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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 Home.	`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`
Switch to the previous window.	`Alt`+`Shift`+`Tab`
Close the active window.	`Ctrl`+`W` or `Ctrl`+`F4`
Restore the size of the active window after you maximize it.	`Ctrl`+`F5`
Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window (clockwise direction). You may need to press F6 more than once. Note: If pressing F6 doesn't display the task pane that you want, press ALT to place focus on the Ribbon, which is a part of the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface, and then press CTRL+TAB to move to the task pane. The Ribbon is part of the new Microsoft Office Fluent user interface. It replaces the multiple menus and toolbars with one place to easily find all the commands that you need.	`F6`
Move to a pane from another pane in the program window (counterclockwise direction).	`Shift`+`F6`
When more than one window is open, switch to the next window.	`Ctrl`+`F6`
Switch to the previous window.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F6`
When a document window is not maximized, perform the Move command (on the Control menu for the window). Use the arrow keys to move the window and when finished, press ESC.	`Ctrl`+`F7`
When a document window is not maximized, perform the Size command (on the Control menu for the window). Press the arrow keys to resize the window and when finished, press ESC.	`Ctrl`+`F8`
Minimize a window to an icon (works for only some Microsoft Office programs).	`Ctrl`+`F9`
Maximize or restore a selected window.	`Ctrl`+`F10`
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`

Access and use smart tags

Display the menu or message for a smart tag. If more than one smart tag is present, switch to the next smart tag and display its menu or message.	`Alt`+`Shift`+`F10`
Select the next item on a smart tag menu.	`↓`
Select the previous item on a smart tag menu.	`↑`
Perform the action for the selected item on a smart tag menu.	`Enter`
Close the smart tag menu or message.	`Esc`
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.	`Ctrl`+`Tab`
Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Tab`
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.	`↑↓←→`
Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box.	`Esc`
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.	`Alt`+the letter underlined in an `Option`
Perform the action assigned to a default button in a dialog box.	`Enter`

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

Go to the previous folder.	`Alt`+`1`
Up One Level button: Open the folder up one level above the open folder.	`Alt`+`2`
Delete button: Delete the selected folder or file.	`Alt`+`3` or `Delete`
Create New Folder button: Create a new folder.	`Alt`+`4`
Views button: Switch among available folder views.	`Alt`+`5`
Tools button: Show the Tools menu.	`Alt`+`L`
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 Look in list.	`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:	`F6`
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`

Move between panes

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`+`-`

Show or hide a grid or guides

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

Select text and objects

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.	`Shift`+`↑`
Select one line down.	`Shift`+`↓`
Select an object (with text selected inside the object).	`Esc`
Select an object (with an object 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.	`Ctrl`+`Delete`
Cut selected object.	`Ctrl`+`X`
Copy selected object.	`Ctrl`+`C`
Paste cut or copied object.	`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`
Paste special.	`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

Edit a linked or embedded object

Open the Font dialog box to change the font.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F`
Open the Font dialog box to change the font size.	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P`
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 the 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 a mouse click to advance while rehearsing.	`M`
Return to the first slide.	`1`+`Enter`
Redisplay hidden pointer or change the pointer to a pen.	`Ctrl`+`P`
Redisplay hidden pointer or change the pointer to an arrow.	`Ctrl`+`A`
Hide the pointer and navigation button immediately.	`Ctrl`+`H`
Hide the pointer and navigation button in 15 seconds.	`Ctrl`+`U`
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

Browse Web presentations

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`
Go to the previous slide.	`Spacebar`

Use the Selection pane feature

Launch the Selection pane.	`Alt`, `J`, `D`, `A` and then `P`
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.	`Alt`+`Shift`+`1`
Expand all groups.	`Alt`+`Shift`+`9`