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PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
A printable one-page reference of the most useful PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts for building, formatting, and presenting slides faster.
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Keyboard shortcuts can shave real time off building and delivering presentations. Print this one-pager and keep it next to your desk.
Building Slides#
| Shortcut | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+M | Insert new slide |
| Ctrl+D | Duplicate selected slide or object |
| Ctrl+N | Create new presentation |
| Ctrl+O | Open existing presentation |
| Ctrl+S | Save presentation |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo last action |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo last action |
| Ctrl+A | Select all slides or objects |
Formatting Text#
| Shortcut | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+B | Bold selected text |
| Ctrl+I | Italicize selected text |
| Ctrl+U | Underline selected text |
| Ctrl+E | Center-align text |
| Ctrl+L | Left-align text |
| Ctrl+R | Right-align text |
| Ctrl+Shift+> | Increase font size |
| Ctrl+Shift+< | Decrease font size |
Presenting#
| Shortcut | What It Does |
|---|---|
| F5 | Start slideshow from beginning |
| Shift+F5 | Start slideshow from current slide |
| B | Black out screen during show |
| W | White out screen during show |
| Esc | End slideshow |
| Ctrl+P | Turn cursor into a pen (during show) |
Working with Objects#
| Shortcut | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+G | Group selected objects |
| Ctrl+Shift+G | Ungroup selected objects |
| Shift+drag | Constrain movement or resizing proportionally |
| Ctrl+drag | Duplicate an object while dragging |
Keep this list handy and you'll build and run presentations noticeably faster, no mouse-hunting required.
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