Create new presentation
Ctrl+N
Creates a new presentation.
45 shortcuts
MS PowerPoint shortcuts
Create and present slides. Here are the most useful key combinations, each with a short explanation. Practise them in the AlphaType trainer afterwards.
Practise these shortcuts nowAll MS PowerPoint shortcuts
Open presentation
Ctrl+O
Opens a presentation.
Save presentation
Ctrl+S
Saves the current presentation.
Save as
F12
Opens Save As.
Print presentation
Ctrl+P
Opens the print view.
Close presentation
Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4
Closes the active presentation.
Close PowerPoint
Alt+F4
Practice this one only with the on-screen keyboard.
Insert new slide
Ctrl+M
Inserts a new slide.
Duplicate selected slide or object
Ctrl+D
Creates a copy of the selection.
Delete selected slide or object
Del
Deletes the selection.
Copy
Ctrl+C
Copies a slide, object or text.
Cut
Ctrl+X
Cuts a slide, object or text.
Paste
Ctrl+V
Pastes the clipboard.
Undo action
Ctrl+Z
Undoes the last action.
Redo action
Ctrl+Y
Repeats the last action.
Move to next object
Tab
Cycles through placeholders and objects on the slide.
Move to previous object
Shift+Tab
Cycles through objects backward.
Move object with arrow keys
↑ or ↓ / ← / →
Moves the selected object in small steps.
Switch between panes
F6
Switches between thumbnails, slide, notes and task panes.
Switch to previous pane
Shift+F6
Switches in reverse order.
Go to first slide
Home
In Normal view or Slide Show.
Go to last slide
End
In Normal view or Slide Show.
Go to next slide
PageDown or ↓
In Normal view.
Go to previous slide
PageUp or ↑
In Normal view.
Toggle gridlines
Shift+F9
Shows or hides the gridlines.
Insert hyperlink
Ctrl+K
Inserts a hyperlink.
Apply bold formatting
Ctrl+B
Turns bold on or off.
Format as italic
Ctrl+I or Ctrl+Shift+K
Turns italic on or off.
Underline
Ctrl+U or Ctrl+Shift+U
Turns underline on or off.
Align text left
Ctrl+L
Aligns the paragraph to the left.
Center text
Ctrl+E
Centers the paragraph.
Align text right
Ctrl+R
Aligns the paragraph to the right.
Insert new line in text placeholder
Shift+Enter
Starts a new line without a new paragraph.
Decrease list level
Tab
In a bulleted list.
Increase list level
Shift+Tab
In a bulleted list.
Start slideshow from beginning
F5
Starts at slide 1.
Start slideshow from current slide
Shift+F5
Starts at the current slide.
Start slideshow in presenter view
Alt+F5
Starts with Presenter View.
End slideshow
Esc
Ends the presentation.
Next slide or animation
N or Enter / PageDown / → / ↓ / Space
During the slide show.
Previous slide or animation
P or PageUp / ← / ↑ / Backspace
During the slide show.
Toggle black slide
B
During the slide show.
Toggle white slide
W
During the slide show.
Show all slides
Ctrl+S
Opens the slide overview during the presentation.
Open context menu in presentation
Shift+F10
Opens the slide show context menu.
Learning MS PowerPoint efficiently
Start with a few combinations you use often and repeat them in context. AlphaType shows the task, lets you practise the keys and gives immediate feedback.