Meteor IT Training - PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts
Meteor IT Training - PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts
In all cases, keys should be pressed together when shown with a + symbol, so Ctrl + B implies you should press and hold the Ctrl key, press B then let go. Unless stated, keys are the same for PowerPoint 2000 and 2003. Many also work in the same or similar ways in other applications.
Managing PowerPoint files and general keys
Ctrl + O Ctrl + N
Display the File > Open dialogue box to open a file Create a blank new slideshow without displaying the File > New dialogue to choose a template Create a new slide (prompts for slide layout) Creates a new slide like the previous one Save the current open slideshow (if you have not yet saved it this will open the Save As dialogue first) Print the slideshow (using print dialogue for settings) Close the current workbook Undo the last action (also Alt + Backspace) Re-do (repeat) an action, or put back an undone action Switch between open applications, including multiple open or running slideshows (hold Alt and press Tab until the correct application is chosen, then release Alt) Help!
Ctrl + M Ctrl + Shift + M Ctrl + S
Ctrl + P Ctrl + W Ctrl + Z Ctrl + Y Alt + Tab
F1
Presenting a slideshow
F5
2000 / 2003: Start slideshow (in PowerPoint 2003 you can also use Shift + F5 to start from the current slide) Stop slideshow and quit back to PowerPoint First / last slide in show Advance to next slide if it is a hidden slide Cut to black / white screen. Any key goes back to the show.
Esc Home / End H B/W
Forward one step
Enter or Spacebar
Back one step
Backspace
Left mouse click
NOT right click (gives a menu)
Page down N (for next) Page up P (for previous)
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Meteor IT Training - PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts
General editing
Ctrl + A
Selects all objects on a slide in slide view, or all slides in slide editor view. Start spell checker Cut (X) the current selection, Copy it (C) or Paste it (V) (notice that X and C make good sense, and V is the next key along the bottom row of the keyboard) Duplicate the currently selected object(s). Open the Find or Replace dialogue box (these are the same as in Word and Excel, only Ctrl + G is missing) 2000: Show or hide guides. 2003: Open the Grid and Guides dialogue box to turn on or off snap to grid and alter size of grid Select every object on the slide in turn. This is ideal for small objects or ones which are covered by larger items. Same as above, but reverses direction Moves the active object one grid cell in that direction. Moves the active object only one pixel in that direction. Moves up or down a slide in the slideshow.
F7 Ctrl + X / C / V
Ctrl + D Ctrl + F / H
Ctrl + G
Tab
Shift + Tab
Ctrl + Page Up / Down
Entering and formatting text
Ctrl + L / R / J / E
Change alignment of text within box to be right, left, justified or equal (centred) Format text as bold, bold italic or underline. If you have one or more text boxes selected these affect all text in them. Toggles round: all lower case, Initial Caps and ALL CAPS Edit the text content of a text box If text in a text box is selected, selects the box instead (easier than trying to click the border). Otherwise deselects the current object. Text formatting dialogue box to change font, size etc.
Ctrl + B / I / U
Shift + F3 F2 Esc
Ctrl + T
Modified mouse clicks
In general, holding Ctrl while dragging an object will create a copy be it a slide in the slide sorter, a text box, a line, box or another shape or even a drawing guide in slide view. Right-click dragging will prompt to move or copy, or cancel. To select multiple objects on a slide, either draw a box round them with the mouse, or use Shift and click each one in turn. In slide sorter, Ctrl + left click selects multiple separate cells, Shift + left click selects all cells including the two clicked on.
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