PowerPoint 2010 Shortcuts
Platform: Windows/English
Ctrl+a (in the Slide
Sorter view)
Select all slides.
Ctrl+a (On the
Outline tab)
Select all text.
Backspace
Delete one character to the left.
Ctrl+Backspace
Delete one word to the left.
Perform the previous animation or return to the
previous slide.
Delete
Delete one character to the right.
Ctrl+Delete
Delete one word to the right.
Slide Number +Ent
er
Go to slide number.
Ctrl+X
Cut selected object.
Ctrl+C
Copy selected object.
B/.
Display a blank black slide, or return to the
presentation from a blank black slide.
Ctrl+V
Paste cut or copied object.
W/,
Display a blank white slide, or return to the
presentation from a blank white slide.
Ctrl+Z
Undo the last action.
Ctrl+Y
Redo the last action.
Stop or restart an automatic presentation.
Ctrl+Shift+C
Copy formatting only.
End a presentation.
Ctrl+Shift+V
Paste formatting only.
Erase on-screen annotations.
Ctrl+Alt+V
Paste special.
Go to the next slide, if the next slide is hidden.
Set new timings while rehearsing.
Use original timings while rehearsing.
Use a mouse click to advance while rehearsing.
1+Enter
Return to the first slide.
Ctrl+P
Redisplay hidden pointer or change the pointer to a
pen.
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F5
Start the presentation from the beginning.
N, Enter, Page
Perform the next animation or advance to the next
Down, Arrow Right, slide.
Arrow down, /Spa
ce
P, Page Up, Arrow
Left, Arrow Up, /Ba
ckspace
S
Esc/-
Basic Text Navigation and Formatting
Ctrl+Shift+F
Change the font.
Ctrl+Shift+P
Change the font size.
Ctrl+Shift+;
Increase the font size of the selected text.
Ctrl+Shift+;
Decrease the font size of the selected text.
Arrow Left
Move one character to the left.
Move one character to the right.
Ctrl+A
Redisplay hidden pointer or change the pointer to an
arrow.
Arrow Right
Arrow Up
Move one line up.
Ctrl+H
Hide the pointer and navigation button immediately.
Arrow Down
Move one line down.
Ctrl+U
Hide the pointer and navigation button in 15
seconds.
Ctrl+Arrow Left
Move one word to the left.
Ctrl+Arrow Right
Move one word to the right.
End
Move to the end of a line.
Home
Move to the beginning of a line.
Ctrl+Arrow Up
Move up one paragraph.
Ctrl+Arrow Down
Move down one paragraph.
Ctrl+End
Move to the end of a text box.
Ctrl+Home
Move to the beginning of a text box.
Ctrl+Enter
In Microsoft Office PowerPoint, move to the next title
or body text placeholder. If it is the last placeholder
on a slide, this will insert a new slide with the same
slide layout as the original slide.
Shift+F4
Repeat the last Find action.
Ctrl+F
Open the Find dialog box.
Ctrl+H
Open the Replace dialog box.
Shift+F4
Repeat the last Find action.
Tab
Move to the next cell in table.
Shift+Tab
Move to the preceding cell in table.
Arrow Down
Move to the next row in table.
Arrow Up
Move to the preceding row in table.
Ctrl+Tab
Insert a tab in a cell in table.
Enter
Start a new paragraph in table.
tab at the end of
the last row
Add a new row at the bottom of the table in table.
Shift+F10
Display the shortcut menu.
Tab
Go to the first or next hyperlink on a slide.
Shift+Tab
Go to the last or previous hyperlink on a slide.
enter while a
hyperlink is
selected
Perform the "mouse click" behavior of the selected
hyperlink.
Work with Text and Objects
Alt+Shift+Arrow
Left
Promote a paragraph.
Alt+Shift+Arrow
Right
Demote a paragraph.
Alt+Shift+Arrow
Up
Move selected paragraphs up.
Alt+Shift+Arrow
Down
Move selected paragraphs down.
Alt+Shift+1
Alt+Shift+[[]+[[]
Alt+Shift+Shift+Arrow Right
Shift+Arrow Left
Show heading level 1.
Expand text below a heading.
Collapse text below a heading.
Select one character to the right.
Select one character to the left.
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow
Right
Select to the end of a word.
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow
Left
Select to the beginning of a word.
Shift+Arrow Up
Select one line up.
Change Fonts and Formatting
Shift+Arrow Down
Select one line down.
Ctrl+Shift+F
Open the Font dialog box to change the font.
Esc
Select an object (with text selected inside the object).
Ctrl+Shift+P
Open the Font dialog box to change the font size.
Tab/Shift+tab until
the object you
want is selected
Select an object (with an object selected).
Ctrl+Shift+;
Increase the font size.
Ctrl+Shift+;
Decrease the font size.
Enter
Select text within an object (with an object selected).
Ctrl+T
Open the Font dialog box to change the formatting of
characters.
Ctrl+a (on the
Slides tab)
Select all objects.
Shift+F3
Change the case of letters between sentence,
lowercase, or uppercase.
http://www.shortcutworld.com/en/win/PowerPoint_2010.pdf
PowerPoint 2010 Shortcuts
Platform: Windows/English
Ctrl+B
Apply bold formatting.
Ctrl+U
Apply an underline.
Ctrl+I
Apply italic formatting.
Ctrl+=
Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing).
Ctrl+Shift+[[]+[[]
Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing).
Ctrl+Space
alt, j, d, a, and then
pP
Launch the Selection pane.
Manage Smart Tags
Alt+Shift+F10
Remove manual character formatting, such as
subscript and superscript.
Display the menu or message for a smart tag. If more
than one smart tag is present, switch to the next
smart tag and display its menu or message.
Arrow Down
Select the next item on a smart tag menu.
Ctrl+K
Insert a hyperlink.
Arrow Up
Select the previous item on a smart tag menu.
Ctrl+Shift+C
Copy formats.
Enter
Ctrl+Shift+V
Paste formats.
Perform the action for the selected item on a smart
tag menu.
Ctrl+E
Center a paragraph.
Esc
Close the smart tag menu or message.
Ctrl+J
Justify a paragraph.
Ctrl+L
Left align a paragraph.
Ctrl+R
Right align a paragraph.
Microsoft Office basics applicable to PowerPoint 2007
Alt+Tab
Switch to the next window.
Alt+Shift+Tab
Switch to the previous window.
Manage Open and Save As dialog boxes
Ctrl+W/Ctrl+F4
Close the active window.
Alt+1
Go to the previous folder.
Ctrl+F5
Alt+2
Up One Level button: Open the folder up one level
above the open folder.
Restore the size of the active window after you
maximize it.
F6
Alt+3/Delete
Delete button: Delete the selected folder or file.
Move a task pane from another pane in the program
window (clockwise direction). You may need to press
F6 more than once
Alt+4
Create New Folder button: Create a new folder.
Shift+F6
Alt+5
Views button: Switch among available folder views.
Move to a pane from another pane in the program
window (counterclockwise direction).
Alt+L
Tools button: Show the Tools menu.
Ctrl+F6
Shift+F10
Display a shortcut menu for a selected item, such as a
folder or file.
When more than one window is open, switch to the
next window.
Ctrl+Shift+F6
Switch to the previous window.
Tab
Move between options or areas in the dialog box.
Ctrl+F7
F4/Alt+I
Open the Look in list.
F5
Refresh the file list.
When a document window is not maximized,
perform the Move command (on the Control menu
for the window). Use the arrow keys to move the
window and when finished, press ESC.
Ctrl+F8
Move a task pane from another pane in the program
window (clockwise direction). You may need to press
F6 more than once
When a document window is not maximized,
perform the Size command (on the Control menu for
the window). Press the arrow keys to resize the
window and when finished, press ESC.
Ctrl+F9
tab, shift+Tab
When a task pane is active, select the next or
previous option in the task pane, respectively.
Minimize a window to an icon (works for only some
Microsoft Office programs).
Ctrl+F10
Maximize or restore a selected window.
Ctrl+Arrow Down
Display the full set of commands on the task pane
menu.
Print Screen
Copy a picture of the screen to the Clipboard.
Alt+Print Screen
Copy a picture of the selected window to the
Clipboard.
PowerPoint Taks Panes
F6
Arrow Down/Arro
w Up
Move among choices on a selected submenu; move
among certain options in a group of options in a
dialog box.
Space/Enter
Open the selected menu, or perform the action
assigned to the selected button.
Tab
Move to the next option or option group.
Shift+F10
Open a shortcut menu; open a drop-down menu for
the selected gallery item.
Shift+Tab
Move to the previous option or option group.
Ctrl+Tab
Switch to the next tab in a dialog box.
home, end
When a menu or submenu is visible, select the first
or last command, respectively, on the menu or
submenu.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box.
Alt+Arrow Down
Open a selected drop-down list.
Open the list if it is closed and move to an option in
the list.
Work with Dialog Boxes
page up, page
down
Scroll up or down in the selected gallery list,
respectively.
First letter of an
option in a
drop-down list
home, end
Move to the top or bottom of the selected gallery list,
respectively.
Arrow Keys
Move between options in an open drop-down list, or
between options in a group of options.
Ctrl+spacebar, c
Close a task pane.
Esc
Alt+h, f, o
Open the Clipboard.
Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command
and close a dialog box.
Space
Perform the action assigned to the selected button;
select or clear the selected check box.
Move around in Tables
Tab
Move to the next cell.
Move to the preceding cell.
Alt+ the letter
underlined in an
option
Select an option; select or clear a check box.
Shift+Tab
Arrow Down
Move to the next row.
Enter
Arrow Up
Move to the preceding row.
Perform the action assigned to a default button in a
dialog box.
Ctrl+Tab
Insert a tab in a cell.
Home
Move to the beginning of the entry.
Start a new paragraph.
End
Move to the end of the entry.
Add a new row at the bottom of the table.
arrow left, arrow
right
Move one character to the left or right, respectively.
Enter
tab at the end of
the last row
http://www.shortcutworld.com/en/win/PowerPoint_2010.pdf
PowerPoint 2010 Shortcuts
Platform: Windows/English
Ctrl+Arrow Left
Move one word to the left.
Ctrl+Arrow Right
Move one word to the right.
Shift+Arrow Left
Select or cancel selection one character to the left.
Shift+Arrow Right
Select or cancel selection one character to the right.
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow
Left
Select or cancel selection one word to the left.
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow
Right
Select or cancel selection one word to the right.
Shift+Home
Select from the cursor to the beginning of the entry.
Shift+End
Select from the cursor to the end of the entry.
Work with the Selection pane.
F6
Cycle the focus through the different panes.
Shift+F10
Display the context menu.
Arrow Up/Arrow
Down
Move the focus to a single item or group.
Arrow Left
Move the focus from an item in a group to its parent
group.
Arrow Right
Move the focus from a group to the first item in that
group.
* (on numeric
keypad only)
Expand a focused group and all its child groups.
[[]+] (on numeric
keypad only)
Expand a focused group.
- (on numeric
keypad only)
Collapse a focused group.
Shift+Arrow Up/Shi Move the focus to an item and select it.
ft+Arrow Down
Space/Enter
Select a focused item.
Shift+Space/Shift+E Cancel selection of a focused item.
nter
Ctrl+Shift+F
Move a selected item forward.
Ctrl+Shift+B
Move a selected item backward.
Ctrl+Shift+S
Show or hide a focused item.
F2
Rename a focused item.
Tab/Shift+Tab
Switch the keyboard focus within the Selection pane
between tree view and the Show All and Hide All
buttons.
Alt+Shift+1
Collapse all groups.
Alt+Shift+9
Expand all groups.
Others
ctrl+shift+d
Duplicates active slide
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