Apple Keynote keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet
Apple · 79 shortcuts79 Apple Keynote shortcuts grouped by task. Click any row for the full answer page.
Essentials
| Action | Mac |
|---|---|
| Undo | Cmd+Z⌘Z |
| Redo | Shift+Cmd+Z⇧⌘Z |
| Cut | Cmd+X⌘X |
| Copy | Cmd+C⌘C |
| Paste | Cmd+V⌘V |
| Paste and match style | Option+Shift+Cmd+V⌥⇧⌘V |
| Select all | Cmd+A⌘A |
| Save | Cmd+S⌘S |
| New presentation | Cmd+N⌘N |
| Open presentation | Cmd+O⌘O |
| Cmd+P⌘P | |
| Find | Cmd+F⌘F |
| Bold | Cmd+B⌘B |
| Italic | Cmd+I⌘I |
| Underline | Cmd+U⌘U |
| Duplicate | Cmd+D⌘D |
| Create link | Cmd+K⌘K |
Play presentation
| Action | Mac |
|---|---|
| Play presentation | Option+Cmd+P⌥⌘P |
| Next slide or build | Right→ |
| Previous slide | Left← |
| Advance without animation | Shift+Right⇧→ |
| Go to first slide | HomeHome |
| Go to last slide | EndEnd |
| Pause or resume presentation | FF |
| Show black screen | BB |
| Show white screen | WW |
| Toggle pointer | CC |
| Show slide number | SS |
| Go back through slides | ZZ |
| Switch displays | XX |
| Reset timer | RR |
| Toggle presenter notes | Shift+Cmd+P⇧⌘P |
| Exit presentation | EscEsc |
| Show shortcuts during play | ?? |
| Play or pause video | SpaceSpace |
Slides and navigator
| Action | Mac |
|---|---|
| Go to next slide | PgDnPgDn |
| Go to previous slide | PgUpPgUp |
| Go to specific slide | Ctrl+Cmd+G⌃⌘G |
| New slide | Shift+Cmd+N⇧⌘N |
| Skip slide | Shift+Cmd+H⇧⌘H |
| Indent slide right | Tab⇥ |
| Indent slide left | Shift+Tab⇧⇥ |
| Edit slide layouts | Shift+Cmd+E⇧⌘E |
| Clean up slide | Ctrl+Shift+F⌃⇧F |
| Show or hide object list | Shift+Cmd+L⇧⌘L |
Text formatting
| Action | Mac |
|---|---|
| Show Fonts window | Cmd+T⌘T |
| Show Colors window | Shift+Cmd+C⇧⌘C |
| Increase font size | Cmd++⌘+ |
| Decrease font size | Cmd+-⌘- |
| Align text left | Cmd+{⌘{ |
| Center text | Cmd+|⌘| |
| Align text right | Cmd+}⌘} |
| Justify text | Option+Cmd+|⌥⌘| |
| Increase indent | Cmd+]⌘] |
| Decrease indent | Cmd+[⌘[ |
| Superscript | Ctrl+Cmd++⌃⌘+ |
| Subscript | Ctrl+Cmd+-⌃⌘- |
| Insert line break | Shift+Enter⇧↵ |
| Nonbreaking space | Option+Space⌥Space |
Objects
| Action | Mac |
|---|---|
| Group objects | Option+Cmd+G⌥⌘G |
| Ungroup objects | Option+Shift+Cmd+G⌥⇧⌘G |
| Bring to front | Shift+Cmd+F⇧⌘F |
| Send to back | Shift+Cmd+B⇧⌘B |
| Lock objects | Cmd+L⌘L |
| Unlock objects | Option+Cmd+L⌥⌘L |
| Mask or unmask image | Shift+Cmd+M⇧⌘M |
| Copy style | Option+Cmd+C⌥⌘C |
| Paste style | Option+Cmd+V⌥⌘V |
| Select next object | Tab⇥ |
| Select previous object | Shift+Tab⇧⇥ |
| Draw with Pen tool | Option+Shift+Cmd+P⌥⇧⌘P |
View
| Action | Mac |
|---|---|
| Zoom in | Shift+Cmd+>⇧⌘> |
| Zoom out | Shift+Cmd+<⇧⌘< |
| Fit slide in window | Option+Cmd+0⌥⌘0 |
| Actual size | Cmd+0⌘0 |
| Show rulers | Cmd+R⌘R |
| Toggle full screen | Ctrl+Cmd+F⌃⌘F |
| Show or hide inspector | Option+Cmd+I⌥⌘I |
| Show or hide toolbar | Option+Cmd+T⌥⌘T |
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Prompt
Make me a one-page Apple Keynote cheat sheet from the 79 shortcuts at https://keyflowhub.com/shortcuts/keynote, ordered by what I'm most likely to use, and point out any that clash with my current keybindings.
Paste into Claude Code and it will do the rest.
Questions
Mac: Cmd + Z.
Mac: Shift + Cmd + Z.
Mac: Cmd + S.
Mac: Cmd + F.
Sources: support.apple.com