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Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 (Creating presentations)

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Note sheet Alt + R Open the Review tab
Alt + W Open the View tab
Note: We have a separate page for PowerPoint
Alt + Q then enter search term: Open
slideshow keyboard shortcuts.
the Tell me box
Note: Add-ins and other programs may add new tabs
Frequently used shortcuts to the ribbon and may provide access keys for those
Ctrl + N Create new presentation tabs.

Ctrl + B Make selected text bold

Alt + H then F Change the font size for selected
Work in ribbon tabs with the
then S text keyboard
Alt + W then Q Change the zoom for the slide
To move to the list of ribbon tabs, press Alt; to go
Ctrl + X Cut selected text, object, or slide directly to a tab, press a keyboard shortcut.
Ctrl + C Copy selected text, object, or To move between commands, press the Tab key or
slide Shift+Tab. You move forward or backward through
Ctrl + V Paste cut or copied text, object, the commands in order. You can also press the arrow
or slide keys.

Ctrl + Z Undo the last action Controls are activated in different ways, depending
upon the type of control:
Ctrl + S Save the presentation
If the selected command is a button, to activate it,
Alt + N then P Insert a picture
press Spacebar or Enter.
Alt + H then S Insert a shape
If the selected command is a split button (that is, a
then H
button that opens a menu of additional options), to
Alt + G then H Select a theme activate it, press Alt+Down Arrow. Tab through the
Alt + H then L Select a slide layout options. To select the current option, press Spacebar
or Enter.
Page Down Go to the next slide
If the selected command is a list (such as the Font
Page Up Go to the previous slide
list), to open the list, press the Down Arrow key. Then,
Alt + H Go to the Home tab
to move between items, press the arrow keys. When
Alt + N Move to the Insert tab the item you want is selected, press Enter.
Alt + S then B Start the slide show If the selected command is a gallery, to select the
Esc End the slide show command, press the Spacebar or Enter. Then, tab
through the items.
Alt + F then X Close PowerPoint
To get to the ribbon, press Alt, and then, to move
between tabs, use the Right Arrow and Left Arrow
Ribbon: Change focus by using the
keys. keyboard
To go directly to a tab on the ribbon, press one of the
Alt or F10 Select the active tab of the
following access keys:
ribbon and activate the access
Alt + F Open the File page keys
Alt + H Open the Home tab Tab or Shift + Tab Move the focus to commands on
Alt + N Open the Insert tab the ribbon

Alt + G Open the Design tab Arrow keys Move down, up, left, or right,
respectively, among the items on
Alt + T Open the Transitions tab
the ribbon
Alt + A Open the Animations tab
Ctrl + F1 Expand or collapse the ribbon
Alt + S Open the Slide Show tab
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Shift + F10 Display the context menu for the arrow

selected item Ctrl + Shift + Left Select to the beginning of a word
F6 Move the focus to a different arrow
pane Shift + Up arrow Select one line up (with the
Tab or Shift + Tab Move to the next or previous cursor at the beginning of a line)
command on the ribbon Shift + Down Select one line down (with the
Space or Enter Activate the selected command arrow cursor at the beginning of a line)
or control on the ribbon Esc Select an object (when the text
Space or Enter Open the selected menu or inside the object is selected)
gallery on the ribbon Tab or Shift + Tab (repeat until the object you want
Down arrow Open the selected list on the is selected) Select another
ribbon, such as the Font list object (when one object is
Tab Move between items in an selected)
opened menu or gallery Ctrl + [ Send object back one position
Enter Finish modifying a value in a Ctrl + ] Send object forward one position
control on the ribbon, and move Ctrl + Shift + [ Send object to back
the focus back to the document
Ctrl + Shift + ] Send object to front
Enter Select text within an object (with
Move between panes an object selected)
F6 Move clockwise among panes in Ctrl + A (on the Slides tab) Select all
Normal view objects
Shift + F6 Move counterclockwise among Ctrl + Space Play or pause media
panes in Normal view
Ctrl + A (in Slide Sorter view) Select all
Ctrl + Shift + Tab Switch between the Thumbnail slides
pane and the Outline View pane
Ctrl + A (on the Outline tab) Select all
text
Work in an outline
Alt + Shift + Left Promote a paragraph Delete and copy text and objects
arrow
Backspace Delete one character to the left
Alt + Shift + Right Demote a paragraph
Ctrl + Backspace Delete one word to the left
arrow
Del Delete one character to the right
Alt + Shift + Up Move selected paragraphs up
arrow Ctrl + Del Delete one word to the right

Alt + Shift + Down Move selected paragraphs down Note: The cursor must be between words to do this.
arrow Ctrl + X Cut selected object or text
Alt + Shift + 1 Show heading level 1 Ctrl + C Copy selected object or text
Alt + Shift + + Expand text below a heading Ctrl + V Paste cut or copied object or text
Alt + Shift + - Collapse text below a heading Ctrl + Z Undo the last action
Ctrl + Y Redo the last action
Select text and objects Ctrl + Shift + C Copy formatting only

Shift + Right arrow Select one character to the right Ctrl + Shift + V Paste formatting only

Shift + Left arrow Select one character to the left Alt + Shift + C Copy animation painter

Ctrl + Shift + Right Select to the end of a word Alt + Shift + V Paste animation painter
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Ctrl + Alt + V Open Paste Special dialog box 4. To select Edit, press the Right Arrow key and then
press Enter

Move around in text Note: The name of the command in the shortcut menu
depends on the type of embedded or linked object.
Left arrow Move one character to the left For example, an embedded Microsoft Office Excel
Right arrow Move one character to the right worksheet has the command Worksheet Object,
Up arrow Move one line up whereas an embedded Microsoft Office Visio Drawing
has the command Visio Object.
Down arrow Move one line down
Ctrl + Left arrow Move one word to the left
Format text: Change or resize a font
Ctrl + Right arrow Move one word to the right
Ctrl + Shift + F Open the Font dialog box to
End Move to the end of a line
change the font
Home Move to the beginning of a line
Ctrl + Shift + > Increase the font size
Ctrl + Up arrow Move up one paragraph
Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease the font size
Ctrl + Down arrow Move down one paragraph
Ctrl + End Move to the end of a text box
Format text: Apple character
Ctrl + Home Move to the beginning of a text
box
formatting
Ctrl + Enter Move to the next title or body Ctrl + T Open the Font dialog box to
text placeholder. If it is the last change the formatting of
placeholder on a slide, this characters
action inserts a new slide with Shift + F3 Change between sentence case,
the same slide layout as the lowercase, or uppercase
original slide.
Ctrl + B Apply bold formatting
Shift + F4 Move to repeat the last Find
Ctrl + U Apply an underline
action
Ctrl + I Apply italic formatting

Move around in and work in tables Ctrl + = Apply subscript formatting

(automatic spacing)
Tab Move to the next cell
Ctrl + Shift + + Apply superscript formatting
Shift + Tab Move to the preceding cell (automatic spacing)
Down arrow Move to the next row Ctrl + Space Remove manual character
Up arrow Move to the preceding row formatting, such as subscript and
superscript
Ctrl + Tab Insert a tab in a cell
Ctrl + K Insert a hyperlink
Enter Start a new paragraph
Tab (in the bottom right table cell)
Add a new row at the bottom of
Format text: Copy text formatting
the table Ctrl + Shift + C Copy formats
Ctrl + Shift + V Paste formats
Edit a linked or embedded object
1. To select the object you want, press Tab or Format text: Align paragraphs
Shift+Tab
Ctrl + E Center a paragraph
2. To open the shortcut menu, press Shift+F10
Ctrl + J Justify a paragraph
3. To select Worksheet Object, press the Down Arrow
Ctrl + L Left align a paragraph
key until it's selected
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Ctrl + R Right align a paragraph

Insert and reply to comments

Use the Insert Comment command (Alt+N then L) to
open the Comments Pane before using these
keyboard shortcuts.
Ctrl + N Insert a new comment
Ctrl + R Reply to a selected comment

Change order of slides or sections

in a slide deck
Ctrl + Up arrow Move slide up in order
Ctrl + Down arrow Move slide down in order
Ctrl + Shift + Up Move slide to beginning
arrow
Ctrl + Shift + Move slide to end
Down arrow
To reorder sections of slides in a slide deck:
Ctrl + Up arrow Move section up in order
Ctrl + Down arrow Move section down in order
Ctrl + Shift + Up Move section to beginning
arrow
Ctrl + Shift + Move section to end
Down arrow
For more information about assigning custom
keyboard shortcuts to menu items, recorded macros,
and Visual Basic for Applications etc., hit the source
link below.
Source: Microsoft Office Support

Last modification: 12/31/2019 11:50:59 AM

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