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Microsoft Powerpoint shortcuts for Mac

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Mac keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Powerpoint

Editing text and objects

  • Delete one character to the left⌫ Add →
  • Delete one character to the rightfunction  + ⌫ Add →
  • Cut selected text or object⌘ (command) + x Add →
  • Copy selected text or object⌘ (command) + c Add →
  • Paste cut or copied text or object⌘ (command) + v Add →
  • Paste special⌘ (command) + ⌃ (control) + v Add →
  • Increase the font size⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + > Add →
  • Decrease the font size⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + < Add →
  • Apply bold formatting⌘ (command) + b Add →
  • Apply an underline⌘ (command) + u Add →
  • Apply italic formatting⌘ (command) + i Add →
  • Center a paragraph⌘ (command) + e Add →
  • Justify a paragraph⌘ (command) + j Add →
  • Left align a paragraph⌘ (command) + l Add →
  • Right align a paragraph⌘ (command) + r Add →
  • Redo the last action⌘ (command) + y Add →
  • Undo the last action⌘ (command) + z Add →
  • Open the Format Text dialog box, Font options⌘ (command) + t Add →
  • Open the Format Text dialog box, Paragraph options⌘ (command) + ⌄ (option) + m Add →
  • To Move To the beginning of a word or one word to the left⌄ (option) + ← Add →
  • To Move One word to the right⌄ (option) + → Add →
  • To Move To the end of a line⌘ (command) + → Add →
  • To Move To the beginning of a line⌘ (command) + ← Add →
  • To Move To the beginning of a paragraph or up one paragraph⌄ (option) + ↑ Add →
  • To Move Down one paragraph⌄ (option) + ↓ Add →
  • To Move To the start or end of all the text in the object you are editing⌘ (command) + ↑ Add →

Working with objects

  • Select the next object⇄ Add →
  • Select the previous object⇧ (shift) + ⇄ Add →
  • Select all objects and all text⌘ (command) + a Add →
  • Move the selected object in the direction of the arrowarrow keys or command  + arrow key Add →
  • Group the selected objects⌘ (command) + ⌄ (option) + g Add →
  • Ungroup the selected objects⌘ (command) + ⌄ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + g Add →
  • Regroup the selected objects⌘ (command) + ⌄ (option) + j Add →
  • Rotate the selected object clockwise⌄ (option) + → Add →
  • Rotate the selected object counterclockwise⌄ (option) + ← Add →
  • Format the selected object⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + 1 Add →
  • Duplicate selected objects⌘ (command) + d Add →
  • Resize selected objects⇧ (shift) + arrow keys Add →

Presentations

  • Create a new presentation⌘ (command) + n Add →
  • Create a new presentation with a template from the PowerPoint Presentation gallery⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + p Add →
  • Insert a new slide⌃ (control) + m or command  + ⇧ (shift) + n Add →
  • Zoom out⌘ (command) + - (minus sign) Add →
  • Zoom in⌘ (command)Add →
  • Make a copy of the selected slide⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + d Add →
  • Open a presentation⌘ (command) + o Add →
  • Close a presentation⌘ (command) + w Add →
  • Print a presentation⌘ (command) + p Add →
  • Save a presentation⌘ (command) + s Add →
  • Save a presentation with a different name, location, or file format.⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + s Add →
  • Quit PowerPoint⌘ (command) + q Add →
  • Find text and formatting⌘ (command) + f Add →
  • Add a hyperlink to selected text, an image, or an object⌘ (command) + k Add →
  • Cancel a command, such as Save Asesc Add →
  • Undo an action⌘ (command) + z Add →
  • Redo or repeat an action⌘ (command) + y Add →
  • Move through multiple open presentations.⌘ (command) + ~ Add →
  • Open a recent file⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + o Add →

Changing views

  • Switch to normal view⌘ (command) + 1 Add →
  • Switch to slide sorter view⌘ (command) + 2 Add →
  • Switch to notes page view⌘ (command) + 3 Add →
  • Switch to outline view⌘ (command) + 4 Add →
  • Switch to slide show⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + return Add →
  • Switch to full screen (hide menus)⌘ (command) + ⌃ (control) + f Add →
  • Switch to presenter view⌄ (option) + return Add →
  • Show or hide guides⌘ (command) + ⌄ (option) + ⌃ (control) + g Add →
  • Switch to notes master view⌘ (command) + ⌄ (option) + 3 Add →

Selecting text

  • To Select One character to the right⇧ (shift) + → Add →
  • To Select One character to the left⇧ (shift) + ← Add →
  • To Select From the insertion point to the same point one line up⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add →
  • To Select From the insertion point to the same point one line down⇧ (shift) + ↓ Add →
  • To Select All text to the start of the line⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ← Add →
  • To Select All text to the end of the line⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + → Add →
  • To Select From the insertion point to the end of the paragraph⇧ (shift) + ⌄ (option) + ↓ Add →
  • To Select From the insertion point to the beginning of the paragraph⇧ (shift) + ⌄ (option) + ↑ Add →

Slide shows

  • Perform the next animation or advance to the next sliden , page down , → , ↓ , or the spacebar (or click the mouse button) Add →
  • Return to the previous animation or return to the previous slidep , page up , ← , ↑ , or delete Add →
  • Go to slide numberthe number of the slide that you want to view, and then press return Add →
  • Display a black screen, or return to the slide show from a black screenb or . Add →
  • Display a white screen, or return to the slide show from a white screenw or , Add →
  • Play slide show from the first slide⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + return Add →
  • Play slide show from the current slide⌘ (command) + return Add →
  • End a slide showesc  or command  + . or command  + - Add →
  • Erase on-screen annotationse Add →
  • Go to next hidden slide if the next slide is hiddenh Add →
  • Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to a pen⌘ (command) + p Add →
  • Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to an arrow⌘ (command) + a Add →
  • Hide the pointer on mouse move⌃ (control) + h Add →
  • Show Thesaurus entry for a selected word⌘ (command) + ⌄ (option) + ⌃ (control) + r Add →
  • Show Smart Lookup entry for a selected word or phrase⌘ (command) + ⌄ (option) + ⌃ (control) + l Add →
  • Switch to presenter view⌄ (option) + return Add →

Working in tables

Windows and dialog boxes

  • Close the active window⌘ (command) + w Add →
  • Perform the action assigned to a default button in a dialog boxreturn Add →
  • Cancel a command and close the dialog boxesc Add →
  • Hide the current window⌘ (command) + h Add →
  • Minimize the current window⌘ (command) + m Add →

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