The following section shows the different types of shortcut keys that enable users to perform tasks in PowerPoint. Using shortcuts increases the speed of work.
Alt or F10= Turn key tips on or off
Alt + A= Go to the Animations tab
Alt + F= Open the File tab menu
Alt + G= Open the Design tab
Alt + H,L= Select a slide layout
Alt + H,S,H= Insert a shape
Alt + H= Go to the Home tab
Alt + K= Go to the Transitions tab
Alt + N,P= Insert a picture
Alt + N= Open the Insert tab
Alt + Q= Go to the “Tell me what you want to do” box
Alt + R= Go to the Review tab
Alt + S= Go to the Slide Show tab
Alt + W,Q= Open the Zoom dialog box to change the zoom for the slide
Alt + W= Go to View tab
Alt + X= Go to the Add-ins tab
Alt + Y= Go to the Help tab
B= Change the screen to black during a slideshow; press B again to return to the slideshow
Ctrl + A= Select all text in a text box, all objects on a slide, or all slides in a presentation (for the latter, click on a slide thumbnail first)
Ctrl + Alt + V= Open the Paste Special dialog box
Ctrl + B= Add or remove bold to selected text
Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert= Copy selected text, selected object(s), or selected slide(s)
Ctrl + D= Duplicate the selected object or slide (for the latter, click on a slide thumbnail first)
Ctrl + E= Center a paragraph
Ctrl + F= Search in a presentation or use Find and Replace
Ctrl + F1= Show or hide the ribbon
Ctrl + F2= Print Preview View
Ctrl + I= Add or remove italics to selected text
Ctrl + J= Justify a paragraph
Ctrl + K= Insert a hyperlink
Ctrl + L= Left align a paragraph
Ctrl + M= Insert a new slide
Ctrl + N= Create a new presentation
Ctrl + O= Open an existing presentation
Ctrl + P= Annotate with the Pen tool during a slideshow
Ctrl + Q= Save and close a presentation
Ctrl + R= Right align a paragraph
Ctrl + S= Save a presentation
Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down Arrow= Move a slide to the beginning or end of your presentation (click on a slide thumbnail first)
Ctrl + T= Open the Font dialog box when text or object is selected
Ctrl + Tab= Switch between open presentations
Ctrl + U= Add or remove underline to selected text
Ctrl + Up/Down Arrow= Move a slide up or down in your presentation (click on a slide thumbnail first)
Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert= Paste selected text, selected object(s), or selected slide(s)
Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4= Close a presentation
Ctrl + X= Cut selected text, selected object(s), or selected slide(s)
Ctrl + Y= Redo an action
Ctrl + Z= Undo an action
Delete= Remove selected text, selected object(s), or selected slide(s)
End= Go to the last slide, or from within a text box, go to the end of the line
Esc= End the slideshow
F1= Open the Help pane
F12 or Alt + F2= Open the Save As dialog box
F5= Start the presentation from the beginning
F7= Check spelling
Home= Go to the first slide, or from within a text box, go to the beginning of the line
N or Page Down= Advance to the next slide during a slideshow
P or Page Up= Return to the previous slide during a slide show
PgDn= Go to the next slide
PgUp= Go the previous slide
Shift + F5= Start the presentation from the current slide (this one is great when you want to test out how the slide your currently working on will look in your presentation)
Shift + Tab= Select or move to the previous object on a slide
Tab= Select or move to the next object on a slide