PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
A printable one-page reference of the most useful PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts for building, formatting, and presenting slides faster.
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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