+Shift+DOWN ARROW |
Move selected paragraphs down |
| ALT+Shift+1 |
Show heading level 1 |
| ALT+Shift+PLUS SIGN |
Expand text below a heading |
| ALT Shift MINUS SIGN |
Collapse text below a heading in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| ALT+Shift+A |
Show all or collapse all text or headings |
| Shift+F9 |
Show or hide the grid (grid: A set of intersecting lines used to align objects.) |
| ALT+F9 |
Show or hide guides (guides: Nonprinting straight lines, both horizontal and vertical, used to visually align objects.) |
| CTRL G |
Change grid or guide settings in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| Shift+RIGHT ARROW |
One character to the right |
| Shift+LEFT ARROW |
One character to the left |
| CTRL Shift RIGHT ARROW |
To the end of a word in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| CTRL+Shift+LEFT ARROW |
To the beginning of a word |
| Shift+UP ARROW |
One line up |
| Shift+DOWN ARROW |
One line down |
| ESC |
An object (with text selected inside the object) |
| TAB or Shift+TAB until the object you want is selected |
An object (with an object selected) |
| ENTER |
Text within an object (with an object selected) |
| CTRL A (on the Slides tab) |
All objects in Microsoft Powerpoint slides tab |
| CTRL A (in slide sorter view) |
All slides in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| CTRL+A (on the Outline tab) |
All text |
| BACKSPACE |
Delete one character to the left |
| CTRL+BACKSPACE |
Delete one word to the left |
| DELETE |
Delete one character to the right in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| CTRL+DELETE |
Delete one word to the right |
| CTRL+X |
Cut selected object |
| CTRL+C |
Copy selected object |
| CTRL V |
Paste cut or copied object in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| CTRL+Z |
Undo the last action |
| LEFT ARROW |
One character to the left |
| RIGHT ARROW |
One character to the right in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| UP ARROW |
One line up |
| DOWN ARROW |
One line down |
| CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
One word to the left |
| CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
One word to the right |
| END |
To the end of a line |
| HOME |
To the beginning of a line in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| CTRL+UP ARROW |
Up one paragraph |
| CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
Down one paragraph |
| CTRL+END |
To the end of a text box (text box: A movable, resizable container for text or graphics. Use text boxes to position several blocks of text on a page or to give text a different orientation from other text in the document.) |
| CTRL+HOME |
To the beginning of a text box |
| CTRL+ENTER |
To the next title or body text placeholder (placeholders: Boxes with dotted or hatch-marked borders that are part of most slide layouts. These boxes hold title and body text or objects such as charts, tables, and pictures.). If it is the last placeholder on a slide, this will insert a new slide with the same slide layout as the original slide. |
| Shift F4 |
To repeat the last Find action in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| TAB |
Move to the next cell |
| Shift+TAB |
Move to the preceding cell |
| DOWN ARROW |
Move to the next row |
| UP ARROW |
Move to the preceding row |
| CTRL TAB |
Insert a tab in a cell in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| ENTER |
Start a new paragraph (paragraph: Text that has a carriage return (hard return) at the end of it, such as when you press ENTER. Each item in a bulleted or numbered list is a paragraph; a title or subtitle is also a paragraph.) |
| TAB at the end of the last row |
Add a new row at the bottom of the table in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| CTRL+Shift+F |
Change the font |
| CTRL Shift P |
Change the font size in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| CTRL+Shift+> |
Increase the font size |
| CTRL Shift |
Decrease the font size in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| CTRL+T |
Change the formatting of characters (Font command, Format menu) between sentence, lowercase, or uppercase |
| Shift+F3 |
Change the case of letters |
| CTRL B |
Apply bold formatting in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| CTRL+U |
Apply an underline |
| CTRL I |
Apply italic formatting in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| CTRL+EQUAL SIGN |
Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing) |
| CTRL+Shift+PLUS SIGN |
Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing) |
| CTRL+SPACEBAR |
Remove manual character formatting, such as subscript and superscript |
| CTRL Shift C |
Copy formats in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| CTRL+Shift+V |
Paste formats |
| CTRL+E |
Center a paragraph (paragraph: Text that has a carriage return (hard return) at the end of it, such as when you press ENTER. Each item in a bulleted or numbered list is a paragraph; a title or subtitle is also a paragraph.) |
| CTRL+J |
Justify a paragraph |
| CTRL L |
Left align a paragraph in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| CTRL+R |
Right align a paragraph |
| CTRL EQUAL SIGN |
Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing) in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| CTRL+Shift+PLUS SIGN |
Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing) |
| N, ENTER, PAGE DOWN, RIGHT ARROW, DOWN ARROW, or the SPACEBAR (or click the mouse) |
Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide |
| P, PAGE UP, LEFT ARROW, UP ARROW, or BACKSPACE |
Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| number+ENTER |
Go to slide number |
| B or PERIOD |
Display a black screen, or return to the slide show from a black screen in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| W or COMMA |
Display a white screen, or return to the slide show from a white screen |
| S or PLUS SIGN |
Stop or restart a Microsoft Powerpoint automatic slide show |
| ESC, CTRL+BREAK, or HYPHEN |
End a slide show |
| E |
Erase on-screen annotations |
| H |
Go to the next hidden slide |
| T |
Set new timings while rehearsing |
| O |
Use original timings while rehearsing |
| M |
Use mouse-click to advance while rehearsing |
| 1+ENTER (or press both mouse buttons for 2 seconds) |
Return to the first slide in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| CTRL+P |
Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to a pen |
| CTRL+A |
Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to an arrow |
| CTRL+H |
Hide the pointer and navigation button immediately |
| CTRL+U |
Hide the pointer and navigation button in 15 seconds |
| Shift+F10 (or right-click) |
Display the shortcut menu (shortcut menu: A menu that shows a list of commands relevant to a particular item. To display a shortcut menu, right-click an item or press SHFT+F10.) |
| TAB |
Go to the first or next hyperlink (hyperlink: Colored and underlined text or a graphic that you click to go to a file, a location in a file, a Web page on the World Wide Web, or a Web page on an intranet. Hyperlinks can also go to newsgroups and to Gopher, Telnet, and FTP sites.) on a slide |
| Shift TAB |
Go to the last or previous hyperlink on a slide in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| ENTER while a hyperlink is selected |
Perform the mouse click behavior of the selected hyperlink |
| Shift+ENTER while a hyperlink is selected |
Perform the mouse over behavior of the selected hyperlink |
| TAB |
Go to the first or next hyperlink per slide |
| Shift+TAB |
Go to the last or previous hyperlink per slide |
| ENTER while a hyperlink is selected |
Perform the mouse click behavior of the selected hyperlink in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| Shift+ENTER while a hyperlink is selected |
Perform the mouse over behavior of the selected hyperlink |
| TAB |
Move forward through the hyperlinks in a Web presentation, the Address bar, and the Links bar |
| Shift+TAB |
Move back through the hyperlinks in a Web presentation, the Address bar, and the Links bar |
| ENTER |
Perform the mouse click behavior of the selected hyperlink |
| SPACEBAR |
Go to the next slide in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| BACKSPACE |
Go to the previous slide |
| ALT+S |
Send the current presentation as an e-mail message |
| CTRL Shift B |
Open the Address Book when in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| ALT+K |
Check the names on the To, Cc, and Bcc lines against the Address Book |
| TAB |
Select the next box in the e-mail header or the body of the message when the last box in the e-mail header is active |
| Shift+TAB |
Select the previous field or button in the e-mail header |
| F1 |
Display the Help Pane in Microsoft Powerpoint. |
| F6 |
Switch between the Help Pane and the active application. |
| TAB |
Select the next item in the Help Pane. |
| Shift TAB |
Select the previous item in the Microsoft Powerpoint Help Pane. |
| ENTER |
Perform the action for the selected item. |
| UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW |
In a Table of Contents, select the next and previous item, respectively. |
| LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW |
In a Table of Contents, expand and collapse the selected item, respectively. |
| ALT LEFT ARROW |
Move back to the previous Microsoft Powerpoint Task Pane. |
| ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
Move forward to the next Task Pane. |
| CTRL+SPACE |
Open the menu of Pane options. |
| CTRL+F1 |
Close and reopen the current Task Pane. |
| RIGHT ARROW |
Expand a +/- list. |
| LEFT ARROW |
Collapse a +/- list. |
| TAB |
Select the next hidden text or hyperlink, or Show All or Hide All at the top of a topic |
| Shift+TAB |
Select the previous hidden text or hyperlink, or the Browser View button at the top of a Microsoft Office Web site article |
| ENTER |
Perform the action for the selected Show All, Hide All, hidden text, or hyperlink |
| ALT LEFT ARROW |
Move back to the previous Microsoft Powerpoint Help topic. |
| ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
Move forward to the next Help topic. |
| CTRL P |
Print the current Microsoft Powerpoint Help topic. |
| UP ARROW AND DOWN ARROW |
Scroll small amounts up and down, respectively, within the currently-displayed Help topic. |
| PAGE UP AND PAGE DOWN |
Scroll larger amounts up and down, respectively, within the currently-displayed Help topic. |
| ALT U |
Change whether the Microsoft Powerpoint Help window appears connected to (tiled) or separate from (untiled) the active application. |
| Shift+F10 |
Display a menu of commands for the Help window; requires that the Help window have active focus (click an item in the Help window). |
| ALT+TAB |
Switch to the next window |
| ALT+Shift+TAB |
Switch to the previous window |
| CTRL+W or CTRL+F4 |
Close the active window |
| CTRL+F5 |
Restore the size of the active window after you've maximized it |
| F6 |
Move to a task pane (task pane: A window within an Office application that provides commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands while still working on your files.) from another pane in the program window (clockwise direction). You may need to press F6 more than once. Note If pressing F6 doesn't display the task pane you want, try pressing ALT to place focus on the menu bar, and then pressing CTRL+TAB to move to the task pane. |
| Shift+F6 |
Move to a pane from another pane in the program window (counterclockwise direction) |
| CTRL+F6 |
When more than one window is open, switch to the next window |
| CTRL+Shift+F6 |
Switch to the previous window |
| CTRL+F7 |
When a document window is not maximized, performs the Move command (on the Control menu for the window). Use the arrow keys to move the window, and, when finished, press ESC. |
| CTRL+F8 |
When a document window is not maximized, performs the Size command (on the Control menu for the window). Use the arrow keys to resize the window, and, when finished, press ESC. |
| CTRL+F9 |
Minimize a window to an icon (works only for some Microsoft Office programs) |
| CTRL+F10 |
Maximize or restore a selected window |
| PRINT SCREEN |
Copy a picture of the screen to the Clipboard |
| ALT+PRINT SCREEN |
Copy a picture of the selected window to the Clipboard |
| ALT+Shift+F10 |
Display the menu or message for a smart tag. If more than one smart tag is present, switch to the next smart tag and display its menu or message. |
| DOWN ARROW |
Select the next item in a smart tag menu. |
| UP ARROW |
Select the previous item in a smart tag menu. |
| ENTER |
Perform the action for the selected item in a smart tag menu. |
| ESC |
Close the smart tag menu or message. |
| F6 |
Move to a Microsoft Powerpoint task pane (task pane: A window within an Office application that provides commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands while still working on your files.) from another pane in the program window. (You may need to press F6 more than once.) Note If pressing F6 doesn't display the task pane you want, try pressing ALT to place focus on the menu bar, and then pressing CTRL TAB to move to the task pane. |
| CTRL+TAB |
When a menu or toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHFT+F10.) is active, move to a task pane. (You may need to press CTRL+TAB more than once.) |
| TAB or Shift+TAB |
When a task pane is active, select the next or previous option in the task pane |
| CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
Display the full set of commands on the task pane menu |
| DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW |
Move among choices in a selected Microsoft Powerpoint submenu; move among certain options in a group of options |
| SPACEBAR or ENTER |
Open the selected menu, or perform the action assigned to the selected button |
| Shift+F10 |
Open a shortcut menu (shortcut menu: A menu that shows a list of commands relevant to a particular item. To display a shortcut menu, right-click an item or press SHFT+F10.); open a drop-down menu for the selected gallery item |
| HOME or END |
When a menu or submenu is visible, select the first or last command on the menu or submenu |
| PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN |
Scroll up or down in the selected gallery list |
| CTRL+HOME or CTRL+END |
Move to the top or bottom of the selected gallery list |
| TAB |
Move to the next option or option group |
| Shift+TAB |
Move to the previous option or option group |
| CTRL+TAB |
Switch to the next tab in a dialog box |
| CTRL Shift TAB |
Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| Arrow keys |
Move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options |
| SPACEBAR |
Perform the action assigned to the selected button; check or clear the selected check box |
| First letter of an option in a drop-down list |
Open the list if it is closed and move to that option in the list |
| ALT the letter underlined in an optn |
Select an option; select or clear a check box in Microsoft Powerpoint |
| ALT+DOWN ARROW |
Open a selected drop-down list |
| ESC |
Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box |
| ENTER |
Perform the action assigned to a default button in a dialog box |
| HOME |
Move to the beginning of the entry |
| END |
Move to the end of the entry in a Microsoft Powerpoint dialog box |
| LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW |
Move one character to the left or right |
| CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
Move one word to the left |
| CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
Move one word to the right |
| Shift LEFT ARROW |
Select or unselect one character to the left in a Microsoft Powerpoint dialog box |
| Shift+RIGHT ARROW |
Select or unselect one character to the right |
| CTRL+Shift+LEFT ARROW |
Select or unselect one word to the left |
| CTRL+Shift+RIGHT ARROW |
Select or unselect one word to the right |
| Shift+HOME |
Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the entry |
| Shift+END |
Select from the insertion point to the end of the entry |
| ALT+1 |
Go to the previous folder |
| ALT+2 |
Up One Level button: open the folder up one level above the open folder |
| ALT+3 |
Search the Web button: close the dialog box and open your Web search page (search page: A page from which you can find and go to other Internet sites or to documents on an intranet. Many search pages provide various ways to search, such as by topic, by keyword, or by matches to user queries.) |
| ALT+4 |
Delete button: delete the selected folder or file |
| ALT+5 |
Create New Folder button: create a new folder |
| ALT+6 |
Views button: switch among available folder views |
| ALT+7 or ALT+L |
Tools button: show the Tools menu |
| Shift+F10 |
Display a shortcut menu (shortcut menu: A menu that shows a list of commands relevant to a particular item. To display a shortcut menu, right-click an item or press SHFT+F10.) for a selected item such as a folder or file |
| TAB |
Move between options or areas in the dialog box |
| F4 or ALT+I |
Open the Look in list |
| F5 |
Refresh the file list |
