Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Powerpoint
1 Document actions
- Open a presentation CTRL+O
- New presentation CTRL+N
- Save As F12
- Save CTRL+S
- Print CTRL+P
- Help F1
2 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
3 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
4 Editing
- Find CTRL+F
- Replace CTRL+H
- Insert hyperlink CTRL+K
- New slide CTRL+M
- Spell checker F7
- Macros ALT+F8