General Shortcuts

• Ctrl + N: Create a new presentation.
• Ctrl + O: Open an existing presentation.
• Ctrl + S: Save the presentation.
• F12 or Alt + F + A: Save As.
• Ctrl + P: Print the presentation.
• Ctrl + W: Close the presentation.
• Ctrl + Q: Quit PowerPoint.

  Navigation Shortcuts

• Ctrl + M: Insert a new slide.
• Ctrl + Shift + D: Duplicate the current slide.
• Ctrl + Up/Down Arrow: Move slide up or down in the slide pane.
• Page Up/Page Down: Navigate to the previous/next slide.

  Slide Show Shortcuts

• F5: Start the slideshow from the beginning.
• Shift + F5: Start the slideshow from the current slide.
• Esc: End the slideshow.
• B: Display a black screen during a presentation.
• W: Display a white screen during a presentation.
• N orRight Arrow orSpace: Move to the next slide.
• P orLeft Arrow orBackspace: Move to the previous slide.

  Editing and Formatting Shortcuts

• Ctrl + X: Cut.
• Ctrl + C: Copy.
• Ctrl + V: Paste.
• Ctrl + Z: Undo.
• Ctrl + Y: Redo.
• Ctrl + A: Select all objects on the slide.
• Ctrl + D: Duplicate the selected object.
• Delete: Delete the selected object.
• Ctrl + G: Group selected objects.
• Ctrl + Shift + G: Ungroup selected objects.
• Ctrl + B: Bold text.
• Ctrl + I: Italic text.
• Ctrl + U: Underline text.
• Ctrl + E: Center align text.
• Ctrl + L: Left align text.
• Ctrl + R: Right align text.

  View and Layout Shortcuts

• Alt + W + L: Switch to Slide Sorter view.
• Alt + W + I: Switch to Slide Master view.
• Alt + W + G: Switch to Normal view.
• Alt + W + Q: Zoom in/out.

  Selection and Navigation

• Tab: Select the next object on a slide.
• Shift + Tab: Select the previous object on a slide.
• Ctrl + Up/Down Arrow: Move a slide up or down in the slide order.
• Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down Arrow: Move a slide to the top/bottom of the list.
• Ctrl + F: Find text or other content in the presentation.
• Ctrl + H: Find and replace text.

  Object Formatting

• Ctrl + K: Insert a hyperlink.
• Ctrl + Shift + F: Open the Font dialog box to change the font type, size, or effects.
• Ctrl + Shift + P: Change the font size.
• Ctrl + Shift + C: Copy formatting of selected object.
• Ctrl + Shift + V: Paste the formatting of copied object.

  Aligning Objects

• Alt + Shift + Left Arrow: Send the selected object backward.
• Alt + Shift + Right Arrow: Bring the selected object forward.
• Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Key: Resize an object while maintaining its proportions.
• Alt + Shift + T: Insert the current time.
• Alt + Shift + D: Insert the current date.

  Slide Show Control

• Ctrl + L: Turn on the laser pointer during a slideshow.
• Ctrl + H: Hide the pointer and navigation button in a slide show.
• Ctrl + P: Use a pen tool to mark slides during a slide show.
• E: Erase annotations made with the pen tool during the slide show.

  Drawing and Shape Tools

• Shift + Drag: Constrain object movement to horizontal, vertical, or 45-degree angles.
• Alt + Drag: Move objects in small increments.
• Ctrl + Drag: Duplicate the selected object while dragging.
• Shift + Click: Select multiple objects at once.

  Working with SmartArt & Diagrams

• Ctrl + Shift + G: Ungroup SmartArt elements.
• Ctrl + G: Group SmartArt elements or other objects.
• Alt + N + M: Insert a SmartArt graphic.

  Gridlines, Guides, and Rulers

• Alt + F9: Show or hide guides.
• Shift + F9: Show or hide gridlines.
• Alt + Shift + F9: Show or hide the ruler.

  File and Save Commands

• Alt + F2: Open the Save As dialog box.
• Alt + Shift + F2: Save the presentation quickly.

  Media Shortcuts (Audio/Video)

• Alt + J + D: Play a video in a slide.
• Alt + J + D + P: Pause a video.
• Alt + J + D + L: Rewind the video.
• Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow: Decrease volume (while playing media).
• Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow: Increase volume (while playing media).
• Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S: Start media playback.

  Animations and Transitions

• Alt + A + A: Open the Animations tab.
• Alt + A + P: Preview animation effects.
• Alt + A + N: Add an animation to the selected object.
• Alt + A + T: Open the Transition tab.
• Alt + A + D: Apply transition to the current slide.
• Alt + A + D + Enter: Apply transition to all slides.
• Alt + A + S: Change the animation start option (On Click, With Previous, After Previous).

  Advanced Slide Show Navigation

• Ctrl + T: Display the taskbar during a slideshow.
• Ctrl + U: Hide the mouse cursor during a slideshow.
• Ctrl + A: Show or hide the cursor pointer during a slide show.
• Shift + F10: Display the right-click context menu during a slideshow.
• Ctrl + Shift + F5: Resume a slideshow from the current slide after a break.

  Working with Master Slides

• Alt + W + M: Switch to Slide Master view.
• Ctrl + Shift + M: Switch back to Normal view from Slide Master view.
• Alt + W + Q: Zoom dialog box (for adjusting slide size while working with master slides).

  Comments and Collaboration

• Ctrl + Shift + K: Add a new comment.
• Alt + R + C: Show or hide comments.
• Alt + R + M: Show or hide markup (track changes).
• Ctrl + F6: Switch between open presentations when multiple files are open.

  Working with Tables

• Ctrl + Tab: Navigate through cells in a table.
• Shift + Arrow Key: Select multiple cells in a table.
• Alt + Shift + Arrow Key: Merge table cells.
• Ctrl + Enter: Move to the next cell in a table.

  Clipboard History and Paste Options

• Ctrl + Alt + V: Open Paste Special dialog.
• Ctrl + Shift + C: Copy formatting of a selected text or object (useful for pasting styles without changing content).
• Ctrl + Shift + V: Paste formatting from copied text or object.

  Working with Hyperlinks

• Ctrl + K: Insert a hyperlink.
• Alt + Shift + K: Edit the hyperlink of a selected object or text.
• Ctrl + Click: Open the hyperlink while editing the presentation.

  Slide Design & Layout

• Alt + G + L: Open the slide layout gallery.
• Alt + G + T: Open the themes gallery.
• Alt + G + C: Open the slide color scheme.
• Alt + G + W: Apply a slide design to all slides.

  Advanced Presentation Delivery

• Ctrl + M: Jump directly to a specific slide by typing its number during the slideshow.
• Ctrl + D: Display a hidden slide during a slideshow.
• Ctrl + S: Open the "All Slides" dialog box to quickly navigate between slides.
• Ctrl + E: Erase all ink on a slide (if you've drawn during the presentation).

  Spell Check and Proofing

• F7: Run the spell check.
• Alt + R + S: Open the spelling and grammar check pane.
• Alt + R + T: Open the thesaurus.

  Managing File Properties and Security

• Alt + F + I: Open the "Info" screen for file properties and version history.
• Alt + F + E: Open the "Export" screen to create PDFs or videos.
• Alt + F + P: Protect your presentation by adding a password.

  Ribbon Navigation Shortcuts

• Alt: Show KeyTips for commands on the ribbon.
• Alt + H: Go to the Home tab.
• Alt + N: Open the Insert tab.
• Alt + G: Go to the Design tab.
• Alt + S: Go to the Slide Show tab.
• Alt + R: Open the Review tab.
• Alt + W: Go to the View tab.

  Customizing and Working with Quick Access Toolbar

• Alt + 1, 2, 3 (and so on): Access Quick Access Toolbar commands (these can be customized).
• Alt + F + T: Open PowerPoint Options (to customize ribbon, Quick Access Toolbar, and more).

  Notes and Speaker View

• Ctrl + Shift + H: Show or hide speaker notes during a presentation.
• Alt + F5: Start a slide show in Presenter View.
• Alt + N + H: Insert a new slide with the Notes layout.

  Developer Tools (if enabled)

• Alt + L + C: Open the Control Toolbox to insert ActiveX controls (Developer Tab).
• Alt + L + M: Open the Macro dialog box to run or create a macro.

  Quick Access to Common Dialog Boxes

• Ctrl + T: Open the Font dialog box to change text formatting.
• Ctrl + Shift + T: Reset text box formatting.
• Ctrl + J: Justify the selected text.

  Special Characters

• Alt + 0176: Insert a degree (°) symbol.
• Alt + 0151: Insert an em dash (—).
• Alt + 0150: Insert an en dash (–).

  Accessibility Shortcuts

• Alt + Shift + C: Open the Check Accessibility pane.
• Alt + Shift + G: Open the "Read Aloud" feature for accessibility (if enabled in newer versions).

  Collaboration & Commenting

• Ctrl + Alt + I: Turn on/turn off track changes (Review tab).
• Ctrl + Shift + N: Move to the next comment.
• Ctrl + Shift + P: Move to the previous comment.