PowerPoint
2003 and 2007 / 2010 / 2013
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The Fundamentals Manipulating Slides Inserting Objects
Open File Ctrl + O Insert New Slide Ctrl + M Delete Object Del
New File Ctrl + N Delete Slide Alt + E + D Duplicate Object Ctrl + D
Print Ctrl + P Hide Slide Alt + D + H Insert Chart Alt + I + H
Save File Ctrl + S Slide Sorter Alt + V + D PowerPoint 2003:
Close File Ctrl + F4 Normal View Alt + V + N Insert Text Box Alt + I + X
Close PPT Alt + F4 PowerPoint 2003: Insert Shape Alt + U
Exit Dialog Esc Slide Master Alt + V + M + S Insert Diagram Alt + I + G
Copy Ctrl + C Close Master Alt + V + N Insert Picture Alt + I + P
Cut Ctrl + X Slide Design Alt + O + D Insert Table Alt + I + B
Paste Ctrl + V Slide Layout Alt + O + L PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 / 2013:
Undo Ctrl + Z PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 / 2013: Insert Text Box Alt + N + X
Redo Ctrl + Y Slide Master Alt + W + M Insert Shape Alt + N + S + H
Select All Ctrl + A Close Master Alt + M + C Insert Diagram Alt + N + M
Find Ctrl + F Slide Design Alt + G + H Insert Picture Alt + N + P
Replace Ctrl + H Slide Layout Alt + H + L Insert Table Alt + N + T
Switch Alt + Tab
Windows Editing Text Grouping & Aligning Objects
Font Styles Alt + O + F PowerPoint 2003:
Grids, Guides & Display Bold Ctrl + B Group Shapes Alt + R + G
Zoom In / Out Alt + V + Z Italics Ctrl + I Ungroup Shapes Alt + R + U
Display Ruler Alt + V + R Underline Ctrl + U Align Shapes Alt + R + A
Display Grid Alt + V + I + D Decrease Size Ctrl + Shift + < Distribute Alt + R + A + V
Display Guide Alt + V + I + I Increase Size Ctrl + Shift + > Vertically
New Drawing Ctrl + Drag Bullet Styles Alt + O + B Distribute Alt + R + A + H
Guide Mouse on Guide Line Spacing Alt + O + S Horizontally
New Tab Stop Click Ruler Left Align Ctrl + L Bring Forward Alt + R + R + F
Snap to Grid Alt + V + I + G Center Align Ctrl + E Send Backward Alt + R + R + B
Snap to Objects Alt + V + I + S Right Align Ctrl + R Bring to Front Alt + R + R + T
Header / Footer Alt + V + H Justify Align Ctrl + J Send to Back Alt + R + R + K
Slide Show F5 Replace Fonts Alt + O + R PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 / 2013:
Start Slide Show Shift + F5 Spell Check F7 Group Shapes Alt + H + G + G
on Current Slide PowerPoint 2003: Ungroup Shapes Alt + H + G + U
Change Case Alt + O + E Align Shapes Alt + H + G + A
Navigation & Object Selection PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 / 2013: Distribute Alt + H + G + A +
Change Case Alt + H + 7 Vertically V
Select Multiple Shift + Click
Distribute Alt + H + G + A +
Move & Keep Shift + Drag
Horizontally H
Axis Constant
Bring Forward Alt + H + G + F
Resize Object Shift + Drag Send Backward Alt + H + G + B
with Same Ratio Diagonal Bring to Front Alt + H + G + R
Prev./Next Slide PgUp / PgDn
Next Object Tab
Send to Back Alt + H + G + K
Previous Object Shift + Tab
Move to Slide 1 Home
Move to End End
PowerPoint 2003 and 2007 / 2010 / 2013
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Pasting Into PowerPoint Formatting Objects & Tables
Paste Special Alt + E + S (RMB = Right Mouse Button)
Paste Enhanced Alt + E + S + P Edit Selected F2
Format Object RMB + O
Metafile
Paste as Excel Alt + E + S + L Next Table Cell Tab
Object Prev. Table Cell Shift + Tab
Paste as HTML Alt + E + S + H Insert Rows / RMB + I
Paste as Bitmap Alt + E + S + B Columns
Paste as Alt + E + S + U Delete Rows RMB + R
Unformatted Merge Cells RMB + M
Text Split Cells RMB + E
Paste as MS Alt + E + S + M PowerPoint 2003:
Office Object Tables & Alt + V + T
PowerPoint 2003: Borders Toolbar Tables &
Picture Toolbar Alt + V + T Borders
Picture Toolbar Borders & RMB + B
PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 / 2013: Shading
Recolor – Set Alt + JP + I + S Delete Columns RMB + L
Transparency PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 / 2013:
Table Borders Alt + JT + B
Table Shading Alt + JT + H
Useful Excel Shortcuts for Table Design Alt + JT
Pasting Into PowerPoint Table Layout Alt + JL
Format Cells Ctrl + 1 Delete Columns RMB + C
Print Menu Ctrl + P Distribute Rows Alt + JL + UR
Excel 2007 / 2010 / 2013: Distribute Alt + JL + UC
Turn Off Alt + W + VG Columns
Gridlines
Copy as Picture Alt + H + C + P
Customizing PowerPoint
Add‐Ins Menu Alt + T + I
Shortcuts for Excel Charts Options Alt + T + O
(RMB = Right Mouse Button)
PowerPoint 2003:
Select Data RMB + E
Customize Alt + T + C
Change Type RMB + Y
Toolbar
Excel 2003:
Macros Alt + T + M
Add Data Labels RMB + B
Record Macro Alt + T + M + R
Insert Chart Alt + I + H
PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 / 2013:
Format Chart RMB + F
Customize Alt + H + RMB +
Excel 2007 / 2010 / 2013:
Toolbar C
Add Data Labels Alt + JA + B
Macros Alt + W + P + M
Insert Chart Alt + N + O + A
Format Chart RMB + F + F
Gridline Settings Alt + JA + G
Axis Titles Alt + JA + I
Legend Settings Alt + JA + L
