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Online Help

Open the Help window.	`F1`
Close the Help window.	`Alt`+`F4`
Switch between the Help window and the active program.	`Alt`+`Tab`
Go back to PowerPoint Help and How-to table of contents.	`Alt`+`Home`
Select the next item in the Help window.	`Tab`
Select the previous item in the Help window.	`Shift`+`Tab`
Perform the action for the selected item.	`Enter`
In the Browse PowerPoint Help section of the Help window, select the next or previous item, respectively.	`Tab`, `Shift`+`Tab`
In the Browse PowerPoint Help section of the Help window, expand or collapse the selected item, respectively.	`Enter`
Select the next hidden text or hyperlink, including Show All or Hide All at the top of a topic.	`Tab`
Select the previous hidden text or hyperlink.	`Shift`+`Tab`
Perform the action for the selected Show All, Hide All, hidden text, or hyperlink.	`Enter`
Move back to the previous Help topic (Back button).	`Alt`+`←` or `Backspace`
Move forward to the next Help topic (Forward button).	`Alt`+`→`
Scroll small amounts up or down, respectively, within the currently displayed Help topic.	`↑`/`↓`
Scroll larger amounts up or down, respectively, within the currently displayed Help topic.	`PageUp`, `PageDown`
Display a menu of commands for the Help window. This requires that the Help window have the active focus (click in the Help window).	`Shift`+`F10`
Stop the last action (Stop button).	`Esc`
Refresh the window (Refresh button).	`F5`
Print the current Help topic. Note: If the cursor is not in the current Help topic, press F6 and then press CTRL+P.	`Ctrl`+`P`
Change the connection state. You may need to press F6 more than once.	`F6` (until the focus is in the Type words to search for box), `Tab`, `↓`
Type text in the Type words to search for box. You may need to press F6 more than once.	`F6`
Switch among areas in the Help window; for example, switch between the toolbar, Type words to search for box, and Search list.	`F6`
In a Table of Contents in tree view, select the next or previous item, respectively.	`↑`/`↓`
In a Table of Contents in tree view, expand or collapse the selected item, respectively.	`←`/`→`

Office basics

Switch to the next window.	`Alt`+`Tab`, `Tab`
Switch to the previous window.	`Alt`+`Shift`+`Tab`, `Tab`
Close the active window.	`Ctrl`+`W` or `Ctrl`+`F4`
Broadcast the open presentation to a remote audience using the PowerPoint web application.	`Ctrl`+`F5`
Move to the next task pane from another pane in the program window (clockwise direction). You may need to press F6 more than once. Note: If pressing F6 does not display the task pane that you want, press ALT to put the focus on the Ribbon, and then press CTRL+TAB to move to the task pane.	`F6`
Move to a pane from another pane in the program window (counterclockwise direction).	`Shift`+`F6`
When more than one PowerPoint window is open, switch to the next PowerPoint window.	`Ctrl`+`F6`
Switch to the previous PowerPoint window.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F6`
Copy a picture of the screen to the Clipboard.	`PrintScreen`
Copy a picture of the selected window to the Clipboard.	`Alt`+`PrintScreen`

Change or resize the font

Change the font.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F`
Change the font size.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P`
Increase the font size of the selected text.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`>`
Decrease the font size of the selected text.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`<`

Move around in text or cells

Move one character to the left.	`←`
Move one character to the right.	`→`
Move one line up.	`↑`
Move one line down.	`↓`
Move one word to the left.	`Ctrl`+`←`
Move one word to the right.	`Ctrl`+`→`
Move to the end of a line.	`End`
Move to the beginning of a line.	`Home`
Move up one paragraph.	`Ctrl`+`↑`
Move down one paragraph.	`Ctrl`+`↓`
Move to the end of a text box.	`Ctrl`+`End`
Move to the beginning of a text box.	`Ctrl`+`Home`
In Microsoft Office PowerPoint, move to the next title or body text placeholder. If it is the last placeholder on a slide, this will insert a new slide with the same slide layout as the original slide.	`Ctrl`+`Enter`
Repeat the last Find action.	`Shift`+`F4`

Find and replace

Open the Find dialog box.	`Ctrl`+`F`
Open the Replace dialog box.	`Ctrl`+`H`
Repeat the last Find action.	`Shift`+`F4`

Move around in and work in tables

Move to the next cell.	`Tab`
Move to the preceding cell.	`Shift`+`Tab`
Move to the next row.	`↓`
Move to the preceding row.	`↑`
Insert a tab in a cell.	`Ctrl`+`Tab`
Start a new paragraph.	`Enter`
Add a new row at the bottom of the table.	`Tab` at the `End` of the last row

Access and use task panes

Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window. (You may need to press F6 more than once.)	`F6`
When a task pane is active, select the next or previous option in the task pane, respectively.	`Tab`, `Shift`+`Tab`
Display the full set of commands on the task pane menu.	`Ctrl`+`↓`
Move among choices on a selected submenu; move among certain options in a group of options in a dialog box.	`↓`/`↑`
Open the selected menu, or perform the action assigned to the selected button.	`Spacebar`/`Enter`
Open a shortcut menu; open a drop-down menu for the selected gallery item.	`Shift`+`F10`
When a menu or submenu is visible, select the first or last command, respectively, on the menu or submenu.	`Home`, `End`
Scroll up or down in the selected gallery list, respectively.	`PageUp`, `PageDown`
Move to the top or bottom of the selected gallery list, respectively.	`Home`, `End`
Close a task pane.	`Ctrl`+`Spacebar`, `C`
Open the Clipboard.	`Alt`+`H`, `F`, `O`

Resize a task pane

Move to the next option or option group.	`Tab`
Move to the previous option or option group.	`Shift`+`Tab`
Switch to the next tab in a dialog box. (A tab must already be selected in an open dialog box)	`↓`
Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box. (A tab must already be selected in an open dialog box)	`↑`
Open a selected drop-down list.	`↓`, `Alt`+`↓`
Open the list if it is closed and move to an option in the list.	First letter of an `Option` in a drop-down list
Move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options.	`↑`/`↓`
Perform the action assigned to the selected button; select or clear the selected check box.	`Spacebar`
Select an option; select or clear a check box.	The letter underlined in an optionion
Perform the action assigned to a default button in a dialog box.	`Enter`
Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box.	`Esc`

Use edit boxes within dialog boxes

Move to the beginning of the entry.	`Home`
Move to the end of the entry.	`End`
Move one character to the left or right, respectively.	`←`/`→`
Move one word to the left.	`Ctrl`+`←`
Move one word to the right.	`Ctrl`+`→`
Select or cancel selection one character to the left.	`Shift`+`←`
Select or cancel selection one character to the right.	`Shift`+`→`
Select or cancel selection one word to the left.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`←`
Select or cancel selection one word to the right.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`→`
Select from the cursor to the beginning of the entry.	`Shift`+`Home`
Select from the cursor to the end of the entry.	`Shift`+`End`

Use the Open and Save As dialog boxes

Open the Open dialog box	`Alt`+`F` then `O`
Open the Save As dialog box	`Alt`+`F` then `A`
Move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options	`↑↓←→`
Display a shortcut menu for a selected item, such as a folder or file.	`Shift`+`F10`
Move between options or areas in the dialog box.	`Tab`
Open the filepath drop-down menu	`F4` or `Alt`+`I`
Refresh the file list.	`F5`

Navigating the Ribbon

Select the active tab of the Ribbon and activate the access keys.	`Alt` or `F10`. Press either of these keys again to move back to the document and cancel the access keys.
Move left or right to another tab of the Ribbon, respectively.	`F10` to select the active `Tab` and then `←`/`→`
Hide or show the Ribbon.	`Ctrl`+`F1`
Display the shortcut menu for the selected command.	`Shift`+`F10`
Move the focus to select each of the following areas of the window: Any open task panes	Active `Tab` of the Ribbon
Move the focus to each command on the Ribbon, forward or backward respectively.	`Tab`, `Shift`+`Tab`
Move down, up, left, or right among the items on the Ribbon, respectively.	`↑↓←→`
Activate the selected command or control on the Ribbon.	`Spacebar`/`Enter`
Open the selected menu or gallery on the Ribbon.	`Spacebar`/`Enter`
Activate a command or control on the Ribbon so you can modify a value.	`Enter`
Finish modifying a value in a control on the Ribbon, and move the focus back to the document.	`Enter`
Get help on the selected command or control on the Ribbon. (If no Help topic is associated with the selected command, a general Help topic about the program is shown instead.)	`F1`

Common tasks in PowerPoint

Move clockwise among panes in Normal view.	`F6`
Move counterclockwise among panes in Normal view.	`Shift`+`F6`
Switch between Slides and Outline tabs in the Outline and Slides pane in Normal view.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Tab`

Work in an outline

Promote a paragraph.	`Alt`+`Shift`+`←`
Demote a paragraph.	`Alt`+`Shift`+`→`
Move selected paragraphs up.	`Alt`+`Shift`+`↑`
Move selected paragraphs down.	`Alt`+`Shift`+`↓`
Show heading level 1.	`Alt`+`Shift`+`1`
Expand text below a heading.	`Alt`+`Shift`+`+`
Collapse text below a heading.	`Alt`+`Shift`+`-`

Work with shapes, pictures, boxes, objects, and WordArt

Show or hide the grid.	`Shift`+`F9`
Show or hide guides.	`Alt`+`F9`

Copy the attributes of a shape

Select one character to the right.	`Shift`+`→`
Select one character to the left.	`Shift`+`←`
Select to the end of a word.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`→`
Select to the beginning of a word.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`←`
Select one line up (with the cursor at the beginning of a line).	`Shift`+`↑`
Select one line down (with the cursor at the beginning of a line).	`Shift`+`↓`
Select an object (when the text inside the object is selected).	`Esc`
Select another object (when one object is selected).	`Tab` or `Shift`+`Tab` until the object you want is selected
Select text within an object (with an object selected).	`Enter`
Select all objects.	`Ctrl`+`A` (on the Slides `Tab`)
Select all slides.	`Ctrl`+`A` (in Slide Sorter view)
Select all text.	`Ctrl`+`A` (on the Outline `Tab`)

Delete and copy text and objects

Delete one character to the left.	`Spacebar`
Delete one word to the left.	`Ctrl`+`Backspace`
Delete one character to the right.	`Delete`
Delete one word to the right. Note: The cursor must be between words to do this.	`Ctrl`+`Delete`
Cut selected object or text. Note: The cursor must be between words to do this.	`Ctrl`+`X`
Copy selected object or text.	`Ctrl`+`C`
Paste cut or copied object or text.	`Ctrl`+`V`
Undo the last action.	`Ctrl`+`Z`
Redo the last action.	`Ctrl`+`Y`
Copy formatting only.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`C`
Paste formatting only.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`V`
Open Paste Special dialog box.	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`V`

Move around in text

Move one character to the left.	`←`
Move one character to the right.	`→`
Move one line up.	`↑`
Move one line down.	`↓`
Move one word to the left.	`Ctrl`+`←`
Move one word to the right.	`Ctrl`+`→`
Move to the end of a line.	`End`
Move to the beginning of a line.	`Home`
Move up one paragraph.	`Ctrl`+`↑`
Move down one paragraph.	`Ctrl`+`↓`
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 will insert a new slide with the same slide layout as the original slide.	`Ctrl`+`Enter`
Move to repeat the last Find action.	`Shift`+`F4`

Move around in and work on tables

Move to the next cell.	`Tab`
Move to the preceding cell.	`Shift`+`Tab`
Move to the next row.	`↓`
Move to the preceding row.	`↑`
Insert a tab in a cell.	`Ctrl`+`Tab`
Start a new paragraph.	`Enter`
Add a new row at the bottom of the table.	`Tab` at the `End` of the last row

Format and align characters and paragraphs

Open the Font dialog box to change the font.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F`
Increase the font size.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`>`
Decrease the font size.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`<`

Apply character formats

Open the Font dialog box to change the formatting of characters.	`Ctrl`+`T`
Change the case of letters between sentence, lowercase, or uppercase.	`Shift`+`F3`
Apply bold formatting.	`Ctrl`+`B`
Apply an underline.	`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`+`Spacebar`
Insert a hyperlink.	`Ctrl`+`K`

Copy text formats

Copy formats.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`C`
Paste formats.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`V`

Align paragraphs

Center a paragraph.	`Ctrl`+`E`
Justify a paragraph.	`Ctrl`+`J`
Left align a paragraph.	`Ctrl`+`L`
Right align a paragraph.	`Ctrl`+`R`

Run a presentation

Start a presentation from the beginning.	`F5`
Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide.	`N`, `Enter`, `PageDown`, `→`, `↓`, or `Spacebar`
Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide.	`P`, `PageUp`, `←`, `↑`, or `Spacebar`
Go to slide number.	`0-9`+`Enter`
Display a blank black slide, or return to the presentation from a blank black slide.	`B` or `Period`
Display a blank white slide, or return to the presentation from a blank white slide.	`W` or `,`
Stop or restart an automatic presentation.	`S`
End a presentation.	`Esc` or `-`
Erase on-screen annotations.	`E`
Go to the next slide, if the next slide is hidden.	`H`
Set new timings while rehearsing.	`T`
Use original timings while rehearsing.	`O`
Use mouse-click to advance while rehearsing.	`M`
Re-record slide narration and timing	`R`
Return to the first slide.	Press and hold Right and `←` Mouse buttons for 2 seconds
Show or hide the arrow pointer	`A` or `=`
Change the pointer to a pen.	`Ctrl`+`P`
Change the pointer to an arrow.	`Ctrl`+`A`
Change the pointer to an eraser	`Ctrl`+`E`
Show or hide ink markup	`Ctrl`+`M`
Hide the pointer and navigation button immediately.	`Ctrl`+`H`
Hide the pointer and navigation button in 15 seconds.	`Ctrl`+`U`
View the All Slides dialog box	`Ctrl`+`S`
View the computer task bar	`Ctrl`+`T`
Display the shortcut menu.	`Shift`+`F10`
Go to the first or next hyperlink on a slide.	`Tab`
Go to the last or previous hyperlink on a slide.	`Shift`+`Tab`
Perform the "mouse click" behavior of the selected hyperlink.	`Enter` while a hyperlink is selected

Media shortcuts during presentation

Stop media playback	`Alt`+`Q`
Toggle between play and pause	`Alt`+`P`
Go to the next bookmark	`Alt`+`End`
Go to the previous bookmark	`Alt`+`Home`
Increase the sound volume	`Alt`+`↑`
Decrease the sound volume	`Alt`+`↓`
Seek forward	`Alt`+`Shift`+`PageDown`
Seek backward	`Alt`+`Shift`+`PageUp`
Mute the sound	`Alt`+`U`

You can press F1 during your presentation to see a list of controls.

Move forward through the hyperlinks in a Web presentation, the Address bar, and the Links bar.	`Tab`
Move back through the hyperlinks in a Web presentation, the Address bar, and the Links bar.	`Shift`+`Tab`
Perform the "mouse click" behavior of the selected hyperlink.	`Enter`
Go to the next slide.	`Spacebar`

Use the Selection pane feature

Cycle the focus through the different panes.	`F6`
Display the context menu.	`Shift`+`F10`
Move the focus to a single item or group.	`↑`/`↓`
Move the focus from an item in a group to its parent group.	`←`
Move the focus from a group to the first item in that group.	`→`
Expand a focused group and all its child groups.	`*`(NumLock)
Expand a focused group.	`+`(NumLock)
Collapse a focused group.	`-`(NumLock)
Move the focus to an item and select it.	`Shift`+`↑` or `Shift`+`↓`
Select a focused item.	`Spacebar`/`Enter`
Cancel selection of a focused item.	`Shift`+`Spacebar` 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. Note: The focus must be in the tree view of the Selection pane to use this shortcut.	`Alt`+`Shift`+`1`
Expand all groups.	`Alt`+`Shift`+`9`