Powerpoint Keyboard Shortctus (155 Shortcuts)


Powerpoint shortcuts to navigate between Slides and Panes
1	CTRL+F1	Close Task Pane (typically on the right side)
2	F6	Go to the next screen element. The current PowerPoint 2003 screen got pretty busy. There is an Outline/Slide area on the left side, a Task Pane on the right side and another comment area at the bottom. Working with keyboard shortcuts requires to navigate through this jungle before getting to the main slide you want to work on. Pressing F6 gets you there.
3	SHIFT+F6	Go to the previous screen element
4	TAB or SHIFT+TAB	Navigates between the objects on the current slide. Instead of clicking on a specific object on the slide, the tab key enables an easy navigation through the different objects on the slide. Be sure that you are actually on the work area of the slide and not stuck in the Task Pane or the Slide Tab on the left side.
5	PAGE DOWN	Jump to the next Slide
6	PAGE DOWN	Jump to the previous Slide
7	ENTER or F2	Switch from object to editing Mode; for example when a text box is selected
8	CTRL+F6	When more than one window is open, switch to the next window
9	CTRL+SHIFT+F6	Switch to the previous window
10	CTRL+SHIFT+TAB	Switch between Slides and Outline tabs of the Outline and Slides pane in normal view

Powerpoint Shortcuts to Format Text
11	CTRL+SHIFT+F	Change the font
12	CTRL+SHIFT+P	Change the font size
13	CTRL+SHIFT+>	Increase the font size
14	CTRL+SHIFT+<	Decrease the font size
15	CTRL+T	Change the formatting of characters (Font command, Format menu) between sentence, lowercase, or uppercase
16	SHIFT+F3	Change the case of letters
17	CTRL+B	Apply bold formatting
18	CTRL+U	Apply underline formatting
19	CTRL+I	Apply italic formatting
20	CTRL+=	Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing)
21	CTRL+SHIFT++	Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing)
22	CTRL+SPACE	Remove manual character formatting, such as subscript and superscript
23	CTRL+SHIFT+C	Copy formats
24	CTRL+SHIFT+V	Paste formats
25	CTRL+E	Center a paragraph
26	CTRL+J	Justify a paragraph
27	CTRL+L	Left align a paragraph
28	CTRL+R	Right align a paragraph

Powerpoint Shortcuts for working within a Text Field
29	ENTER or F2	Edit Text in a text field when it is selected (using tab usually gets you there)
30	ESC	Exit Text Editing mode of a Text Field
31	ARROW LEFT	Move cursor one character to the left
32	ARROW RIGHT	Move cursor one character to the right
33	ARROW UP	Move cursor one line up
34	ARROW DOWN	Move cursor one line down
35	CTRL+ARROW LEFT	Move cursor one word to the left
36	CTRL+ARROW RIGHT	Move cursor one word to the right
37	END	Move cursor to the end of a line
38	HOME	Move cursor to the beginning of a line
39	CTRL+ARROW UP	Move cursor up one paragraph
40	CTRL+ARROW DOWN	Move cursor down one paragraph
41	CTRL+END	Move cursor to the end of a text box
42	CTRL+HOME	Move cursor to the beginning of a text box
43	SHIFT+ARROW RIGHT	Extend selection to one character to the right
44	SHIFT+ARROW LEFT	Extend selection to one character to the left
45	CTRL+SHIFT+ ARROW RIGHT	Extend selection to to the end of a word
46	CTRL+SHIFT+ ARROW LEFT	Extend selection to To the beginning of a word
47	SHIFT+ARROW UP	Extend selection to one line up
48	SHIFT+ARROW DOWN	Extend selection to one line down
49	ESC	De-select an object
50	CTRL+A	Select All
51	BACKSPACE	Delete one character to the left
52	CTRL+BACKSPACE	Delete one word to the left
53	DELETE	Delete one character to the right
54	CTRL+DELETE	Delete one word to the right
55	CTRL+X	Cut selected object
56	CTRL+C	Copy selected object
57	CTRL+V	Paste cut or copied object
58	CTRL+Z	Undo the last action

Run a slide Powerpoint Presentation with Keyboard Shortcuts
59	F5	Start Slide Show Presentation
60	F1	Show commands available in Slide Show Presentation mode
61	N, ENTER, PAGE DOWN, ARROW RIGHT, ARROW DOWN or SPACE	Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide
62	P, PAGE UP, ARROW LEFT, ARROW UP, or BACKSPACE	Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide
63	number+ENTER	Go to slide number
64	B or .	Display a black screen, or return to the slide show from a black screen
65	W or ,	Display a white screen, or return to the slide show from a white screen
66	S or +	Stop or restart an automatic slide show
67	ESC or CTRL+BREAK	End a slide show
68	E	Erase on-screen annotations
69	H	Go to the next hidden slide
70	T	Set new timings while rehearsing
71	O	Use original timings while rehearsing
72	1+ENTER	Return to the first slide
73	CTRL+P	Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to a pen
74	CTRL+A	Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to an arrow
75	CTRL+H	Hide the pointer and navigation button immediately
76	CTRL+U	Hide the pointer and navigation button in 15 seconds
77	SHIFT+F10	Display the shortcut menu (Simulates right mouse button)
78	TAB	Go to the first or next hyperlink on a slide
79	SHIFT+TAB	Go to the last or previous hyperlink on a slide
80	ENTER	Perform the "mouse click" behavior of the selected hyperlink
81	SHIFT+ENTER	Perform the "mouse over" behavior of the selected hyperlink

Use Powerpoint dialog boxes
82	TAB	Move to the next option or option group
83	SHIFT+TAB	Move to the previous option or option group
84	CTRL+TAB	Switch to the next tab in a dialog box
85	CTRL+SHIFT+TAB	Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box
86	ARROW KEYS	Move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options
87	SPACEBAR	Perform the action assigned to the selected button; check or clear the selected check box
88	ALT+LETTER	Underlined letter in an option selects an option; select or clear a check box
89	ALT+ARROW DOWN	Open a selected drop-down list
90	ESC	Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box
91	ENTER	Perform the action assigned to a default button in a dialog box

Use edit boxes within dialog boxes
92	HOME	Move to the beginning of the entry
93	END	Move to the end of the entry
94	ARROW LEFT or ARROW RIGHT	Move one character to the left or right
95	CTRL+ARROW LEFT	Move one word to the left
96	CTRL+ARROW RIGHT	Move one word to the right
97	SHIFT+ARROW LEFT	Select or unselect one character to the left
98	SHIFT+ARROW RIGHT	Select or unselect one character to the right
99	CTRL+SHIFT+ARROW LEFT	Select or unselect one word to the left
100	CTRL+SHIFT+ARROW RIGHT	Select or unselect one word to the right
101	SHIFT+HOME	Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the entry
102	SHIFT+END	Select from the insertion point to the end of the entry

Use the Open and Save As dialog boxes
103	ALT+1	Go to the previous folder
104	ALT+2	Up One Level button: open the folder up one level above the open folder
105	ALT+3	Search the Web button: close the dialog box and open your Web search page
106	ALT+4	Delete button: delete the selected folder or file
107	ALT+5	Create New Folder button: create a new folder
108	ALT+6	Views button: switch among available folder views
109	ALT+7 or ALT+L	Tools button: show the Tools menu
110	SHIFT+F10	Display a shortcut menu for a selected item such as a folder or file
111	TAB	Move between options or areas in the dialog box
112	F4 or ALT+I	Open the Look in list
113	F5	Refresh the file list

Move around in and work on tables with Powerpoint Shortcuts
114	TAB	Move to the next cell
115	SHIFT+TAB	Move to the preceding cell
116	ARROW DOWN	Move to the next row
117	ARROW UP	Move to the preceding row
118	CTRL+TAB	Insert a tab in a cell
119	ENTER	Start a new paragraph
120	TAB	At the end of the last row adds a new row at the bottom of the table

Shortcuts for navigating the Powerpoint Help Pane
121	F1	Display the Help Pane.
122	F6	Switch between the Help Pane and the active application.
123	TAB	Select the next item in the Help Pane.
124	SHIFT+TAB	Select the previous item in the Help Pane.
125	ENTER	Perform the action for the selected item.
126	ARROW UP and ARROW DOWN	In a Table of Contents, select the next and previous item, respectively.
127	ARROW LEFT and ARROW RIGHT	In a Table of Contents, expand and collapse the selected item, respectively.
128	ALT+ARROW LEFT	Move back to the previous Task Pane.
129	ALT+ARROW RIGHT	Move forward to the next Task Pane.
130	CTRL+SPACE	Open the menu of Pane options.
131	CTRL+F1	Close and reopen the current Task Pane.
132	ARROW RIGHT	Expand a +/- list.
133	ARROW LEFT	Collapse a +/- list.

Move around in and work on tables with Powerpoint Shortcuts
134	TAB	Select the next hidden text or hyperlink, or Show All or Hide All at the top of a topic
135	SHIFT+TAB	Select the previous hidden text or hyperlink, or the Browser View button at the top of a Microsoft Office Web site article
136	ENTER	Perform the action for the selected Show All, Hide All, hidden text, or hyperlink
137	ALT+ARROW LEFT	Move back to the previous Help topic.
138	ALT+ARROW RIGHT	Move forward to the next Help topic.
139	CTRL+P	Print the current Help topic.
140	ARROW UP and ARROW DOWN	Scroll small amounts up and down, respectively, within the currently-displayed Help topic.
141	PAGE UP AND PAGE DOWN	Scroll larger amounts up and down, respectively, within the currently-displayed Help topic.
142	ALT+U	Change whether the Help window appears connected to (tiled) or separate from (untiled) the active application.
143	SHIFT+F10	Display a menu of commands for the Help window; requires that the Help window have active focus

Work in the Powerpoint Outline View with Shortcuts
144	ALT+SHIFT+ARROW LEFT	Promote a paragraph
145	ALT+SHIFT+ARROW RIGHT	Demote a paragraph
146	ALT+SHIFT+ARROW UP	Move selected paragraphs up
147	ALT+SHIFT+ARROW DOWN	Move selected paragraphs down
148	ALT+SHIFT+1	Show heading level 1
149	ALT+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN	Expand text below a heading
150	ALT+SHIFT+MINUS SIGN	Collapse text below a heading
151	ALT+SHIFT+A	Show all or collapse all text or headings

Other Powerpoing Keyboard Shortcuts
152	SHIFT+F9	Show or hide the grid
153	ALT+F9	Show or hide guides
154	CTRL+G	Change grid or guide settings
155	CTRL+F	Find