Microsoft Power Point Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft PowerPoint on Windows. Build slides, apply formatting, and deliver presentations on Windows.

Create new presentation: Ctrl+N
Add a new slide: Ctrl+M
Apply bold formatting to the selected text: Ctrl+B
Open the Font dialog box: Ctrl+T
Cut selected text, object, or slide: Ctrl+X
Copy selected text, object, or slide: Ctrl+C
Paste cut or copied text, object, or slide: Ctrl+V
Insert a hyperlink: Ctrl+K
Insert a new comment: Ctrl+Alt+M

Undo the last action: Ctrl+Z
Redo the last action: Ctrl+Y
Go to the next slide: Pg Dn
Go to the previous slide: Pg Up
Start the slide show: F5
End the slide show: Esc
Print a presentation: Ctrl+P
Save the presentation: Ctrl+S
Close PowerPoint: Ctrl+Q

Insert a new slide: Ctrl+M
Go to the next slide: Pg Dn
Go to the previous slide: Pg Up
Zoom out: Ctrl+-
Zoom in: Ctrl+=
Zoom to fit: Ctrl+Alt+O

Make a copy of the selected slide: Ctrl+Shift+D
Open a presentation: Ctrl+O
Close a presentation: Ctrl+D
Save a presentation with a different name, location, or file format: Ctrl+Shift+S
Cancel a command, such as Save As: Esc
Open a recent file: Ctrl+O

Cut selected object or text: Ctrl+X
Copy selected object or text: Ctrl+C
Paste cut or copied object or text: Ctrl+V
Duplicate selected objects: Ctrl+D
or
Ctrl+Drag
Copy the formatting of the selected object or text: Ctrl+Shift+C

Paste copied formatting to the selected object or text: Ctrl+Shift+V
Copy animation painter: Alt+Shift+C
Paste animation painter: Alt+Shift+V
Open the Paste Special dialog box: Ctrl+Alt+V

Move the focus to the first floating shape, such as an image or a text box: Ctrl+Alt+5
Select another object when one object is selected: Tab
or
Shift+Tab
Send object back one position: Ctrl+[
Send object forward one position: Ctrl+]
Send object to back: Ctrl+Shift+[
Send object to front: Ctrl+Shift+]
Select all objects on a slide: Ctrl+A
Group the selected objects: Ctrl+G
Ungroup the selected group: Ctrl+Shift+G

Regroup the selected objects: Ctrl+Shift+J
Rotate the selected object clockwise 15 degrees: Alt+Right
Rotate the selected object counterclockwise 15 degrees: Alt+Left
Play or pause media: Ctrl+Space
Insert a hyperlink: Ctrl+K
Insert a new comment: Ctrl+Alt+M
Insert equation: Alt+=
Edit a linked or embedded object: Shift+F10
or
Context Menu,O,Enter,E

Select one character to the left/right: Shift+LeftRight
Select to the end of a word: Ctrl+Shift+Right
Select to the beginning of a word: Ctrl+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 from the insertion point to the end of the paragraph: Ctrl+Shift+Down
Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the paragraph: Ctrl+Shift+Up
Select text within an object (with an object selected): Enter
Select an object when the text inside the object is selected: Esc

Invoke Copilot options for rewriting selected textbox: Shift+F8

Delete one character to the left: Bksp
Delete one word to the left: Ctrl+Bksp

Delete one character to the right: Del
Delete one word to the right (with the cursor between the words): Ctrl+Del

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 one word to the left: Ctrl+Left
Move one word to the right: Ctrl+Right
Move to the end of a line: End
Move to the beginning of a line: Home
Move up one paragraph: Ctrl+Up

Move down one paragraph: Ctrl+Down
Move to the end of a text box: Ctrl+End
Move to the beginning of a text box: Ctrl+Home
Move to the next title or body text placeholder. If it is the last placeholder on a slide, this action inserts a new slide with the same slide layout as the original slide: Ctrl+Enter
Promote a paragraph: Alt+Shift+Left
Demote a paragraph: Alt+Shift+Right
Move selected paragraphs up: Alt+Shift+Up
Move selected paragraphs down: Alt+Shift+Down

Open the Find dialog box: Ctrl+F
Open the Replace dialog box: Ctrl+H

Repeat the last Find action: Shift+F4

Open the Font dialog box: Ctrl+T
or
Ctrl+Shift+F
Increase the font size: Ctrl+Shift+.
Decrease the font size: Ctrl+Shift+,
Switch between sentence case, lowercase, or uppercase: Shift+F3
Apply bold formatting: Ctrl+B
Apply underline formatting: Ctrl+U
Apply italic formatting: Ctrl+I

Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing): Ctrl+=
Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing): Ctrl+Shift+=
Remove manual character formatting, such as subscript and superscript: Ctrl+Space
Center a paragraph: Ctrl+E
Justify a paragraph: Ctrl+J
Left align a paragraph: Ctrl+L
Right align a paragraph: Ctrl+R

Move to the next cell: Tab
Move to the preceding cell: Shift+Tab
Move to the next row: Down
Move to the preceding row: Up

Insert a tab in a cell: Ctrl+Tab
Start a new paragraph: Enter
Add a new row at the bottom of the table with the cursor in the last cell of the last row: Tab

Move the selected slide or section up in order: Ctrl+Up
Move the selected slide or section down in order: Ctrl+Down

Move the selected slide or section to the beginning: Ctrl+Shift+Up
Move the selected slide or section to the end: Ctrl+Shift+Down

Switch to Presenter view: Alt+F5
Switch to Slide Show: F5
Toggle between Outline and Thumbnail views: Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Switch to full screen (hide menus): Ctrl+F1
Show or hide guides: Alt+F9
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

Switch between the Thumbnail pane and the Outline View pane: Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Show Outline View level 1 headings: Alt+Shift+1
Expand Outline View text below a heading: Alt+Shift+=
Collapse Outline View text below a heading: Alt+Shift+-
Select all text in the Outline View: Ctrl+A
Select all slides in the Slide Sorter view or the thumbnail pane: Ctrl+A
Show the help menu: F1

Open the Selection pane: Alt+F10
or
Alt+H,S,L,P
Cycle the focus through the different panes: F6
Display the context menu: Shift+F10
or
Context Menu
Move the focus to a single item or group: UpDown
Move the focus from an item in a group to its parent group: Left
Move the focus from a group to the first item in that group: Right
Expand a focused group and all its child groups: Num *
Expand a focused group: Num +
or
Right
Collapse a focused group: Num -
or
Left
Move the focus to an item and select it: Shift+UpDown

Select a focused item: Space
or
Enter
Cancel selection of a focused item: Shift+Space
or
Shift+Enter
Move a selected item forward: Ctrl+Shift+F
Move a selected item backward: Ctrl+Shift+B
Show or hide a focused item: Ctrl+Shift+S
Rename a focused item: F2
Switch the keyboard focus within the Selection pane between tree view and the Show All and Hide All buttons: Tab
or
Shift+Tab
Collapse all groups (with the focus in the tree view of the Selection pane): Alt+Shift+1
Expand all groups: Alt+Shift+9

Move to a task pane from another pane or area in the program window. (You might need to press F6 more than once.): F6
When a task pane option has focus, move to the next or previous option in the task pane: Tab
or
Shift+Tab
Display the full set of commands on a task pane menu. You can access, for example, the Close , Move , or Size buttons of a task pane: Ctrl+Space
or
Ctrl+Down
Move to the next command on the task pane menu: UpDown

Select the highlighted option on the task pane menu: Enter
Move or resize the task pane after the corresponding command has been selected: UpDownLeftRight
Close a task pane: Ctrl+Space,C

Move to the Tell me or Search field on the ribbon and type a search term for assistance or Help content: Alt+Q
Open the File menu: Alt+F
Open the Home tab and format slides, fonts, paragraphs, or drawings: Alt+H
Open the Insert tab and insert slides, tables, images, illustrations, forms, links, text, symbols, or media: Alt+N
Open the Draw tab and access the drawing tools: Alt+J,I
Open the Design tab and apply themes and customize slides: Alt+G
Open the Transitions tab and add transitions between slides: Alt+K

Open the Animations tab and add animations to slides: Alt+A
Open the Slide Show tab and set up and play the slide show: Alt+S
Open the Review tab and check spelling and accessibility and add comments: Alt+R
Open the View tab and preview presentation layouts, show and hide gridlines and guides, set zoom magnification, manage windows, and view macros: Alt+W
Open the Recording tab and manage screen recordings, audio, and video in your presentation: Alt+C
Open the Help tab and browse the PowerPoint, contact support, and leave feedback: Alt+Y,2

Select the active tab on the ribbon, and activate the access keys: Alt
or
F10
Move the focus to commands on the ribbon: Tab
or
Shift+Tab
Move down, up, left, or right, respectively, among the items on the ribbon: UpDownLeftRight
Show the tooltip for the ribbon element currently in focus: Ctrl+Shift+F10
Activate a selected button or control: Space
or
Enter
Open the list for a selected command: Down

Open the menu for a selected button: Alt+Down
When a menu or submenu is open, move to the next command: Down
Expand or collapse the ribbon: Ctrl+F1
Open a context menu: Shift+F10
or
Context Menu
Move to the submenu when a main menu is open or selected: Left
Get help on the currently selected command or control on the ribbon: F1

Change the font size for selected text: Alt+H,F,S
Open the Zoom dialog box: Alt+W,Q
Print all slides in your presentation as full page slides using your default printer settings (when the Print dialog box is open): Alt+P,P
Select a theme: Alt+G,H
Select a slide layout: Alt+H,L
Show or hide the Notes pane in the Normal view: Alt+W,P,N

Open the clipboard: Alt+H,F,O
Insert a text box: Alt+N,X
Insert an embedded document or spreadsheet as an object: Alt+N,J
Insert WordArt: Alt+N,W
Insert a picture from your device: Alt+N,P,D
Insert a shape: Alt+N,S,H

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Microsoft Power Point Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Frequently used shortcuts

Work with presentations and slides

Copy objects and text

Work in objects and text

Select text

Rewrite text with Copilot

Delete text

Move around in text

Find and replace text

Format text

Work with tables

Move a slide

Work with views and panes

Work with the Selection pane

Work with the task pane

Open the ribbon tabs

Work in the ribbon with the keyboard

Other useful ribbon keyboard shortcuts