New keyboard shortcuts in PowerPoint for Office 365 for Mac

Applies To
PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac

The following keyboard shortcuts are now available in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac beginning with version 16.24.

This is a subscriber-only feature This feature is available only to Microsoft 365 Subscribers  for Windows desktop clients.
Action Shortcut
Crop Shift+ Command key on macOS + M
Promote list item Command key on macOS +[
Demote list item Command key on macOS + ]
Copy animation Option+Shift+ Command key on macOS +C
Paste animation Option+Shift+ Command key on macOS +V
Format slide background Shift+ Command key on macOS +2
Bring forward Option+Shift+ Command key on macOS +F
Send backward Option+Shift+ Command key on macOS +B
Bring to front Shift+ Command key on macOS +F
Send to back Shift+ Command key on macOS +B
Toggle between Outline and Thumbnail views Ctrl+Shift+Tab

The following keyboard shortcuts have been available in English editions of PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac, and now they are available in all languages.

Action Shortcut
Paste Special Ctrl+ Command key on macOS +V
Copy formatting only Shift+ Command key on macOS +C
Paste formatting only Shift+ Command key on macOS +V

All keyboard shortcuts in PowerPoint for Mac