Many users find that using an external keyboard with keyboard shortcuts for PowerPoint helps them work more efficiently. For users with mobility or vision disabilities, keyboard shortcuts can be easier than using the touchscreen and are an essential alternative to using a mouse.
Notes:
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The shortcuts in this topic refer to the US keyboard layout. Keys for other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a US keyboard.
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A plus sign (+) in a shortcut means that you need to press multiple keys at the same time.
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A comma sign (,) in a shortcut means that you need to press multiple keys in order.
This article describes the keyboard shortcuts, function keys, and some other common shortcut keys in the creation mode in PowerPoint for Windows.
Notes:
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To quickly find a shortcut in this article, you can use the Search. Press Ctrl+F and then type your search words.
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If an action that you use often does not have a shortcut key, you can add it to the Quick Access Toolbar to create one.
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Get these keyboard shortcuts in a PowerPoint document at this link: PowerPoint for Windows keyboard shortcuts.
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Frequently used shortcuts
The following table itemizes the most frequently used shortcuts in PowerPoint.
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To do this |
Press |
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Create new presentation. |
Ctrl+N |
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Add a new slide. |
Ctrl+M |
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Make selected text bold. |
Ctrl+B |
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Change the font size for selected text. |
Alt+H, F, S |
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Open the Zoom dialog. |
Alt+W, Q |
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Cut selected text, object, or slide. |
Ctrl+X |
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Copy selected text, object, or slide. |
Ctrl+C |
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Paste cut or copied text, object, or slide. |
Ctrl+V |
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Undo the last action. |
Ctrl+Z |
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Save the presentation. |
Ctrl+S |
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Insert a picture. |
Alt+N, P |
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Insert a shape. |
Alt+N, S, H |
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Select a theme. |
Alt+G, H |
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Select a slide layout. |
Alt+H, L |
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Go to the next slide. |
Page down |
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Go to the previous slide. |
Page up |
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Go to the Home tab. |
Alt+H |
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Go to the Insert tab. |
Alt+N |
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Start the slide show. |
F5 |
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End the slide show. |
Esc |
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Close PowerPoint. |
Ctrl+Q |
Ribbon keyboard shortcuts
The ribbon groups related options on tabs. For example, on the Home tab, the Paragraph group includes the Bullets option. Press the Alt key to display the ribbon shortcuts, called Key Tips, as letters in small images next to the tabs and options as shown in the image below.
You can combine the Key Tips letters with the Alt key to make shortcuts called Access Keys for the ribbon options. For example, press Alt+H to open the Home tab, and Alt+Q to move to the Tell me or Search field. Press Alt again to see KeyTips for the options for the selected tab.
In Office 2010, most of the old Alt key menu shortcuts still work, too. However, you need to know the full shortcut. For example, press Alt, and then press one of the old menu keys E (Edit), V (View), I (Insert), and so on. A notification pops up saying you're using an access key from an earlier version of Microsoft Office. If you know the entire key sequence, go ahead and use it. If you don't know the sequence, press Esc and use Key Tips instead.
Use the Access keys for ribbon tabs
To go directly to a tab on the ribbon, press one of the following access keys. Additional tabs may appear depending on your selection in the worksheet.
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To do this |
Press |
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Move to the Tell me or Search field on the Ribbon and type a search term for assistance or Help content. |
Alt+Q, then enter the search term. |
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Open the File menu. |
Alt+F |
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Open the Home tab and format slides, fonts, paragraphs, or drawings. |
Alt+H |
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Open the Insert tab and insert slides, tables, images, illustrations, forms, links, text, symbols, or media. |
Alt+N |
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Open the Design tab and apply themes and customize slides. |
Alt+G |
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Open the Transitions tab and add transitions between slides. |
Alt+K |
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Open the Animations tab and add animations to slides. |
Alt+A |
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Open the Slide Show tab and set up and play the slide show. |
Alt+S |
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Open the Review tab and check spelling and accessibility and add comments. |
Alt+R |
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Open the View tab and preview presentation layouts, show and hide gridlines and guides, set zoom magnification, manage windows, and view macros. |
Alt+W |
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Open the Help tab and browse the PowerPoint, contact support, and leave feedback. |
Alt+Y |
Note: Add-ins and other programs may add new tabs to the ribbon and may provide access keys for those tabs.
Work in the ribbon with the keyboard
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To do this |
Press |
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Select the active tab on the ribbon, and activate the access keys. |
Alt or F10. To move to a different tab, use access keys or the arrow keys. |
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Move the focus to commands on the ribbon. |
Tab key or Shift+Tab |
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Move down, up, left, or right, respectively, among the items on the ribbon. |
Arrow keys |
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Activate a selected button or control. |
Spacebar or Enter |
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Open the list for a selected command. |
Down arrow key |
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Open the menu for a selected button. |
Alt+Down arrow key |
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When a menu or submenu is open, move to the next command. |
Down arrow key |
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Expand or collapse the ribbon. |
Ctrl+F1 |
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Open a context menu. |
Shift+F10 Or, on a Windows keyboard, the Context key (between the right Alt and right Ctrl keys) |
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Move to the submenu when a main menu is open or selected. |
Left arrow key |
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Get help on the currently selected command or control on the Ribbon. |
F1 |
Move between panes
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To do this |
Press |
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Cycle clockwise through panes in the Normal view. |
F6 |
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Cycle counterclockwise through panes in the Normal view. |
Shift+F6 |
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Switch between the Thumbnail pane and the Outline View pane. |
Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
Work in the Outline view
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To do this |
Press |
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Promote a paragraph. |
Alt+Shift+Left arrow key |
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Demote a paragraph. |
Alt+Shift+Right arrow key |
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Move selected paragraphs up. |
Alt+Shift+Up arrow key |
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Move selected paragraphs down. |
Alt+Shift+Down arrow key |
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Show level 1 headings. |
Alt+Shift+1 |
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Expand text below a heading. |
Alt+Shift+Plus sign (+) |
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Collapse text below a heading. |
Alt+Shift+Minus sign (-) |
Select and edit text and objects
Select text and objects
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To do this |
Press |
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Select one character to the right. |
Shift+Right arrow key |
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Select one character to the left. |
Shift+Left arrow key |
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Select to the end of a word. |
Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow key |
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Select to the beginning of a word. |
Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow key |
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Select one line up (with the cursor at the beginning of a line). |
Shift+Up arrow key |
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Select one line down (with the cursor at the beginning of a line). |
Shift+Down arrow key |
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Select an object (when the text inside the object is selected). |
Esc |
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Select another object (when one object is selected). |
Tab key or Shift+Tab until the object you want is selected |
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Send object back one position. |
Ctrl+Left bracket ([) Office 2010 and Office 2007: Not available |
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Send object forward one position. |
Ctrl+Right bracket (]) Office 2010 and Office 2007: Not available |
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Send object to back. |
Ctrl+Shift+Left bracket ([) Office 2010 and Office 2007: Not available |
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Send object to front. |
Ctrl+Shift+Right bracket (]) Office 2010 and Office 2007: Not available |
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Select text within an object (with an object selected). |
Enter |
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Select all objects. |
Ctrl+A (on the Slides tab) |
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Play or pause media. |
Ctrl+Spacebar |
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Select all slides. |
Ctrl+A (in the Slide Sorter view) |
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Select all text. |
Ctrl+A (on the Outline tab) |
Tip: To multi-select objects with the keyboard use the Selection Pane. For more information see Manage objects with the Selection Pane .
Delete and copy text and objects
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To do this |
Press |
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Delete one character to the left. |
Backspace |
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Delete one word to the left. |
Ctrl+Backspace |
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Delete one character to the right. |
Delete |
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Delete one word to the right (with the cursor between the words). |
Ctrl+Delete |
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Cut selected object or text. |
Ctrl+X |
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Copy selected object or text. |
Ctrl+C |
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Paste cut or copied object or text. |
Ctrl+V |
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Duplicate an object. |
Ctrl+D Ctrl+drag the mouse Office 2010 and Office 2007: Not available |
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Undo the last action. |
Ctrl+Z |
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Redo the last action. |
Ctrl+Y |
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Copy formatting only. |
Ctrl+Shift+C |
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Paste formatting only. |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
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Copy animation painter. |
Alt+Shift+C Office 2010 and Office 2007: Not available |
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Paste animation painter. |
Alt+Shift+V Office 2010 and Office 2007: Not available |
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Open the Paste Special dialog. |
Ctrl+Alt+V |
Move around in text
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To do this |
Press |
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Move one character to the left. |
Left arrow key |
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Move one character to the right. |
Right arrow key |
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Move one line up. |
Up arrow key |
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Move one line down. |
Down arrow key |
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Move one word to the left. |
Ctrl+Left arrow key |
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Move one word to the right. |
Ctrl+Right arrow key |
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Move to the end of a line. |
End |
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Move to the beginning of a line. |
Home |
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Move up one paragraph. |
Ctrl+Up arrow key |
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Move down one paragraph. |
Ctrl+Down arrow key |
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Move to the end of a text box. |
Ctrl+End |
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Move to the beginning of a text box. |
Ctrl+Home |
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Move to the next title or body text placeholder. If it is the last placeholder on a slide, this action inserts a new slide with the same slide layout as the original slide. |
Ctrl+Enter |
Find and replace text
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To do this |
Press |
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Open the Find dialog. |
Ctrl+F |
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Open the Replace dialog. |
Ctrl+H |
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Repeat the last Find action. |
Shift+F4 |
Move around and work in tables
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To do this |
Press |
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Move to the next cell. |
Tab key |
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Move to the preceding cell. |
Shift+Tab |
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Move to the next row. |
Down arrow key |
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Move to the preceding row. |
Up arrow key |
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Insert a tab in a cell. |
Ctrl+Tab |
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Start a new paragraph. |
Enter |
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Add a new row at the bottom of the table (with the cursor in the last cell of the last row). |
Tab key |
Format text
Before using these keyboard shortcuts, select the text you want to format.
Change or resize a font
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To do this |
Press |
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Open the Font dialog to change the font. |
Ctrl+Shift+F |
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Increase the font size. |
Ctrl+Shift+Right angle bracket (>) |
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Decrease the font size. |
Ctrl+Shift+Left angle bracket (<) |
Apply character formatting
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To do this |
Press |
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Open the Font dialog to change the character formatting. |
Ctrl+T |
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Switch between sentence case, lowercase, or uppercase. |
Shift+F3 |
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Apply bold formatting. |
Ctrl+B |
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Apply underline formatting. |
Ctrl+U |
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Apply italic formatting. |
Ctrl+I |
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Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing). |
Ctrl+Equal sign (=) |
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Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing). |
Ctrl+Shift+Plus sign (+) |
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Remove manual character formatting, such as subscript and superscript. |
Ctrl+Spacebar |
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Insert a hyperlink. |
Ctrl+K |
Copy text formatting
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To do this |
Press |
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Copy the formatting of selected text. |
Ctrl+Shift+C |
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Paste copied formatting to the selected text. |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
Align paragraphs
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To do this |
Press |
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Center the paragraph. |
Ctrl+E |
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Justify the paragraph. |
Ctrl+J |
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Left align the paragraph. |
Ctrl+L |
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Right align the paragraph. |
Ctrl+R |
Work with shapes, pictures, boxes, objects, and WordArt
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To do this |
Press |
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Insert a text box. |
Alt+N, X |
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Insert an embedded document or spreadsheet as an object. |
Alt+N, J |
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Insert WordArt. |
Alt+N, W |
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Move the focus to the first floating shape, such as an image or a text box. |
Ctrl+Alt+5 |
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Group selected shapes, pictures, or WordArt objects. |
Ctrl+G |
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Ungroup selected group. |
Ctrl+Shift+G |
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Copy the attributes of the selected shape. |
Ctrl+Shift+C |
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Paste the attributes to the selected object. |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
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Edit a linked or embedded object. |
Shift+F10 (to open the context menu), then O, Enter, E |
Insert and reply to comments
Before using these keyboard shortcuts, use the Insert Comment command (Alt+N, L) to open the Comments pane.
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To do this |
Press |
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Insert a new comment. |
Ctrl+N |
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Reply to a selected comment. |
Ctrl+R |
Change order of slides or sections in a slide deck
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To do this |
Press these keys |
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Move the selected slide or section up in order. |
Ctrl+Up arrow key |
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Move the selected slide or section down in order. |
Ctrl+Down arrow key |
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Move the selected slide or section to the beginning. |
Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow key |
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Move the selected slide or section to the end. |
Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow key |
Use the Selection pane
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To do this |
Press |
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Open the Selection pane. |
Alt+H, S, L, P In Office 2007, Alt+J, D, A, P |
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Cycle the focus through the different panes. |
F6 |
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Display the context menu. |
Shift+F10 |
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Move the focus to a single item or group. |
Up or Down arrow key |
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Move the focus from an item in a group to its parent group. |
Left arrow key |
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Move the focus from a group to the first item in that group. |
Right arrow key |
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Expand a focused group and all its child groups. |
Asterisk sign (*) (on numeric keypad only) |
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Expand a focused group. |
Plus sign (+) (on numeric keypad only) |
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Collapse a focused group. |
Minus sign (-) (on numeric keypad only) |
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Move the focus to an item and select it. |
Shift+Up or Down arrow key |
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Select a focused item. |
Spacebar or Enter |
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Cancel selection of a focused item. |
Shift+Spacebar or Shift+Enter |
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Move a selected item forward. |
Ctrl+Shift+F |
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Move a selected item backward. |
Ctrl+Shift+B |
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Show or hide a focused item. |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
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Rename a focused item. |
F2 |
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Switch the keyboard focus within the Selection pane between tree view and the Show All and Hide All buttons. |
Tab key or Shift+Tab |
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Collapse all groups (with the focus must be in the tree view of the Selection pane). |
Alt+Shift+1 |
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Expand all groups. |
Alt+Shift+9 |
Access and use task panes
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To do this |
Press |
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Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window. (You may need to press F6 more than once.) |
F6 |
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When a task pane option has focus, move to the next or previous option in the task pane. |
Tab or Shift+Tab |
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Display the full set of commands on the task pane menu. You can, for example, Close, Move, or Size the task pane from this menu. |
Ctrl+Spacebar In Office 2010Ctrl+Down arrow key |
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Move to the next command on the task pane menu. |
Up and Down arrow keys |
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Select the highlighted option on the task pane menu. |
Enter |
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Move or resize the task pane after the corresponding command has been selected. |
Arrow keys |
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Open the Clipboard. |
Alt+H, F, O |
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Close the task pane. |
Ctrl+Spacebar, C |
Other useful shortcut keys
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To do this |
Press |
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Open the Print dialog. |
Ctrl+P |
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Print all slides in your presentation as full page slides using your default printer settings (when the Print dialog is open). |
Alt+P, P |
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Display the Notes pane in the Normal view. |
Alt+W, P, N |
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Show or hide the grid. |
Shift+F9 |
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Show or hide guides. |
Alt+F9 |
Custom keyboard shortcuts
To assign custom keyboard shortcuts to menu items, recorded macros, and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code in PowerPoint, you must use a third-party add-in, such as Shortcut Manager for PowerPoint, which is available from OfficeOne Add-Ins for PowerPoint.
See also
Accessibility support for PowerPoint
Basic tasks to create a presentation in PowerPoint with a screen reader
This article describes the keyboard shortcuts, function keys, and some other common shortcut keys in the creation mode in PowerPoint for Mac OS.
Notes:
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The settings in some versions of the Mac operating system (OS) and some utility applications might conflict with keyboard shortcuts and function key operations in Office for Mac. For information about changing the key assignment of a keyboard shortcut, refer to Mac Help for your version of the Mac OS, your utility application, or refer to Shortcut conflicts.
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If you don't find a keyboard shortcut here that meets your needs, you can create a custom keyboard shortcut. For instructions, go to Create a custom keyboard shortcut for Office for Mac.
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Many of the shortcuts that use the Ctrl key on a Windows keyboard also work with the Control key in PowerPoint on Mac. However, not all do.
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To quickly find a shortcut in this article, you can use the Search. Press Command+F, and then type your search words.
In this topic
Frequently used shortcuts
The following table itemizes the most frequently used shortcuts in PowerPoint on Mac.
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To do this |
Press |
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Create new presentation. |
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Make selected text bold. |
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Cut selected text, object, or slide. |
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Copy selected text, object, or slide. |
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Paste cut or copied text, object, or slide. |
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Undo the last action. |
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Redo or repeat an action. |
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Save the presentation. |
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Close PowerPoint. |
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Work with presentations and slides
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To do this |
Press |
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Create a new presentation with a template from the PowerPoint Presentation gallery. |
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Insert a new slide. |
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Zoom out. |
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Zoom in. |
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Make a copy of the selected slide. |
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Open a presentation. |
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Close a presentation. |
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Print a presentation. |
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Save a presentation with a different name, location, or file format. |
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Cancel a command, such as Save As. |
Esc |
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Move through multiple open presentations. |
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Open a recent file. |
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Move between views
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To do this |
Press |
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Switch to normal view. |
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Switch to slide sorter view. |
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Switch to notes page view. |
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Switch to outline view. |
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Switch to slide show. |
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Switch to full screen (hide menus). |
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Switch to presenter view. |
Option+Return |
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Show or hide guides. |
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Switch to handout master view. |
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Switch to slide master view. |
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Switch to notes master view. |
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Select and edit text and objects
Select text
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To do this |
Press |
|---|---|
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Select one character to the right. |
Shift+Right arrow key |
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Select one character to the left. |
Shift+Left arrow key |
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Select from the insertion point to the same point one line up. |
Shift+Up arrow key |
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Select from the insertion point to the same point one line down. |
Shift+Down arrow key |
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Select all text to the start of the line. |
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Select all text to the end of the line. |
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Select from the insertion point to the end of the paragraph. |
Shift+Option+Down arrow key |
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Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the paragraph. |
Shift+Option+Up arrow key |
Edit text and objects
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To do this |
Press |
|---|---|
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Delete one character to the left. |
Delete |
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Delete one character to the right. |
Function+Delete |
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Paste special. |
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Increase the font size. |
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Decrease the font size. |
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Apply an underline. |
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Apply italic formatting. |
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Center a paragraph. |
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Justify a paragraph. |
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Left align a paragraph. |
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Right align a paragraph. |
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Add a hyperlink to selected text, an image, or an object. |
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Add a new comment. |
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Find text and formatting. |
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Open the Format Text dialog, Font options. |
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Open the Format Text dialog, Paragraph options. |
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+Shift+MMove around in text
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To do this |
Press |
|---|---|
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Move to the beginning of a word or one word to the left. |
Option+Left arrow key |
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Move one word to the right. |
Option+Right arrow key |
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Move to the end of a line. |
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Move to the beginning of a line. |
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Move to the beginning of a paragraph or up one paragraph. |
Option+Up arrow key |
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Move down one paragraph. |
Option+Down arrow key |
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Move to the start or end of all the text in the object you are editing. |
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Move around and work in tables
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To do this |
Press |
|---|---|
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Move to the next cell. |
Tab key |
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Move to the preceding cell. |
Shift+Tab |
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Move to the next line or row. |
Down arrow key |
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Move to the preceding line or row. |
Up arrow key |
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Start a new paragraph in a cell. |
Return |
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Add a new row at the bottom of the table (with the cursor in the last cell of the last row). |
Tab key |
Work with objects
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To do this |
Press |
|---|---|
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Select the next object. |
Tab key |
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Select the previous object. |
Shift+Tab |
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Select all objects and all text. |
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Move the selected object in the direction of the arrow. |
Arrow keys or |
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Group the selected objects. |
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Ungroup the selected objects. |
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Regroup the selected objects. |
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Rotate the selected object clockwise. |
Option+Right arrow key |
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Rotate the selected object counterclockwise. |
Option+Left arrow key |
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Format the selected object. |
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Duplicate selected objects. |
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Resize selected objects. |
Shift+arrow keys |
Other useful shortcut keys
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To |
Press |
|---|---|
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Toggle Drawing mode. |
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Show Thesaurus entry for a selected word. |
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Show Smart Lookup entry for a selected word or phrase. |
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See also
Accessibility support for PowerPoint
Basic tasks to create a presentation in PowerPoint with a screen reader
This article describes the keyboard shortcuts in the creation mode in PowerPoint for iOS.
Notes:
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If you're familiar with keyboard shortcuts on your MacOS computer, the same key combinations work with PowerPoint for iOS using an external keyboard, too. The shortcuts listed in this article are the only ones that will work in this version of PowerPoint.
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To quickly find a shortcut, you can use the Search. Press Command+F and then type your search words.
In this topic
Frequently used shortcuts on iPad
This table shows the most frequently used shortcuts for PowerPoint for iPad.
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To do this |
Press |
|---|---|
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Insert a new slide. |
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Delete selected text, object, or slide. |
Delete |
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Cut selected content and copy it to the clipboard. |
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Undo the last action. |
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Copy the selected content to the clipboard. |
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Paste copied or cut content. |
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Select all text. |
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Bold selected content. |
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Italicize selected content. |
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Underline selected content. |
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Select one word to the left. |
Shift+Option+Left arrow key |
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Select one word to the right. |
Shift+Option+Right arrow key |
Navigate in PowerPoint for iPad
PowerPoint for iPad opens with a horizontal list of options, called the ribbon. To move through the options, press Shift+Right arrow key until the focus is on the ribbon, and then press the Right or Left arrow key. To select an option, press 
+Option+Spacebar.
To move the focus to different areas in PowerPoint for iPad (from the ribbon to the thumbnail pane, for example), place the focus on a button, and then press Shift+Right arrow key to move forward or Shift+Left arrow key to move backward.
PowerPoint for iPad is a mobile application, so the keyboard shortcuts and navigation may be different from those in desktop versions of PowerPoint.
Move the insertion point within placeholders and notes on iPad
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To do this |
Press |
|---|---|
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Move right one character. |
Right arrow key |
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Move left one character. |
Left arrow key |
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Move right one word. |
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Move left one word. |
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Move up one line. |
Up arrow key |
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Move down one line. |
Down arrow key |
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Move to the beginning of the line. |
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Move to the end of the line. |
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Move to the beginning of the placeholder or notes. |
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Move to the end of the placeholder or notes. |
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Select content on iPad
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To do this |
Press |
|---|---|
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Select one character to the right. |
Shift+Right arrow key |
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Select one character to the left. |
Shift+Left arrow key |
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Select one word to the right. |
Shift+ |
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Select one word to the left. |
Shift+ |
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Select one line up. |
Shift+Up arrow key |
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Select one line down. |
Shift+Down arrow key |
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Select one paragraph up. |
Shift+ |
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Select one paragraph down. |
Shift+ |
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Select all within the placeholder or notes. |
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Select from the current position to the beginning of the line. |
Shift+ |
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Select from the current position to the end of the line. |
Shift+ |
Edit and format presentations on iPhone
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To do this |
Press |
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Undo the last action. |
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Repeat the last action. |
Shift+ |
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Cut selected content. |
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Copy selected content. |
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Paste copied or cut content. |
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Select all. |
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Bold selected content. |
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Italicize selected content. |
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Underline selected content. |
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+ZNavigate and select within a text box on iPhone
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To do this |
Press |
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Select text. |
Shift+Left or Right arrow key, or Shift+Up or Down arrow key |
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Move cursor right by one word. |
Option+Right arrow key |
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Move cursor left by one word. |
Option+Left arrow key |
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Move cursor to the beginning of the text box. |
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Move cursor to the end of the text box. |
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Move cursor to the beginning of the current line. |
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Move cursor to the end of the current line. |
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Select word to the left. |
Shift+Option+Left arrow key |
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Select word to the right. |
Shift+Option+Right arrow key |
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Select from current position to beginning of the document. |
Shift+ |
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Select from current position to the end of the document. |
Shift+ |
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Select from current position to beginning of the line. |
Shift+ |
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Select from current position to end of the line. |
Shift+ |
See also
Accessibility support for PowerPoint
Basic tasks to create a presentation in PowerPoint with a screen reader
This article describes the keyboard shortcuts in the creation mode in PowerPoint for Android.
Notes:
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If you're familiar with keyboard shortcuts on your Windows computer, the same key combinations work with PowerPoint for Android using an external keyboard, too. The shortcuts listed in this article are the only ones that will work in this version of PowerPoint.
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To quickly find a shortcut, you can use the Search. Press Ctrl+F and then type your search words.
Edit and format the presentation
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To do this |
Press |
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Undo the last action. |
Ctrl+Z |
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Repeat the last action. |
Ctrl+Y |
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Cut the selected content (and copy to the Clipboard). |
Ctrl+X |
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Copy the selected content to the Clipboard. |
Ctrl+C |
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Paste copied or cut content. |
Ctrl+V |
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Select all. |
Ctrl+A |
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Bold selected content. |
Ctrl+B |
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Italicize selected content. |
Ctrl+I |
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Underline selected content. |
Ctrl+U |
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Save or sync the presentation. |
Ctrl+S |
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Copy formatting. |
Ctrl+Shift+C |
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Select text. |
Shift+Left or Right arrow key, or Shift+Up or Down arrow key |
See also
Accessibility support for PowerPoint
Basic tasks to create a presentation in PowerPoint with a screen reader
This article describes the keyboard shortcuts in the creation mode in PowerPoint for the web on Windows.
Notes:
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To quickly find a shortcut, you can use the Search. Press Ctrl+F and then type your search words.
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When you use PowerPoint for the web, we recommend that you use Microsoft Edge as your web browser. Because PowerPoint for the web runs in your web browser, the keyboard shortcuts are different from those in the desktop program. For example, you’ll use Ctrl+F6 instead of F6 for jumping in and out of the commands. Also, common shortcuts like F1 (Help) and Ctrl+O (Open) apply to the web browser – not PowerPoint for the web.
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If you use Narrator with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, you have to turn off scan mode in order to edit documents, spreadsheets, or presentations with Office for the web. For more information, refer to Turn off virtual or browse mode in screen readers in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.
In this topic
Frequently used shortcuts
The following table provides the shortcuts that you'll likely use often in PowerPoint for the web.
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To do this |
Press |
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Insert a new slide (with the focus in the thumbnail pane). |
Ctrl+M |
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Delete selected text, object, or slide. |
Delete |
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Move a shape. |
Arrow keys |
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Go to the next slide. |
Page down key |
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Go to the previous slide. |
Page up key |
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Exit the slide show. |
Esc |
Edit slides
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To do this |
Press |
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Create new slide after currently selected thumbnail. |
Ctrl+M |
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Move left to right through placeholders on a slide. |
Tab key |
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Select or edit the current placeholder. |
Enter or F2 |
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End editing text in a placeholder. |
F2 |
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Select multiple single objects. |
Ctrl+click or Shift+click |
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Select multiple objects. |
Click+drag the mouse, Shift+drag the mouse, or Ctrl+drag the mouse |
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Select all objects on the page. |
Ctrl+A |
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Select all text in the active text box. |
Ctrl+A |
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Copy a slide. |
Ctrl+C |
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Paste a slide. |
Ctrl+V |
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Undo the most recent action. |
Ctrl+Z |
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Redo the most recent action. |
Ctrl+Y |
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Move slide up one position (when in Thumbnail pane). |
Ctrl+Up arrow key |
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Move slide down one position (when in Thumbnail pane). |
Ctrl+Down arrow key |
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Move slide to the first position (when in Thumbnail pane). |
Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow key |
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Move slide to the last position (when in Thumbnail pane). |
Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow key |
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Shrink font size. |
Ctrl+Left bracket ([) |
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Grow font size. |
Ctrl+Right bracket (]) |
Move the insertion point within placeholders and notes
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To do this |
Press |
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Move right one character. |
Right arrow key |
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Move left one character. |
Left arrow key |
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Move right one word. |
Ctrl+Right arrow key |
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Move left one word. |
Ctrl+Left arrow key |
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Move up one line. |
Up arrow key |
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Move down one line. |
Down arrow key |
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Move up one paragraph. |
Ctrl+Up arrow key |
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Move down one paragraph. |
Ctrl+Down arrow key |
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Move to the beginning of a line. |
Home |
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Move to the end of a line. |
End |
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Move to the beginning of a placeholder or notes. |
Ctrl+Home |
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Move to the end of a placeholder or notes. |
Ctrl+End |
Select content
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To do this |
Press |
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Select one character to the right. |
Shift+Right arrow key |
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Select one character to the left. |
Shift+Left arrow key |
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Select one word to the right. |
Shift+Ctrl+Right arrow key |
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Select one word to the left. |
Shift+Ctrl+Left arrow key |
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Select one line up. |
Shift+Up arrow key |
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Select one line down. |
Shift+Down arrow key |
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Select one paragraph up. |
Shift+Ctrl+Up arrow key |
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Select one paragraph down. |
Shift+Ctrl+Down arrow key |
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Select to the beginning of a paragraph. |
Shift+Home |
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Select to the end of a paragraph. |
Shift+End |
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Select to the beginning of a placeholder or notes. |
Shift+Ctrl+Home |
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Select to the end of a placeholder or notes. |
Shift+Ctrl+End |
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Select all within the placeholder or notes. |
Ctrl+A |
Edit text
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To do this |
Press |
|---|---|
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Save changes. |
PowerPoint for the web saves changes automatically. |
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Cut selected text. |
Ctrl+X |
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Copy selected text. |
Ctrl+C |
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Paste text. |
Ctrl+V |
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Paste text, unformatted. |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
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Insert hyperlink |
Ctrl+K |
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Undo the last change. |
Ctrl+Z |
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Redo the last undo. |
Ctrl+Y |
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Left-justify (left-align) selected paragraph. |
Ctrl+J |
Move a selected shape
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To do this |
Press |
|---|---|
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Nudge the shape to the right. |
Right arrow key |
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Nudge the shape to the left. |
Left arrow key |
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Nudge the shape up. |
Up arrow key |
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Nudge the shape down. |
Down arrow key |
Arrange a selected shape
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To do this |
Press |
|---|---|
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Send the shape to the back. |
Ctrl+Shift+Left bracket ([) |
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Send the shape backward. |
Ctrl+Left bracket ([) |
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Send the shape to the front. |
Ctrl+Shift+Right bracket (]) |
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Send the shape forward. |
Ctrl+Right bracket (]) |
Format text
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To do this |
Press |
|---|---|
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Make selected text bold. |
Ctrl+B |
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Make selected text Italics. |
Ctrl+I |
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Underline selected text. |
Ctrl+U |
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Align selected text left. |
Ctrl+L |
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Align selected text right. |
Ctrl+R |
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Center selected text. |
Ctrl+E |
Work with comments
Except for the "add a new comment" shortcut, the Comments keyboard shortcuts listed below work only when the Comments pane is current and in focus.
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To do this |
Press |
|---|---|
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Add a new comment. |
Ctrl+Alt+M |
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Go to the next comment thread. |
Down arrow key |
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Go to the previous comment thread. |
Up arrow key |
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Expand a comment thread when the focus is on it. |
Right arrow key |
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Collapse a comment thread. |
Left arrow key |
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Go to the next reply in a comment thread. |
Down arrow key |
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Go to the previous reply in a thread or the parent comment. |
Up arrow key |
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Close the Comments pane. |
Tab key |
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Move the focus to the reply box. |
Tab key |
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Edit a parent comment/reply (when the focus is on the parent comment/reply). |
Tab key |
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Post a comment or a reply or save an edit. |
Ctrl+Enter |
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Discard a draft comment or a reply or edit. |
Esc |
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Expand a comment thread via View More Replies button on the thread. |
Tab key |
See also
Accessibility support for PowerPoint
Basic tasks to create a presentation in PowerPoint with a screen reader
Technical support for customers with disabilities
Microsoft wants to provide the best possible experience for all our customers. If you have a disability or questions related to accessibility, please contact the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk for technical assistance. The Disability Answer Desk support team is trained in using many popular assistive technologies and can offer assistance in English, Spanish, French, and American Sign Language. Please go to the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk site to find out the contact details for your region.
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