Microsoft Power Point Keyboard Shortcuts for macOS
Microsoft PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts for MacOS. View online or download free PDF Cheat Sheet to create and present slides faster on Mac devices.
Frequently used shortcuts
- Create a new presentation
- Cmd+N
- Add a new slide
- Cmd+Shift+N
- Apply bold formatting to the selected text
- Cmd+B
- Open the Font dialog box
- Cmd+T
- Cut the selected text, object, or slide
- Cmd+X
- Copy the selected text, object, or slide
- Cmd+C
- Paste the cut or copied text, object, or slide
- Cmd+V
- Insert a hyperlink
- Cmd+K
- Insert a comment
- Cmd+Shift+M
- Undo the last action
- Cmd+Z
- Redo the last action
- Cmd+Y
- Go to the next slide
- Pg Dn
- Go to the previous slide
- Pg Up
- Start the slide show
- Cmd+Shift+Return
- End the slide show
- Esc
- Print a presentation
- Cmd+P
- Save the presentation
- Cmd+S
- Close PowerPoint
- Cmd+Q
Work with presentations and slides
- Create a new presentation with a template from the PowerPoint template gallery
- Cmd+Shift+P
- Insert a new slide
- Cmd+Shift+N
- Go to the next slide
- Pg Dn
- Go to the previous slide
- Pg Up
- Format slide background
- Cmd+Shift+2
- Zoom out
- Cmd+-
- Zoom in
- Cmd+=
- Zoom to fit
- Cmd+Opt+O
- Make a copy of the selected slide
- Cmd+Shift+D
- Open a presentation
- Cmd+O
- Close a presentation
- Cmd+W
- Print a presentation
- Cmd+P
- Save a presentation with a different name, location, or file format
- Cmd+Shift+S
- Cancel a command, such as Save As
- Esc
- Move through multiple open presentations
- Cmd+`
- Open a recent file
- Cmd+Shift+O
Copy objects and text
- Cut selected object or text
- Cmd+X
- Copy selected object or text
- Cmd+C
- Paste cut or copied object or text
- Cmd+V
- Duplicate selected objects
- Ctrl+DorCtrl+Drag
- Copy the formatting of the selected object or text
- Cmd+Shift+C
- Paste copied formatting to the selected object or text
- Cmd+Shift+V
- Copy animation
- Cmd+Opt+Shift+C
- Paste animation
- Cmd+Opt+Shift+V
- Open the Paste Special dialog box
- Cmd+Ctrl+V
Work in objects and text
- Select another object when one object is selected
- TaborShift+Tab
- Send object back one position
- Cmd+Opt+Shift+B
- Send object forward one position
- Cmd+Opt+Shift+F
- Send object to back
- Cmd+Shift+B
- Send object to front
- Cmd+Shift+F
- Select all objects on a slide
- Cmd+A
- Group the selected objects
- Cmd+Opt+G
- Ungroup the selected objects
- Cmd+Opt+Shift+G
- Regroup the selected objects
- Cmd+Opt+J
- Rotate the selected object clockwise 15 degrees
- Opt+Right
- Rotate the selected object counterclockwise 15 degrees
- Opt+Left
- Play or pause media
- Space
- Insert a hyperlink
- Cmd+K
- Insert a comment
- Cmd+Shift+M
- Format the selected object
- Cmd+Shift+1
- Resize selected objects
- Shift+UpDownLeftRight
- Move the selected object in the direction of the arrow
- UpDownLeftRightorCmd+UpDownLeftRight
Select text
- Select one character to the left/right
- Shift+LeftRight
- Select to the end of a word
- Opt+Shift+Right
- Select to the beginning of a word
- Opt+Shift+Left
- Select from the insertion point to the same point one line up
- Shift+Up
- Select from the insertion point to the same point one line down
- Shift+Down
- Select all text to the start of the line
- Cmd+Shift+Left
- Select all text to the end of the line
- Cmd+Shift+Right
- Select from the insertion point to the end of the paragraph
- Opt+Shift+Down
- Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the paragraph
- Opt+Shift+Up
- Select text within an object (with an object selected)
- Return
- Select an object when the text inside the object is selected
- Esc
Delete text
- Delete one character to the left
- Del
- Delete one word to the left
- Cmd+Del
- Delete one character to the right
- Fn+Del
- Delete one word to the right (with the cursor between the words)
- Opt+Fn+Del
Move around in text
- Move one character to the left
- Left
- Move one character to the right
- Right
- Move one line up
- Up
- Move one line down
- Down
- Move to the beginning of a word or one word to the left
- Opt+Left
- Move one word to the right
- Opt+Right
- Move to the end of a line
- EndorFn+Right
- Move to the beginning of a line
- HomeorFn+Left
- Move to the beginning of a paragraph or up one paragraph
- Opt+Up
- Move down one paragraph
- Opt+Down
- Move to the start or end of all the text in the object you are editing
- Cmd+UpDown
- Promote or Demote a paragraph
- Cmd+[]
Find and replace text
- Open the Search in Presentation search field
- Cmd+F
- Open the Find and Replace pane
- Cmd+Shift+H
Format text
- Open the Font dialog box
- Cmd+T
- Increase the font size of the selected text
- Cmd+Shift+.
- Decrease the font size of the selected text
- Cmd+Shift+,
- Open the Paragraph dialog box
- Cmd+Opt+M
- Switch between sentence case, uppercase, or lowercase
- Shift+F3
- Apply bold formatting to the selected text
- Cmd+B
- Apply an underline to the selected text
- Cmd+U
- Apply italic formatting to the selected text
- Cmd+I
- Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing)
- Cmd+Ctrl+=
- Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing)
- Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+=
- Remove manual character formatting, such as subscript and superscript
- Ctrl+Space
- Center a paragraph
- Cmd+E
- Justify a paragraph
- Cmd+J
- Left align a paragraph
- Cmd+L
- Right align a paragraph
- Cmd+R
Work with tables
- Move to the next cell
- Tab
- Move to the preceding cell
- Shift+Tab
- Move to the next line or row
- Down
- Move to the preceding line or row
- Up
- Insert a tab in a cell
- Opt+Shift+Tab
- Start a new paragraph in a cell
- Return
- Add a new row at the bottom of the table (with the cursor in the last cell of the last row)
- Tab
Move a slide
- Move the selected slide or section up in order
- Cmd+Up
- Move the selected slide or section down in order
- Cmd+Down
- Move the selected slide or section to the beginning
- Cmd+Shift+Up
- Move the selected slide or section to the end
- Cmd+Shift+Down
Work with views and panes
- Switch to Normal view
- Cmd+1
- Switch to Slide Sorter view
- Cmd+2
- Switch to Notes Page view
- Cmd+3
- Switch to Outline View
- Cmd+4
- Switch to Slide Master view
- Cmd+Opt+1
- Switch to Handout Master view
- Cmd+Opt+2
- Switch to Notes Master view
- Cmd+Opt+3
- Switch to Presenter view
- Opt+Return
- Switch to slide show
- Cmd+Shift+Return
- Toggle between Outline View and thumbnail pane
- Ctrl+Shift+Tab
- Show or hide guides
- Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+G
- Show or hide the grid
- Shift+F9
- Cycle clockwise through panes in the Normal view
- F6
- Cycle counterclockwise through panes in the Normal view
- Shift+F6
- Select all text in the Outline View
- Cmd+A
- Select all slides in the Slide Sorter view or the thumbnail pane
- Cmd+A
Other useful shortcut keys
- Switch Drawing mode on and off
- Cmd+Ctrl+Z
- Show Thesaurus entry for a selected word
- Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+R
Need more than shortcuts?
Visit the Microsoft Power Point app page for an overview and helpful links.
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