PowerPoint Shortcut Compilation

Utilizing shortcut combinations in PowerPoint can save you a lot of time. This article from Mytour will help you delve deeper into the shortcuts used in PowerPoint.

GUIDE TO USING SHORTCUTS IN POWERPOINT

Navigating across toolbars in Office versions 2007, 2010, 2013 can be done by holding F6 and pressing corresponding characters.

Shortcuts for Creating and Editing Slides

Ctrl + N                                           Initiate a new PowerPoint.

Ctrl + M                                         Add a new slide.

Ctrl + D                                               Duplicate the selected slide directly below it.

Ctrl + O                                             Open a slide.

Ctrl + W                                           Close a slide.

Ctrl + P                                           Print the slide.

Ctrl + S                                             Save the slide

Ctrl + F                                            Find a word or character

Ctrl + H                                           Replace a word or character

Ctrl + K                                           Insert a hyperlink

Ctrl + Z                                            Undo the previous action

Ctrl + Y                                            Redo the action before performing Ctrl + Z

Ctrl +A                                           Select all slides

Ctrl + B                                           Toggle bold text mode

Ctrl + I                                             Toggle italic mode

Ctrl + U                                            Toggle underline mode

F12                                                  Save Slide As option

F5                                                     Begin slideshow

Shift + F5                                          Start slideshow from the current slide

Esc                                                  Exit slideshow

F7                                                   Check spelling errors

Shift + F9                                        Toggle gridlines in Slide

Delete                                             Remove characters ahead

Backspace                                              Remove characters behind

Ctrl + Delete                                   Delete a word ahead

Ctrl + Backspace                                          Delete a word behind

Here are some characters you need to know to operate PowerPoint more efficiently. Additionally, you can refer to related articles below: Inserting Header and Footer in PowerPoint, Adding Video to PowerPoint, ... to use PowerPoint effectively.