Shortcut Keys: PowerPoint

Formatting Shortcuts

Command     Shortcut         Ribbon Location 
Bold         Ctrl+B         Home tab, Font group
 
Italic         Ctrl+I         Home tab, Font group
 
Underline         Ctrl+U         Home tab, Font group
 
Center         Ctrl+E         Home tab, Paragraph group
 
Left Align         Ctrl+L         Home tab, Paragraph group
 
Right Align     Ctrl+R         Home tab, Paragraph group
 
Justify         Ctrl+J         Home tab, Paragraph group
 
Normal         Ctrl+spacebar     Home tab, Paragraph group

Editing Shortcuts
Command     Shortcut         Ribbon Location 
Undo         Ctrl+Z         Quick Access toolbar
 
Cut         Ctrl+X         Home tab, Clipboard group
 
Copy         Ctrl+C         Home tab, Clipboard group
 
Paste         Ctrl+V         Home tab, Clipboard group
 
Select All         Ctrl+A         Home tab, Editing group
 
Find         Ctrl+F         Home tab, Editing group
 
Replace         Ctrl+H         Home tab, Editing group

File and Document Shortcuts
 
Command     Keys         Ribbon Location 
New         Ctrl+N         File tab, New command
 
Open         Ctrl+O         File tab, Open command
 
Save         Ctrl+S         File tab, Save command
 
Print         Ctrl+P         File tab, Print command
 
Help         F1         Help button at top right of Ribbon
 
New Slide     Ctrl+M         Home tab, New Slide command

 
Slide Show Shortcuts
 
To Do This . . .         Use This . . . 
Start a slide show         F5
 
Advance to the next slide     N
 
Perform the next animation     Enter, Page Down, right arrow, down arrow, or spacebar
 
Go back to the previous slide     P
 
Repeat the previous animation     Page Up, left arrow, up arrow, or Backspace
 
Go to a specific slide     Type the slide number and then press Enter
 
Display a black screen     B
 
Display a white screen     W
 
End a slide show         Esc
 
Go to the next hidden slide     H
 
Display a pen cursor         Ctrl+P
 
Display an arrow cursor     Ctrl+A
 
Hide the cursor         Ctrl+H