General
| CTRL + N | Create a new presentation |
| CTRL + O | Open a presentation |
| CTRL + W | Close a presentation |
| CTRL + P | Print a presentation |
| CTRL + S | Save a presentation |
| ALT + F2 | Save As |
Navigation
| F5 | Start Slideshow (from beginning) |
| SHIFT + F5 | Start Slideshow (from current slide) |
| CTRL + F5 | Restore the presentation window size |
| ALT + F5 | Restore the program window size |
| F6 | Move to next pane |
| SHIFT + F6 | Move to the previous pane |
| CTRL + F6 | Toggle to next Open Presentation |
| CTRL + SHIFT + F6 | Toggle to previous Open Presentation |
| CTRL + F4 or CTRL + W | Close the current Presentation |
| ALT + F4 | Quit PowerPoint |
| F1 | Display Help or the Office Assistant |
| SHIFT + F1 | Start context-sensitive Help |
| CTRL + F | Find text, formatting, and special items |
| SHIFT + F4 | To repeat the last Find action |
| Page Up | Moves to the previous slide |
| Page Dn | Moves to the next slide |
| Home | Moves to beginning of the current line, or first slide |
| End | Moves to the end of the current line, or last slide |
| CTRL + Up Arrow | One paragraph up |
| CTRL + Down Arrow | One paragraph down |
| CTRL + ← | Moves the cursor to the next word on the left |
| CTRL + → | Moves the cursor to the next word on the right |
| CTRL + ↓ | Moves the cursor to the next paragraph down |
| CTRL + ↑ | Moves the cursor to the next paragraph up |
| CTRL + END | To the end of a text box |
| CTRL + HOME | To the beginning of a text box |
| CTRL + ENTER | To the next title or body text placeholder (see note) |
| ALT + 2 | Outline View |
| ALT + 3 | Slides View (normal view) |
| ALT + 4 | Slides Sorter View |
Selection
| F2 | Select the text box and everything in the text box |
| CTRL + SHIFT + ← | Select from the cursor to the beginning of a word |
| CTRL + SHIFT + → | Select from the cursor to the end of a word |
| CTRL + SHIFT + ↓ | Select from the cursor to the end of a paragraph |
| CTRL + SHIFT + ↑ | Select from the cursor to the beginning of a paragraph |
| CTRL + SHIFT + HOME | Select to the beginning of the text box |
| CTRL + SHIFT + END | Select to the end of the text box |
| TAB or SHIFT + TAB | Selects an object, or the next object in a slide |
| CTRL + A (in the slide pane) | All objects |
| CTRL + A (in slide sorter view) | All slides |
| Hold Shift and click an object | Selects the entire object, not the text area within it |
Editing
| CTRL + M | Insert a new slide |
| CTRL + D | Make a copy of the selected slide or object |
| F7 | Open Spell-check |
| CTRL + F7 | Move window (when file not maximized) |
| CTRL + F8 | ReSize window (when file not maximized) |
| CTRL + F10 | Maximize the presentation window |
| ALT + F10 | Maximize the program window |
| F12 | Save As |
| ESC | Cancel an action |
| CTRL + Z | Undo an action |
| CTRL + Y | Redo or repeat an action |
| CTRL + K | Insert a hyperlink |
| CTRL + H | Find and Replace Text |
| CTRL + BACKSPACE | Delete one word to the left |
| CTRL + DELETE | Delete one word to the right |
| CTRL + SHIFT + G | Group selected graphics/boxes as a single object |
| CTRL + SHIFT + H | Ungroup a group of objects |
Formatting
| F4 | Repeat the last action (great for formatting) |
| SHIFT + F3 | Changes uppercase, lowercase, or proper |
| CTRL + T | Open the Font dialog box |
| CTRL + SHIFT + F | Change Font |
| CTRL + SHIFT + P | Changes Font Point Size |
| CTRL + SHIFT + > | Increase the font size |
| CTRL + SHIFT + < | Decrease the font size |
| ALT + SHIFT + D | Open Header/Footer Dialog |
| ALT + SHIFT + ← | Promotes selected paragraphs |
| ALT + SHIFT + → | Demotes selected paragraphs |
| ALT + SHIFT + ↑ | Moves the selected paragraphs up |
| ALT + SHIFT + ↓ | Moves the selected paragraphs down |
| CTRL + B | Apply bold formatting |
| CTRL + U | Apply an underline |
| CTRL + I | Apply italic formatting |
| CTRL + = | Apply subscript formatting |
| CTRL + SHIFT + = | Apply superscript formatting |
| CTRL + SPACEBAR | Remove manual character formatting |
| CTRL + G | Open Grid dialogue |
| ALT + F9 | Show or hide guides in normal view |
| CTRL + SHIFT + C | Copy text format |
| CTRL + SHIFT + V | Paste text format |
| CTRL + E | Centre a paragraph |
| CTRL + J | Justify a paragraph |
| CTRL + L | Left align a paragraph |
| CTRL + R | Right align a paragraph |
| DoubleClick Format Painter Button | Copy text format and Paint the format on multiple objects (Esc to release) |
Drawing
| CTRL + ← | Nudges the selected object to the left |
| CTRL + → | Nudges the selected object to the right |
| CTRL + ↓ | Nudges the selected object up |
| CTRL + ↑ | Nudges the selected object down |
| ALT + Drag Shape size | Allows precision resizing by pixel (disables snap functionality) |
| SHIFT + Draw line | Draws a Straight vertical or horizontal line |
| SHIFT + moving/resizing an Autoshape | Maintains original aspect ratio ( X,Y proportions) |
| CTRL + Drag object | Creates a duplicate of the selected object |
| CTRL + SHIFT + Drag Object | Creates a duplicate of the selected object keeping it on the same x or y axis |
Slide show controls
| N, ENTER, PAGE DOWN, RIGHT ARROW, DOWN ARROW, or the SPACEBAR (or click the mouse) | Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide |
| P, PAGE UP, LEFT ARROW, UP ARROW, or BACKSPACE | Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide |
| Go to slide | |
| B or PERIOD | Display a black screen, or return to the slide show from a black screen |
| W or COMMA | Display a white screen, or return to the slide show from a white screen |
| ESC, CTRL + BREAK, or HYPHEN | End a slide show |
| E | Erase on-screen annotations |
| H | Go to next hidden slide |
| Both mouse buttons for 2 seconds | Return to the first slide |
| CTRL + P | Change the pointer to a Pen |
| CTRL + A | Change the pointer to an Arrow |
| CTRL + E | Change the pointer to an Eraser |
| A or = | Show or hide pointer |
| CTRL + H | Hide the pointer and button immediately |
| CTRL + U | Hide the pointer and button in 15 seconds |
| TAB | Go to the first or next hyperlink on a slide |
| SHIFT + TAB | Go to the last or previous hyperlink on a slide |
| ENTER while a hyperlink is selected | Perform the "mouse click" behaviour of the selected hyperlink |
| F1 | To see a list of controls during a slideshow |
| S or + | Stop or restart an automatic slide show |
| M | Use mouse-click to advance while rehearsing |
| T | Set new timings while rehearsing |
| O | Use original timings while rehearsing |
| CTRL + S | Show All Slides Dialog |
| CTRL + T | Show Taskbar at the bottom of screen |