PowerPoint Shortcut Keys

PowerPoint provides a number of shortcut keys that you can use to create presentations quickly and efficiently. Below is a list of some of the more commonly used shortcut keys 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