Microsoft PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts
Microsoft · 78 shortcuts78 Microsoft PowerPoint shortcuts grouped by task, with Windows and Mac keys side by side. Click any row for the full answer page.
Essentials
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Create new presentation | Ctrl+NCtrlN | Cmd+N⌘N |
| Add new slide | Ctrl+MCtrlM | Cmd+Shift+N⌘⇧N |
| Bold | Ctrl+BCtrlB | Cmd+B⌘B |
| Italic | Ctrl+ICtrlI | Cmd+I⌘I |
| Underline | Ctrl+UCtrlU | Cmd+U⌘U |
| Cut | Ctrl+XCtrlX | Cmd+X⌘X |
| Copy | Ctrl+CCtrlC | Cmd+C⌘C |
| Paste | Ctrl+VCtrlV | Cmd+V⌘V |
| Undo | Ctrl+ZCtrlZ | Cmd+Z⌘Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+YCtrlY | Cmd+Y⌘Y |
| Save | Ctrl+SCtrlS | Cmd+S⌘S |
| Ctrl+PCtrlP | Cmd+P⌘P | |
| Close PowerPoint | Ctrl+QCtrlQ | Cmd+Q⌘Q |
| Insert hyperlink | Ctrl+KCtrlK | Cmd+K⌘K |
| Open Font dialog | Ctrl+TCtrlT | Cmd+T⌘T |
Slides
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Next slide | PgDnPgDn | PgDnPgDn |
| Previous slide | PgUpPgUp | PgUpPgUp |
| Duplicate slide | Ctrl+Shift+DCtrlShiftD | Cmd+Shift+D⌘⇧D |
| Move slide up | Ctrl+UpCtrl↑ | Cmd+Up⌘↑ |
| Move slide down | Ctrl+DownCtrl↓ | Cmd+Down⌘↓ |
| Move slide to beginning | Ctrl+Shift+UpCtrlShift↑ | Cmd+Shift+Up⌘⇧↑ |
| Move slide to end | Ctrl+Shift+DownCtrlShift↓ | Cmd+Shift+Down⌘⇧↓ |
| Zoom in | Ctrl+=Ctrl= | Cmd+=⌘= |
| Zoom out | Ctrl+-Ctrl- | Cmd+-⌘- |
| Zoom to fit | Ctrl+Alt+OCtrlAltO | Cmd+Option+O⌘⌥O |
| Insert comment | Ctrl+Alt+MCtrlAltM | Cmd+Shift+M⌘⇧M |
Editing
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Open Find dialog | Ctrl+FCtrlF | Cmd+F⌘F |
| Open Replace dialog | Ctrl+HCtrlH | Cmd+Shift+H⌘⇧H |
| Repeat last Find | Shift+F4ShiftF4 | — |
| Delete word left | Ctrl+BackspaceCtrl⌫ | Cmd+Delete⌘Delete |
| Delete word right | Ctrl+DeleteCtrlDelete | Option+Fn+Delete⌥FnDelete |
| Copy formatting | Ctrl+Shift+CCtrlShiftC | Cmd+Shift+C⌘⇧C |
| Paste formatting | Ctrl+Shift+VCtrlShiftV | Cmd+Shift+V⌘⇧V |
| Copy animation painter | Alt+Shift+CAltShiftC | Cmd+Option+Shift+C⌘⌥⇧C |
| Paste animation painter | Alt+Shift+VAltShiftV | Cmd+Option+Shift+V⌘⌥⇧V |
| Duplicate objects | Ctrl+DCtrlD | Ctrl+D⌃D |
Formatting
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Increase font size | Ctrl+Shift+>CtrlShift> | Cmd+Shift+>⌘⇧> |
| Decrease font size | Ctrl+Shift+<CtrlShift< | Cmd+Shift+<⌘⇧< |
| Switch case | Shift+F3ShiftF3 | Shift+F3⇧F3 |
| Subscript | Ctrl+=Ctrl= | Cmd+Ctrl+=⌘⌃= |
| Superscript | Ctrl+Shift++CtrlShift+ | Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+=⌘⌃⇧= |
| Center paragraph | Ctrl+ECtrlE | Cmd+E⌘E |
| Justify paragraph | Ctrl+JCtrlJ | Cmd+J⌘J |
| Left align | Ctrl+LCtrlL | Cmd+L⌘L |
| Right align | Ctrl+RCtrlR | Cmd+R⌘R |
Slides & objects
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Select all objects | Ctrl+ACtrlA | Cmd+A⌘A |
| Group objects | Ctrl+GCtrlG | Cmd+Option+G⌘⌥G |
| Ungroup objects | Ctrl+Shift+GCtrlShiftG | Cmd+Option+Shift+G⌘⌥⇧G |
| Regroup objects | Ctrl+Shift+JCtrlShiftJ | Cmd+Option+J⌘⌥J |
| Rotate object clockwise 15 degrees | Alt+RightAlt→ | Option+Right⌥→ |
| Rotate object counterclockwise 15 degrees | Alt+LeftAlt← | Option+Left⌥← |
| Send object back one position | Ctrl+Shift+[CtrlShift[ | Cmd+Option+Shift+B⌘⌥⇧B |
| Bring object forward one position | Ctrl+Shift+]CtrlShift] | Cmd+Option+Shift+F⌘⌥⇧F |
| Insert equation | Alt+=Alt= | — |
| Play/pause media | Ctrl+SpaceCtrlSpace | SpaceSpace |
Views
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Switch to Presenter view | Alt+F5AltF5 | Option+Enter⌥↵ |
| Toggle Outline/Thumbnail | Ctrl+Shift+TabCtrlShift⇥ | Ctrl+Shift+Tab⌃⇧⇥ |
| Full screen | Ctrl+F1CtrlF1 | Cmd+Ctrl+F⌘⌃F |
| Show/hide guides | Alt+F9AltF9 | Cmd+Option+Ctrl+G⌘⌥⌃G |
| Show/hide grid | Shift+F9ShiftF9 | Shift+F9⇧F9 |
| Help | F1F1 | F1F1 |
Presenting
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Start presentation from beginning | F5F5 | Cmd+Shift+Enter⌘⇧↵ |
| Start presentation from current slide | Shift+F5ShiftF5 | Cmd+Enter⌘↵ |
| Start in Presenter View | Alt+F5AltF5 | Option+Enter⌥↵ |
| Advance to next animation or slide | Enter↵ | SpaceSpace |
| Return to previous animation or slide | Backspace⌫ | DeleteDelete |
| End presentation | EscEsc | EscEsc |
| Hide pointer and navigation buttons | Ctrl+HCtrlH | Ctrl+H⌃H |
| Toggle blank black slide | BB | BB |
| Toggle blank white slide | WW | WW |
| Return to first slide | HomeHome | Fn+LeftFn← |
| Go to last slide | EndEnd | Fn+RightFn→ |
| Start laser pointer | Ctrl+LCtrlL | Cmd+L⌘L |
| Change pointer to pen | Ctrl+PCtrlP | Cmd+P⌘P |
| Change pointer to arrow | Ctrl+ACtrlA | Cmd+A⌘A |
| Change pen to eraser | Ctrl+ECtrlE | — |
| Show/hide ink markup | Ctrl+MCtrlM | — |
| Erase annotations | EE | Shift+E⇧E |
Ask your agent
Prompt
Make me a one-page Microsoft PowerPoint cheat sheet from the 78 shortcuts at https://keyflowhub.com/shortcuts/powerpoint, 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
Windows: Ctrl + Z. Mac: Cmd + Z.
Windows: Ctrl + Y. Mac: Cmd + Y.
Windows: Ctrl + S. Mac: Cmd + S.
Windows: Ctrl + F. Mac: Cmd + F.
Sources: support.microsoft.com, support.microsoft.com