Microsoft PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts

Microsoft PowerPoint is the ultimate tool for creating impactful presentations, whether for business, education, or personal use. It offers rich features like animations, transitions, and multimedia integration. Keyboard shortcuts in PowerPoint streamline slide navigation, formatting, and design tasks, enabling users to craft polished presentations faster and with greater ease.

Official URL: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/powerpoint

General Shortcuts

Create a new presentation

⌘ (Command)+N

Open an existing presentation

⌘ (Command)+O

Save the current presentation

⌘ (Command)+S

Print the current presentation

⌘ (Command)+P

Close the current presentation

⌘ (Command)+W

Quit PowerPoint

⌘ (Command)+Q

Text Editing

Cut selected text

⌘ (Command)+X

Copy selected text

⌘ (Command)+C

Paste copied text

⌘ (Command)+V

Undo the last action

⌘ (Command)+Z

Redo the last undone action

⌘ (Command)+Y

Select all objects

⌘ (Command)+A

Presentation View Shortcuts

Start slideshow from the beginning

⌘ (Command)+Return

Start slideshow from the current slide

Shift+⌘ (Command)+Return

End the slideshow

Esc

Go to the next slide

Arrow (Right)

Go to the previous slide

Arrow (Left)

Go to the first slide

Fn+Arrow (Left)

Go to the last slide

Fn+Arrow (Right)

Formatting

Apply bold formatting

⌘ (Command)+B

Apply italic formatting

⌘ (Command)+I

Apply underline formatting

⌘ (Command)+U

Object Management

Duplicate the selected object

⌘ (Command)+D

Delete the selected object

Delete

Group selected objects

⌘ (Command)+G

Ungroup selected objects

⌘ (Command)+Shift+G