| January 5, 2009 |  |
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Microsoft PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts
Don’t remember all of those PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts you learned in your last class? No problem! Here are some of the most popular shortcuts for you to use.
While many of these shortcuts will work for all versions of PowerPoint, these have been prepared using PowerPoint 2003 so if you have an earlier version of the program some of the actions may or may not be applicable.
PowerPoint 2003 Keyboard Shortcuts |
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Action |
Shortcut Key |
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| Switch between outline and side view | Ctrl + Shift + Tab | |
| Insert a new slide | Ctrl + M | |
| Duplicate the current side | Ctrl + D | |
| Increase font size | Ctrl + Shift + > | |
| Decrease font size | Ctrl + Shift + < | |
| Display the font dialog box | Ctrl + T | |
| Open the properties for an object | Double-click the object | |
| Promote a paragraph in an outline | Alt + Shift + Left arrow | |
| Demote a paragraph in an outline | Alt + Shift + Right arrow | |
| Move selected outline paragraphs up | Alt + Shift + Up arrow | |
| Move selected outline paragraphs down | Alt + Shift + Down arrow | |
| Display outline heading level 1 | Alt + Shift + 1 | |
| Expand outline text below a heading | Alt + Shift + + | |
| Collapse outline text below a heading | Alt + Shift + - | |
| Collapse or show all text or headings | Alt + Shift +A | |
| Show or hide the grid | Shift + F9 | |
| Show or hide the guides | Alt + F9 | |
| Change grid and guide settings | Ctrl + G | |
| Activate the pen tool during a show | Ctrl + P | |
| Erase pen tool drawings during a show | E | |
| Turn off the pen tool | Esc | |
| Change the pen to a pointer | Ctrl + A | |
| Hide the pointer or pen | Ctrl + H | |
| Move to the next hyperlink | Tab | |
| Make the screen go black during a show | B | |
| Make the screen go white during a show | W | |
| Stop or restart a show | S | |
| Return to the first slide | 1 + Enter |