Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?

This article describes the keyboard shortcuts, function keys, and some other common shortcut keys in the creation mode in PowerPoint for Windows.

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Notes: 

  • To quickly find a shortcut in this article, you can use the Search. Press Ctrl+F and then type your search words.

  • If an action that you use often does not have a shortcut key, you can add it to the Quick Access Toolbar to create one. For instructions, refer to Use a keyboard to customize the Quick Access Toolbar.

  • Get the PowerPoint 2016 keyboard shortcuts in a Word document at this link: PowerPoint 2016 for Windows keyboard shortcuts.

In this topic

  • Frequently used shortcuts

  • Ribbon keyboard shortcuts

    • Use the Access keys for ribbon tabs

    • Work in the ribbon with the keyboard

  • Move between panes

  • Work in the Outline view

  • Select and edit text and objects

    • Select text and objects

    • Delete and copy text and objects

    • Move around in text

    • Find and replace text

    • Move around and work in tables

  • Format text

    • Change or resize a font

    • Apply character formatting

    • Copy text formatting

    • Align paragraphs

  • Work with shapes, pictures, boxes, objects, and WordArt

  • Insert comments

  • Change order of slides or sections in a slide deck

  • Use the Selection pane

  • Access and use task panes

  • Other useful shortcut keys

  • Custom keyboard shortcuts

Frequently used shortcuts

The following table itemizes the most frequently used shortcuts in PowerPoint.

To do this

Press

Create new presentation.

Ctrl+N

Add a new slide.

Ctrl+M

Make selected text bold.

Ctrl+B

Change the font size for selected text.

Alt+H, F, S

Open the Zoom dialog box.

Alt+W, Q

Cut selected text, object, or slide.

Ctrl+X

Copy selected text, object, or slide.

Ctrl+C

Paste cut or copied text, object, or slide.

Ctrl+V

Undo the last action.

Ctrl+Z

Save the presentation.

Ctrl+S

Insert a picture from your device.

Alt+N, P, D

Insert a shape.

Alt+N, S, H

Select a theme.

Alt+G, H

Select a slide layout.

Alt+H, L

Go to the next slide.

Page down

Go to the previous slide.

Page up

Go to the Home tab.

Alt+H

Go to the Insert tab.

Alt+N

Start the slide show.

F5

End the slide show.

Esc

Close PowerPoint.

Ctrl+Q

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Ribbon keyboard shortcuts

The ribbon groups related options on tabs. For example, on the Home tab, the Paragraph group includes the Bullets option. Press the Alt key to display the ribbon shortcuts, called Key Tips, as letters in small images next to the tabs and options.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?

You can combine the Key Tips letters with the Alt key to make shortcuts called Access Keys for the ribbon options. For example, press Alt+H to open the Home tab, and Alt+Q to move to the Tell me or Search field. Press Alt again to see KeyTips for the options on the selected tab.

In Office 2010, most of the old Alt key menu shortcuts still work, too. However, you need to know the full shortcut. For example, press Alt, and then press one of the old menu keys E (Edit), V (View), I (Insert), and so on. A notification pops up saying you're using an access key from an earlier version of Microsoft Office. If you know the entire key sequence, go ahead and use it. If you don't know the sequence, press Esc and use Key Tips instead.

Use the access keys for ribbon tabs

To go directly to a tab on the ribbon, press one of the following access keys. Additional tabs might appear depending on your selection in the presentation.

To do this

Press

Move to the Tell me or Search field on the ribbon and type a search term for assistance or Help content.

Alt+Q, then type the search term.

Open the File menu.

Alt+F

Open the Home tab and format slides, fonts, paragraphs, or drawings.

Alt+H

Open the Insert tab and insert slides, tables, images, illustrations, forms, links, text, symbols, or media.

Alt+N

Open the Draw tab and access the drawing tools.

Alt+J, I

Open the Design tab and apply themes and customize slides.

Alt+G

Open the Transitions tab and add transitions between slides.

Alt+K

Open the Animations tab and add animations to slides.

Alt+A

Open the Slide Show tab and set up and play the slide show.

Alt+S

Open the Review tab and check spelling and accessibility and add comments.

Alt+R

Open the View tab and preview presentation layouts, show and hide gridlines and guides, set zoom magnification, manage windows, and view macros.

Alt+W

Open the Recording tab and manage screen recordings, audio, and video in your presentation.

Alt+C

Open the Help tab and browse the PowerPoint, contact support, and leave feedback.

Alt+Y, 2

Note: Add-ins and other programs might add new tabs to the ribbon and might provide access keys for those tabs.

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Work in the ribbon with the keyboard

To do this

Press

Select the active tab on the ribbon, and activate the access keys.

Alt or F10. To move to a different tab, use access keys or the arrow keys.

Move the focus to commands on the ribbon.

Tab key or Shift+Tab

Move down, up, left, or right, respectively, among the items on the ribbon.

Arrow keys

Show the tooltip for the ribbon element currently in focus.

Ctrl+Shift+F10

Activate a selected button or control.

Spacebar or Enter

Open the list for a selected command.

Down arrow key

Open the menu for a selected button.

Alt+Down arrow key

When a menu or submenu is open, move to the next command.

Down arrow key

Expand or collapse the ribbon.

Ctrl+F1

Open a context menu.

Shift+F10

Or, on a Windows keyboard, the Context key (between the right Alt and right Ctrl keys)

Move to the submenu when a main menu is open or selected.

Left arrow key

Get help on the currently selected command or control on the ribbon.

F1

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Move between panes

To do this

Press

Cycle clockwise through panes in the Normal view.

F6

Cycle counterclockwise through panes in the Normal view.

Shift+F6

Switch between the Thumbnail pane and the Outline View pane.

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

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Work in the Outline view

To do this

Press

Promote a paragraph.

Alt+Shift+Left arrow key

Demote a paragraph.

Alt+Shift+Right arrow key

Move selected paragraphs up.

Alt+Shift+Up arrow key

Move selected paragraphs down.

Alt+Shift+Down arrow key

Show level 1 headings.

Alt+Shift+1

Expand text below a heading.

Alt+Shift+Plus sign (+)

Collapse text below a heading.

Alt+Shift+Minus sign (-)

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Select and edit text and objects

Select text and objects

To do this

Press

Select one character to the right.

Shift+Right arrow key

Select one character to the left.

Shift+Left arrow key

Select to the end of a word.

Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow key

Select to the beginning of a word.

Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow key

Select one line up (with the cursor at the beginning of a line).

Shift+Up arrow key

Select one line down (with the cursor at the beginning of a line).

Shift+Down arrow key

Select an object when the text inside the object is selected.

Esc

Select another object when one object is selected.

Tab key or Shift+Tab until the object you want is selected

Send object back one position.

Ctrl+Left bracket ([)

Office 2010 and Office 2007: Not available

Send object forward one position.

Ctrl+Right bracket (])

Office 2010 and Office 2007: Not available

Send object to back.

Ctrl+Shift+Left bracket ([)

Office 2010 and Office 2007: Not available

Send object to front.

Ctrl+Shift+Right bracket (])

Office 2010 and Office 2007: Not available

Select text within an object (with an object selected).

Enter

Select all objects on a slide.

Ctrl+A

Play or pause media.

Ctrl+Spacebar

Select all slides in the Slide Sorter view or the thumbnail pane.

Ctrl+A

Select all text in the Outline View.

Ctrl+A

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Delete and copy text and objects

To do this

Press

Delete one character to the left.

Backspace

Delete one word to the left.

Ctrl+Backspace

Delete one character to the right.

Delete

Delete one word to the right (with the cursor between the words).

Ctrl+Delete

Cut selected object or text.

Ctrl+X

Copy selected object or text.

Ctrl+C

Paste cut or copied object or text.

Ctrl+V

Duplicate an object.

Ctrl+D

Ctrl+Drag the mouse

Office 2010 and Office 2007: Not available

Undo the last action.

Ctrl+Z

Redo the last action.

Ctrl+Y

Copy formatting only.

Ctrl+Shift+C

Paste formatting only.

Ctrl+Shift+V

Copy animation painter.

Alt+Shift+C

Office 2010 and Office 2007: Not available

Paste animation painter.

Alt+Shift+V

Office 2010 and Office 2007: Not available

Open the Paste Special dialog box.

Ctrl+Alt+V

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Move around in text

To do this

Press

Move one character to the left.

Left arrow key

Move one character to the right.

Right arrow key

Move one line up.

Up arrow key

Move one line down.

Down arrow key

Move one word to the left.

Ctrl+Left arrow key

Move one word to the right.

Ctrl+Right arrow key

Move to the end of a line.

End

Move to the beginning of a line.

Home

Move up one paragraph.

Ctrl+Up arrow key

Move down one paragraph.

Ctrl+Down arrow key

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 action inserts a new slide with the same slide layout as the original slide.

Ctrl+Enter

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Find and replace text

To do this

Press

Open the Find dialog box.

Ctrl+F

Open the Replace dialog box.

Ctrl+H

Repeat the last Find action.

Shift+F4

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Move around and work in tables

To do this

Press

Move to the next cell.

Tab key

Move to the preceding cell.

Shift+Tab

Move to the next row.

Down arrow key

Move to the preceding row.

Up arrow key

Insert a tab in a cell.

Ctrl+Tab

Start a new paragraph.

Enter

Add a new row at the bottom of the table with the cursor in the last cell of the last row.

Tab key

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Format text

Before using these keyboard shortcuts, select the text you want to format.

Change or resize a font

To do this

Press

Open the Font dialog box to change the font.

Ctrl+T or Ctrl+Shift+F

Increase the font size.

Ctrl+Shift+Right angle bracket (>)

Decrease the font size.

Ctrl+Shift+Left angle bracket (<)

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Apply character formatting

To do this

Press

Open the Font dialog box to change the character formatting.

Ctrl+T or Ctrl+Shift+F

Switch between sentence case, lowercase, or uppercase.

Shift+F3

Apply bold formatting.

Ctrl+B

Apply underline formatting.

Ctrl+U

Apply italic formatting.

Ctrl+I

Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing).

Ctrl+Equal sign ( = )

Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing).

Ctrl+Shift+Plus sign (+)

Remove manual character formatting, such as subscript and superscript.

Ctrl+Spacebar

Insert a hyperlink.

Ctrl+K

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Copy text formatting

To do this

Press

Copy the formatting of selected text.

Ctrl+Shift+C

Paste copied formatting to the selected text.

Ctrl+Shift+V

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Align paragraphs

To do this

Press

Center a paragraph.

Ctrl+E

Justify a paragraph.

Ctrl+J

Left align a paragraph.

Ctrl+L

Right align a paragraph.

Ctrl+R

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Work with shapes, pictures, boxes, objects, and WordArt

To do this

Press

Insert a text box.

Alt+N, X

Insert an embedded document or spreadsheet as an object.

Alt+N, J

Insert WordArt.

Alt+N, W

Move the focus to the first floating shape, such as an image or a text box.

Ctrl+Alt+5

Group selected shapes, pictures, or WordArt objects.

Ctrl+G

Ungroup selected group.

Ctrl+Shift+G

Copy the attributes of the selected shape.

Ctrl+Shift+C

Paste the attributes to the selected object.

Ctrl+Shift+V

Edit a linked or embedded object.

Shift+F10 (to open the context menu), then O, Enter, E

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Change order of slides or sections in a slide deck

To do this

Press

Move the selected slide or section up in order.

Ctrl+Up arrow key

Move the selected slide or section down in order.

Ctrl+Down arrow key

Move the selected slide or section to the beginning.

Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow key

Move the selected slide or section to the end.

Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow key

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Use the Selection pane

To do this

Press

Open the Selection pane.

Alt+H, S, L, P

Office 2007: Alt+J, D, A, P

Cycle the focus through the different panes.

F6

Display the context menu.

Shift+F10

Move the focus to a single item or group.

Up or Down arrow key

Move the focus from an item in a group to its parent group.

Left arrow key

Move the focus from a group to the first item in that group.

Right arrow key

Expand a focused group and all its child groups.

Asterisk sign (*) (on numeric keypad only)

Expand a focused group.

Plus sign (+) (on numeric keypad only) or Right arrow key

Collapse a focused group.

Minus sign (-) (on numeric keypad only) or Left arrow key

Move the focus to an item and select it.

Shift+Up or Down arrow key

Select a focused item.

Spacebar or 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 key or Shift+Tab

Collapse all groups (with the focus in the tree view of the Selection pane).

Alt+Shift+1

Expand all groups.

Alt+Shift+9

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Access and use task panes

To do this

Press

Move to a task pane from another pane or area in the program window. (You might need to press F6 more than once.)

F6

When a task pane option has focus, move to the next or previous option in the task pane.

Tab key or Shift+Tab

Display the full set of commands on a task pane menu. You can access, for example, the Close, Move, or Size buttons of a task pane.

Ctrl+Spacebar

Office 2010: Ctrl+Down arrow key

Move to the next command on the task pane menu.

Up and Down arrow keys

Select the highlighted option on the task pane menu.

Enter

Move or resize the task pane after the corresponding command has been selected.

Arrow keys

Open the Clipboard.

Alt+H, F, O

Close a task pane.

Ctrl+Spacebar, C

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Other useful shortcut keys

To do this

Press

Open the Print dialog box.

Ctrl+P

Print all slides in your presentation as full page slides using your default printer settings (when the Print dialog box is open).

Alt+P, P

Show or hide the Notes pane in the Normal view.

Alt+W, P, N

Show or hide the grid.

Shift+F9

Show or hide guides.

Alt+F9

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Custom keyboard shortcuts

To assign custom keyboard shortcuts to menu items, recorded macros, and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code in PowerPoint, you must use a third-party add-in, such as Shortcut Manager for PowerPoint, which is available from OfficeOne.

See also

PowerPoint help & learning

Screen reader support for PowerPoint

Basic tasks to create a presentation in PowerPoint with a screen reader

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate PowerPoint

This article describes the keyboard shortcuts in PowerPoint for MacOS when creating or editing presentations.

Notes: 

  • The settings in some versions of the Mac operating system (OS) and some utility applications can conflict with keyboard shortcuts and function key operations in Office for Mac. For information about changing the key assignment of a keyboard shortcut, refer to the Mac Help for your version of the MacOS, your utility application, or refer to Change a conflicting keyboard shortcut on Mac.

  • If you don't find a keyboard shortcut here that meets your needs, you can create a custom keyboard shortcut. For instructions, go to Create a custom keyboard shortcut for Office for Mac.

  • Many of the shortcuts that use the Ctrl key on a Windows keyboard also work with the Control key in PowerPoint on Mac. However, not all do.

  • To quickly find a shortcut in this article, you can use the Search. Press Command+F, and then type your search words.

In this topic

  • Frequently used shortcuts

  • Work with presentations and slides

  • Move between views

  • Select and edit text and objects

    • Select text

    • Edit text and objects

    • Move around in text

    • Move around and work in tables

  • Work with objects

  • Other useful shortcut keys

Frequently used shortcuts

The following table itemizes the most frequently used shortcuts in PowerPoint for Mac.

To do this

Press

Create a new presentation.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+N

Apply bold formatting to the selected text.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+B

Cut the selected text, object, or slide.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+X

Copy the selected text, object, or slide.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+C

Paste the cut or copied text, object, or slide.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+V

Undo the last action.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Z

Redo or repeat an action.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Y

Save the presentation.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+S

Close PowerPoint.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Q

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Work with presentations and slides

To do this

Press

Create a new presentation with a template from the PowerPoint template gallery.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+P

Insert a new slide.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+N

Format slide background

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+2

Zoom out.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Minus sign (-)

Zoom in.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Plus sign (+)

Make a copy of the selected slide.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+D

Open a presentation.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+O

Close a presentation.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+W

Print a presentation.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+P

Save a presentation with a different name, location, or file format.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+S

Cancel a command, such as Save As.

Esc

Move through multiple open presentations.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Tilde sign (~)

Open a recent file.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+O

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Move between views

To do this

Press

Switch to Normal view.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+1

Switch to Slide Sorter view.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+2

Switch to Notes Page view.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+3

Switch to Outline View

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+4

Toggle between Outline and Thumbnail views 

Control+Shift+Tab

Switch to slide show.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+Return

Switch to full screen (hide menus).

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Control+F

Switch to presenter view.

Option+Return

Show or hide guides.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Option+Control+G

Switch to Handout Master view.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Option+2

Switch to Slide Master view.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Option+1

Switch to Notes Master view.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Option+3

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Select and edit text and objects

Select text

To do this

Press

Select one character to the right.

Shift+Right arrow key

Select one character to the left.

Shift+Left arrow key

Select from insertion point to the same point one line up.

Shift+Up arrow key

Select from insertion point to the same point one line down.

Shift+Down arrow key

Select all text to the start of the line.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+Left arrow key

Select all text to the end of the line.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+Right arrow key

Select from the insertion point to the end of the paragraph.

Shift+Option+Down arrow key

Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the paragraph.

Shift+Option+Up arrow key

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Edit text and objects

To do this

Press

Delete one character to the left.

Delete

Delete one character to the right.

Function+Delete

Paste special.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Control+V

Copy formatting only

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+C

Paste formatting only

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+V

Copy animation

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Option+Shift+C

Paste animation

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Option+Shift+V

Increase the font size of the selected text.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+Right angle bracket (>)

Decrease the font size of the selected text.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+Left angle bracket (<)

Apply an underline to the selected text.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+U

Apply italic formatting to the selected text.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+I

Center a paragraph.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+E

Justify a paragraph.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+J

Left align a paragraph.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+L

Right align a paragraph.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+R

Promote list item

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+[

Demote list item

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+]

Add a hyperlink to the selected text, image, or object.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+K

Add a new comment.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+M

Find text and formatting.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+F

Open the Font dialog box.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+T

Open the Paragraph dialog box.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Option+M

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Move around in text

To do this

Press

Move to the beginning of a word or one word to the left.

Option+Left arrow key

Move one word to the right.

Option+Right arrow key

Move to the end of a line.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Right arrow key

Move to the beginning of a line.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Left arrow key

Move to the beginning of a paragraph or up one paragraph.

Option+Up arrow key

Move down one paragraph.

Option+Down arrow key

Move to the start or end of all the text in the object you are editing.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Up or Down arrow key

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Move around and work in tables

To do this

Press

Move to the next cell.

Tab key

Move to the preceding cell.

Shift+Tab

Move to the next line or row.

Down arrow key

Move to the preceding line or row.

Up arrow key

Start a new paragraph in a cell.

Return

Add a new row at the bottom of the table (with the cursor in the last cell of the last row).

Tab key

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Work with objects

To do this

Press

Select the next object.

Tab key

Select the previous object.

Shift+Tab

Select all objects and all text.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+A

Move the selected object in the direction of the arrow.

Arrow keys or

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Arrow keys

Group the selected objects.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Option+G

Ungroup the selected objects.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Option+Shift+G

Regroup the selected objects.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Option+J

Rotate the selected object clockwise.

Option+Right arrow key

Rotate the selected object counterclockwise. 

Option+Left arrow key

Format the selected object.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+1

Duplicate selected objects.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+D or Control+Drag the mouse

Resize selected objects.

Shift+Arrow keys

Crop

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+M

Bring forward

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Option+Shift+F

Send backward

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Option+Shift+B

Bring to front

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+F

Send to back

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+B 

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Other useful shortcut keys

To

Press

Switch Drawing mode on and off.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Control+Z

Show Thesaurus entry for a selected word.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Option+Control+R

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See also

PowerPoint help & learning

Screen reader support for PowerPoint

Basic tasks to create a presentation in PowerPoint with a screen reader

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate PowerPoint

This article describes the keyboard shortcuts in PowerPoint for iOS when creating or editing presentations.

Notes: 

  • If you're familiar with keyboard shortcuts on your macOS computer, the same key combinations work with PowerPoint for iOS using an external keyboard, too.

  • To quickly find a shortcut, you can use the Search. Press Command+F and then type your search words.

In this topic

  • Frequently used shortcuts on iPad

  • Navigate in PowerPoint for iPad

  • Move the insertion point within placeholders and notes on iPad

  • Select content on iPad

  • Edit and format presentations on iPhone

  • Navigate and select within a text box on iPhone

Frequently used shortcuts on iPad

This table shows the most frequently used shortcuts for PowerPoint for iPad.

To do this

Press

Insert a new slide.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Shift+N

Delete selected text, object, or slide.

Delete

Cut selected content and copy it to the clipboard.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+X

Undo the last action.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Z

Copy the selected content to the clipboard.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+C

Paste copied or cut content.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+V

Select all text.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+A

Apply bold formatting to the selected content.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+B

Apply italic formatting to the selected content.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+I

Underline selected content.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+U

Select one word to the left.

Shift+Option+Left arrow key

Select one word to the right.

Shift+Option+Right arrow key

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PowerPoint for iPad is a mobile application, so the keyboard shortcuts and navigation might be different from those in desktop versions of PowerPoint.

To move through the options, press Shift+Right arrow key until the focus is on the ribbon, and then press the Right or Left arrow key. To select an option, press 

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Option+Spacebar.

To move the focus to different areas in PowerPoint for iPad (from the ribbon to the thumbnail pane, for example), place the focus on a button, and then press Shift+Right arrow key to move forward or Shift+Left arrow key to move backward.

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Move the insertion point within placeholders and notes on iPad

To do this

Press

Move one character to the right.

Right arrow key

Move one character to the left.

Left arrow key

Move one word to the right.

Option+Right arrow key

Move one word to the left.

Option+Left arrow key

Move up one line.

Up arrow key

Move down one line.

Down arrow key

Move to the beginning of the line.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Left arrow key

Move to the end of the line.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Right arrow key

Move to the beginning of the placeholder or notes.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Up arrow key

Move to the end of the placeholder or notes.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+End

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Select content on iPad

To do this

Press

Select one character to the right.

Shift+Right arrow key

Select one character to the left.

Shift+Left arrow key

Select one word to the right.

Shift+

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Right arrow key

Select one word to the left.

Shift+

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Left arrow key

Select one line up.

Shift+Up arrow key

Select one line down.

Shift+Down arrow key

Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the paragraph.

Shift+Option+Up arrow key

Select from the insertion point to the end of the paragraph.

Shift+Option+Down arrow key

Select all within the placeholder or notes.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+A

Select from the current position to the beginning of the line.

Shift+

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Left arrow key

Select from the current position to the end of the line.

Shift+

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Right arrow key

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Edit and format presentations on iPhone

To do this

Press

Undo the last action.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Z

Repeat the last action.

Shift+Y

Cut selected content.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+X

Copy selected content.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+C

Paste copied or cut content.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+V

Select all.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+A

Apply bold formatting to selected content.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+B

Apply italic formatting to the selected content.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+I

Underline selected content.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+U

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To do this

Press

Select text.

Shift+Left or Right arrow key, or Shift+Up or Down arrow key

Move cursor by one word to the right.

Option+Right arrow key

Move cursor by one word to the left.

Option+Left arrow key

Move cursor to the beginning of the text box.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Up arrow key

Move cursor to the end of the text box.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Down arrow key

Move cursor to the beginning of the current line.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Left arrow key

Move cursor to the end of the current line.

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Right arrow key

Select one word to the left.

Shift+Option+Left arrow key

Select one word to the right.

Shift+Option+Right arrow key

Select from current position to beginning of the placeholder or notes.

Shift+

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Up arrow key

Select from current position to the end of the placeholder or notes.

Shift+

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Down arrow key

Select from current position to beginning of the line.

Shift+

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Left arrow key

Select from current position to end of the line.

Shift+

Which of the following actions would change the format of selected text or a selected text box?
+Right arrow key

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See also

PowerPoint help & learning

Screen reader support for PowerPoint

Basic tasks to create a presentation in PowerPoint with a screen reader

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate PowerPoint

This article describes the keyboard shortcuts in the creation mode in PowerPoint for the web on Windows.

Notes: 

  • If you use Narrator with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, you have to turn off scan mode in order to edit documents, spreadsheets, or presentations with Office for the web. For more information, refer to Turn off virtual or browse mode in screen readers in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.

  • To quickly find a shortcut, you can use the Search. Press Ctrl+F and then type your search words.

  • When you use PowerPoint for the web, we recommend that you use Microsoft Edge as your web browser. Because PowerPoint for the web runs in your web browser, the keyboard shortcuts are different from those in the desktop program. For example, you’ll use Ctrl+F6 instead of F6 for jumping in and out of the commands. Also, common shortcuts like F1 (Help) and Ctrl+O (Open) apply to the web browser – not PowerPoint for the web.

In this topic

  • Frequently used shortcuts

  • Navigate with only the keyboard

  • Navigate in the Slide Show view

  • Navigate the ribbon and panes

  • Edit slides

  • Move the insertion point within placeholders and notes

  • Select content

  • Edit text

  • Move a selected shape

  • Arrange a selected shape

  • Format text

  • Work with comments

Frequently used shortcuts

The following table provides the shortcuts that you'll likely use often in PowerPoint for the web.

To do this

Press

Insert a new slide (with the focus in the thumbnail pane).

Ctrl+M

Delete selected text, object, or slide.

Delete

Move a shape.

Arrow keys

Go to the next slide (with the focus in the thumbnail pane or in a slide show).

Page down

Go to the previous slide (with the focus in the thumbnail pane or in a slide show).

Page up

Exit the slide show.

Esc

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To move the focus to different parts and areas of PowerPoint for the web (from the ribbon to the thumbnail pane, for example) and in and out of the content of a slide, press Ctrl+F6 (forward) or press Ctrl+Shift+F6 (backward). To navigate options and controls in PowerPoint for the web, press the Tab key to move forward, press Shift+Tab to move backward, and press Enter to select.

Tip: To quickly perform an action while in the Editing mode, press Alt+Q. The focus moves to the Search or Tell Me search field. Then type the action or option you want. Press the Up arrow key or Down arrow key until you find the option, and then press Enter to select it.

The ribbon is the strip at the top of the PowerPoint for the web window. The ribbon is organized by tabs. Each tab displays a different set of tools and functions, made up of groups, and each group includes one or more options. To move the focus to the ribbon, press Alt+Windows logo key. You can also press Ctrl+F6 repeatedly until the ribbon has the focus.

Other shortcuts for using the ribbon include the following:

  • To move between tabs, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab.

  • To access the ribbon for the currently selected tab, press Enter.

  • To move between options on the ribbon, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab.

Options are activated in different ways, depending on the type of the option:

  • If the selected option is a button or split button, press Spacebar to activate it.

  • If the selected option is a list (such as the Font list), to open the list, press the Down arrow key. Then, to move between items, press the Up or Down arrow key. When the focus is on the item you want, press Enter to select it.

  • If the selected option is a gallery, press the Tab key to go to the More option for the gallery and then, to open the gallery, press Enter. Press the Tab key to move through the items, and press Enter to select one.

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To do this

Press

Go to the next slide.

N or Page down or Down arrow key

Go to the previous slide.

P or Page up or Up arrow key

Go to a specific slide.

G, then the Right or Left arrow key until on the slide, and then Enter

Turn captions or subtitles on or off.

J

Exit the Slide Show view.

Esc

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To move through the landmarks in PowerPoint for the web, press Ctrl+F6.

To do this

Press

Move from the slide pane, Comments pane, Notes pane, status bar, title bar, ribbon, and thumbnail pane.

Ctrl+F6

Move in reverse order, from the slide pane, thumbnail pane, ribbon, title bar, status bar, Notes pane, and Comments pane.

Shift+Ctrl+F6

Go to a different ribbon tab.

Tab key, Enter

Carry out the currently selected ribbon option.

Enter

Move between ribbon options or controls.

Tab key

Move between groups of features on the ribbon.

Ctrl+Left arrow key or Right arrow key

Switch between the simplified and classic ribbons.

Alt+Windows logo key, Z, R

Display the access keys (ribbon commands) on the classic ribbon when using Narrator.

Alt+Period (.)

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Edit slides

To do this

Press

Create new slide after currently selected thumbnail.

Ctrl+M

Move left to right through placeholders on a slide.

Tab key

Select or edit the current placeholder.

Enter or F2

End editing text in a placeholder.

F2

Select multiple single objects.

Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click

Select multiple objects.

Click+Drag the mouse or Shift+Drag the mouse, or Ctrl+Drag the mouse

Select all objects on the page.

Ctrl+A

Select all text in the active text box.

Ctrl+A

Copy a slide.

Ctrl+C

Paste a slide.

Ctrl+V

Undo the most recent action.

Ctrl+Z

Redo the most recent action.

Ctrl+Y

Move slide up one position in the thumbnail pane.

Ctrl+Up arrow key

Move slide down one position in the thumbnail pane.

Ctrl+Down arrow key

Move slide to the first position in the thumbnail pane.

Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow key

Move slide to the last position in the thumbnail pane.

Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow key

Decrease font size.

Ctrl+Left bracket ([)

Increase font size.

Ctrl+Right bracket (])

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Move the insertion point within placeholders and notes

To do this

Press

Move right one character.

Right arrow key

Move left one character.

Left arrow key

Move right one word.

Ctrl+Right arrow key

Move left one word.

Ctrl+Left arrow key

Move up one line.

Up arrow key

Move down one line.

Down arrow key

Move up one paragraph.

Ctrl+Up arrow key

Move down one paragraph.

Ctrl+Down arrow key

Move to the beginning of a line.

Home

Move to the end of a line.

End

Move to the beginning of a placeholder or notes.

Ctrl+Home

Move to the end of a placeholder or notes.

Ctrl+End

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Select content

To do this

Press

Select one character to the right.

Shift+Right arrow key

Select one character to the left.

Shift+Left arrow key

Select one word to the right.

Shift+Ctrl+Right arrow key

Select one word to the left.

Shift+Ctrl+Left arrow key

Select one line up.

Shift+Up arrow key

Select one line down.

Shift+Down arrow key

Select one paragraph up.

Shift+Ctrl+Up arrow key

Select one paragraph down.

Shift+Ctrl+Down arrow key

Select to the beginning of a paragraph.

Shift+Home

Select to the end of a paragraph.

Shift+End

Select to the beginning of a placeholder or notes.

Shift+Ctrl+Home

Select to the end of a placeholder or notes.

Shift+Ctrl+End

Select all within the placeholder or notes.

Ctrl+A

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Edit text

To do this

Press

Save changes.

PowerPoint for the web saves changes automatically.

Cut selected text.

Ctrl+X

Copy selected text.

Ctrl+C

Paste text.

Ctrl+V

Paste text, unformatted.

Ctrl+Shift+V

Insert hyperlink

Ctrl+K

Undo the last change.

Ctrl+Z

Redo the last undo.

Ctrl+Y

Left-justify (left-align) selected paragraph.

Ctrl+J

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Move a selected shape

To do this

Press

Nudge the shape to the right.

Right arrow key

Nudge the shape to the left.

Left arrow key

Nudge the shape up.

Up arrow key

Nudge the shape down.

Down arrow key

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Arrange a selected shape

To do this

Press

Send the shape to the back.

Ctrl+Shift+Left bracket ([)

Send the shape backward.

Ctrl+Left bracket ([)

Send the shape to the front.

Ctrl+Shift+Right bracket (])

Send the shape forward.

Ctrl+Right bracket (])

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Format text

To do this

Press

Make selected text bold.

Ctrl+B

Make selected text Italics.

Ctrl+I

Underline selected text.

Ctrl+U

Align selected text left.

Ctrl+L

Align selected text right.

Ctrl+R

Center selected text.

Ctrl+E

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See also

PowerPoint help & learning

Make your PowerPoint presentations accessible to people with disabilities

Basic tasks to create a presentation in PowerPoint with a screen reader

Use a screen reader to explore and navigate PowerPoint

Which of the following can you apply to change the way a SmartArt graphic looks?

You can change the look of your SmartArt graphic by changing the fill of its shape or text; by adding effects, such as shadows, reflections, glows, or soft edges; or by adding three-dimensional (3-D) effects, such as bevels or rotations.

Which of the following commands can you use to make a copy of an object on a slide?

Frequently used shortcuts.

Which of the following actions is used to select a paragraph of text?

Select text by using the keyboard.

Which of these will you click in text pane to add text to a SmartArt?

On the Insert menu, select SmartArt Graphic. On the SmartArt tab of the ribbon, in the Insert SmartArt Graphic group, select at the type of graphic you want (List, Process, etc.), and then select a layout. Enter your text by doing one of the following: Click [Text] in the Text pane, and then type your text.