Sr. No.
Shortcut Key Action
1. Alt + Q Go to “Tell me what you want to do”
Alt + W, Q, Tab to value
2. Zoom
you want
3. Ctrl + Shift + Tab Switch between outline and thumbnail pane
Move to next placeholder (if on slide’s last
4. Ctrl + Enter
placeholder, this inserts a new slide)
5. Ctrl + M Insert a new slide
6. Ctrl + D Duplicate the current side
7. Ctrl + Shift + > Increase font size
8. Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease font size
9. Ctrl + T or Ctrl + Shift + F Display the font dialog box
10. Shift + F3 Change case
11. Ctrl + Equal sign Apply superscript formatting
12. Ctrl + Shift + Plus sign Apply subscript formatting
13. Ctrl + Spacebar Remove manual character formatting
14. Ctrl + E Center a paragraph
15. Ctrl + J Justify a paragraph
16. Ctrl + L Left align a paragraph
17. Ctrl + R Right align a paragraph
18. Alt + Shift + Left arrow Promote a paragraph in an outline
19. Alt + Shift + Right arrow Demote a paragraph in an outline
20. Alt + Shift + Up arrow Move selected outline paragraphs up
21. Alt + Shift + Down arrow Move selected outline paragraphs down
22. Shift + F9 Show or hide the grid
23. Alt + F9 Show or hide the guides
24. Ctrl + P Activate the pen tool during a show
25. E Erase pen tool drawings during a show
26. Esc Turn off the pen tool during a show
27. Ctrl + A Change the pen to a pointer during a show
28. Ctrl + H Hide the pointer or pen during a show
29. Tab Move to the next hyperlink during a show
30. B Make the screen go black during a show
31. W Make the screen go white during a show
32. S Stop or restart an automatic show
33. 1 + Enter Return to the first slide during show
34. Ctrl + G Group Items (with items selected)
35. Ctrl + Shift + G Ungroup
36. Slide number + Enter During presentation, Go to slide number
37. Ctrl + Shift + C Copy formatting of selected shape
38. Ctrl + Shift + V Paste formatting only to another shape
39. Ctrl + K Insert hyperlink
Stop the show. Press S again to restart the
40. S
show
41. Esc End the slide show
42. Ctrl + Shift + Right arrow Select to the end of a word
43. Ctrl + Shift + Left arrow Select to the beginning of a word
44. Ctrl + A (on slides tab) Select all objects
Ctrl + A (in Slide Sorter
45. Select all slides
view)
Ctrl + A (on the Outline
46. Select all text
tab)
47. Ctrl + Backspace Delete one word to the left
48. Ctrl + Delete Delete one word to the right
49. Ctrl + X Cut selected object or text
50. Ctrl + C Copy selected object or text
51. Ctrl + V Paste cut or copied object or text
52. Ctrl + Z Undo
53. Ctrl + Y Redo
54. Ctrl + F Open Find dialog box
55. Esc Cancel
Alt + F, use letters to
56. Move to File tab ribbon
navigate
Alt + H, use letters to
57. Move to Home tab ribbon
navigate
Alt + N, use letters to
58. Move to Insert tab ribbon
navigate
Alt + G, use letters to
59. Move to Design tab ribbon
navigate
Alt + K, use letters to
60. Move to Transitions tab ribbon
navigate
Alt + A, use letters to
61. Move to Animations tab ribbon
navigate
Alt + S, use letters to
62. Move to Slide Show tab ribbon
navigate
Alt + R, use letters to
63. Move to Review tab ribbon
navigate
Alt + W, use letters to
64. Move to View tab ribbon
navigate
65. Tab or Shift-tab On the ribbon, to move between commands
Ctrl + Right Arrow or Ctrl
66. To move between groups on a ribbon
+ Left Arrow
67. Spacebar or Enter key Activate a selected command on the ribbon
68. Spacebar or Enter key Open a gallery on the ribbon
Finish with a control on the ribbon and move
69. Enter key
back to the document
70. Ctrl + F1 Expand or collapse the ribbon
71. F1 Help
72. F2 Edit in selected placeholder
73. F4 Repeat
74. F5 Run a presentation
View the slide show from the current slide
75. Shift + F5
forward
Move clockwise among panes
76. F6
in Normal view
Move counterclockwise among panes
77. Shift + F6
in Normal view
78. F7 Spellcheck
79. F10 Display ribbon key tip letters
80. F12 Opens Save As dialog box
