macOS – Microsoft PowerPoint Shortcut Keys
macOS – Microsoft PowerPoint Shortcut Keys
Microsoft PowerPoint Shortcut Keys for macOS
Delete – Delete one character to the left
Function+Delete – Delete one character to the right
⌘+X – Cut selected text or object
⌘+C – Copy selected text or object
⌘+V – Paste cut or copied text or object
⌘+Ctrl+V – Paste special
⌘+Shift+> – Increase the font size
⌘+Shift+< – Decrease the font size
⌘+B – Apply bold formatting
⌘+U – Apply an underline
⌘+I – Apply italic formatting
⌘+E – Center a paragraph
⌘+J – Justify a paragraph
⌘+L – Left align a paragraph
⌘+R – Right align a paragraph
⌘+Y – Redo the last action
⌘+Z – Undo the last action
⌘+T – Open the Format Text dialog box, Font options
⌘+Option+M – Open the Format Text dialog box, Paragraph options
Option+Arrow Left – To Move To the beginning of a word or one word to the left
Option+Arrow Right – To Move One word to the right
⌘+Arrow Right – To Move To the end of a line
⌘+Arrow Left – To Move To the beginning of a line
Option+Arrow Up – To Move To the beginning of a paragraph or up one paragraph
Option+Arrow Down – To Move Down one paragraph
⌘+Arrow Up/Arrow Down – To Move To the start or end of all the text in the object you are editing
Tab – Select the next object
Shift+Tab – Select the previous object
⌘+A – Select all objects and all text
Arrow Keys or ⌘+Arrow Key – Move the selected object in the direction of the arrow
⌘+Option+G – Group the selected objects
⌘+Option+Shift+G – Ungroup the selected objects
⌘+Option+J – Regroup the selected objects
Option+Arrow Right – Rotate the selected object clockwise
Option+Arrow Left – Rotate the selected object counterclockwise
⌘+Shift+1 – Format the selected object
⌘+D – Duplicate selected objects
Shift+Arrow Keys – Resize selected objects
⌘+N – Create a new presentation
⌘+Shift+P – Create a new presentation with a template from the PowerPoint Presentation gallery
Ctrl+M or ⌘+Shift+N – Insert a new slide
⌘+- (Minus Sign) – Zoom out
⌘++ – Zoom in
⌘+Shift+D – Make a copy of the selected slide
⌘+O – Open a presentation
⌘+W – Close a presentation
⌘+P – Print a presentation
⌘+S – Save a presentation
⌘+Shift+S – Save a presentation with a different name, location, or file format.
⌘+Q – Quit PowerPoint
⌘+F – Find text and formatting
⌘+K – Add a hyperlink to selected text, an image, or an object
ESC – Cancel a command, such as Save As
⌘+Z – Undo an action
⌘+Y – Redo or repeat an action
⌘+~ – Move through multiple open presentations.
⌘+Shift+O – Open a recent file
⌘+1 – Switch to normal view
⌘+2 – Switch to slide sorter view
⌘+3 – Switch to notes page view
⌘+4 – Switch to outline view
⌘+Shift+Return – Switch to slide show
⌘+Ctrl+F – Switch to full screen (hide menus)
Option+Return – Switch to presenter view
⌘+Option+Ctrl+G – Show or hide guides
⌘+Option+2 or Shift+(click Slide Sorter View) – Switch to handout master view
⌘+Option+1 or Shift+(click Normal View) – Switch to slide master view
⌘+Option+3 – Switch to notes master view
Shift+Arrow Right – To Select One character to the right
Shift+Arrow Left – To Select One character to the left
Shift+Arrow Up – To Select From the insertion point to the same point one line up
Shift+Arrow Down – To Select From the insertion point to the same point one line down
⌘+Shift+Arrow Left – To Select All text to the start of the line
⌘+Shift+Arrow Right – To Select All text to the end of the line
Shift+Option+Arrow Down – To Select From the insertion point to the end of the paragraph
Shift+Option+Arrow Up – To Select From the insertion point to the beginning of the paragraph
– You can use the following keyboard shortcuts while running your slide show in full-screen mode, with or without the presenter view. TIP: You can press the / key during a slide show to see a list of keyboard shortcuts.
N , Page Down , Arrow Right , Arrow Down , or the SPACEBAR(or click the mouse button) – Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide
P , Page Up , Arrow Left , Arrow Up , or Delete – Return to the previous animation or return to the previous slide
The number of the slide that you want to view, and then press Return – Go to slide number
B or . – Display a black screen, or return to the slide show from a black screen
W or , – Display a white screen, or return to the slide show from a white screen
⌘+Shift+ Return – Play slide show from the first slide
⌘+Return – Play slide show from the current slide
ESC or ⌘+. or ⌘+- – End a slide show
E – Erase on-screen annotations
H – Go to next hidden slide if the next slide is hidden
⌘+P – Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to a pen
⌘+A – Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to an arrow
Ctrl+H – Hide the pointer on mouse move
Hold down Ctrl and click the mouse button – Display the contextual menu
⌘+Option+Ctrl+R – Show Thesaurus entry for a selected word
⌘+Option+Ctrl+L – Show Smart Lookup entry for a selected word or phrase
Option+Return – Switch to presenter view
Tab – Move to the next cell
Shift+Tab – Move to the preceding cell
Arrow Down – Move to the next line or row
Arrow Up – Move to the preceding line or row
Return – Start a new paragraph in a cell
Tab at the end of the last row – Add a new row at the bottom of the table
⌘+W – Close the active window
Return – Perform the action assigned to a default button in a dialog box
ESC – Cancel a command and close the dialog box
⌘+H – Hide the current window
⌘+M – Minimize the current window