keyboard shortcuts for powerpoint

Document actions

• CTRL+O: Open a presentation
• CTRL+N: New presentation
• F12: Save As
• CTRL+S: Save
• CTRL+P: Print
• F1: Help

Presentation actions

• F5: Begin slide show
• ENTER orDown arrow key: Next slide
• BACKSPACE orUp arrow key: Previous slide
• CTRL+P: Activate pen tool
• E: Erase pen strokes
• CTRL+A: Deactivate pen tool
• B: Show/Hide black screen
• W: Show/Hide white screen
• A: Show/Hide pointer & button
• ESC: End slide show

Formatting

• CTRL+A: Select all
• CTRL+C: Copy
• CTRL+X: Cut
• CTRL+V: Paste
• CTRL+Z: Undo
• CTRL+Y: Redo
• CTRL+B: Bold
• CTRL+I: Italics
• CTRL+U: Underline
• CTRL+L: Left justified
• CTRL+E: Center justified
• CTRL+R: Right justified
• ALT+SHIFT+Left arrow: Promote list item
• ALT+SHIFT+Right arrow or TAB: Demote list item

Editing

• CTRL+F: Find
• CTRL+H: Replace
• CTRL+K: Insert hyperlink
• CTRL+M: New slide
• F7: Spell checker
• ALT+F8: Macros