---
title: "Microsoft PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts — the full list"
description: "68 Microsoft PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts, grouped by what they do. Windows, macOS and Linux, with the Mac equivalents where they differ."
url: https://atoneplace.net/shortcuts/powerpoint/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Microsoft PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts

**Microsoft PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts: 68 shortcuts**

Windows, macOS and Linux

Microsoft PowerPoint is the desktop presentation app. It has two distinct shortcut worlds: the ones you use while building a deck, and the ones that only work once a slideshow is running. The Mac build diverges most around presenting, duplicating and arranging objects.

## Slideshow and presenting

| Shortcut | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| F5 | Start the show from the first slide — On macOS: ⌘ + ⇧ + Return |
| Shift + F5 | Start the show from the current slide — On macOS: ⌘ + Return |
| Alt + F5 | Start the show in Presenter View — On macOS: ⌥ + Return |
| Esc | End the show |
| Page Down | Advance to the next slide or animation |
| Page Up | Go back to the previous slide or animation |
| Number then Enter | Jump straight to a slide by number |
| B | Black out the screen, or return from it |
| Ctrl + H | Hide the pointer and navigation buttons — On macOS: ⌘ + I |
| Ctrl/⌘ + P | Turn the pointer into a pen |
| Ctrl/⌘ + L | Turn on the laser pointer |
| E | Erase on-screen ink annotations — On macOS: ⇧ + E |

## Slides

| Shortcut | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| Ctrl + M | Insert a new slide — On macOS: ⌘ + ⇧ + N |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + D | Duplicate the selected slide |
| Ctrl/⌘ + N | Create a new presentation |
| Ctrl/⌘ + O | Open a presentation |
| Ctrl/⌘ + W | Close the presentation |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + S | Save under a new name or format |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Up arrow | Move the slide up one place |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Down arrow | Move the slide down one place |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + Up arrow | Move the slide to the start of the deck |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + Down arrow | Move the slide to the end of the deck |
| Ctrl + Alt + O | Fit the slide to the window — On macOS: ⌘ + ⌥ + O |

## Editing and objects

| Shortcut | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| Ctrl/⌘ + X | Cut the selected text, object or slide |
| Ctrl/⌘ + C | Copy the selected text, object or slide |
| Ctrl/⌘ + V | Paste the cut or copied content |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Z | Undo the last action |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Y | Redo the last action |
| Ctrl + D | Duplicate the selected objects — On macOS: ⌃ + D — Control, not ⌘ |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + C | Copy the formatting of the selection |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + V | Apply the copied formatting |
| Ctrl + G | Group the selected objects — On macOS: ⌘ + ⌥ + G |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Ungroup the selected objects — On macOS: ⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + G |
| Ctrl/⌘ + K | Insert a hyperlink |
| Ctrl + Alt + M | Insert a comment — On macOS: ⌘ + ⇧ + M |
| Alt + Right arrow | Rotate the object 15 degrees clockwise — On macOS: ⌥ + → |
| Alt + Left arrow | Rotate the object 15 degrees anticlockwise — On macOS: ⌥ + ← |

## Text formatting

| Shortcut | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| Ctrl/⌘ + B | Apply or remove bold |
| Ctrl/⌘ + I | Apply or remove italic |
| Ctrl/⌘ + U | Apply or remove underline |
| Ctrl/⌘ + T | Open the Font dialog |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + > | Increase the font size |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + < | Decrease the font size |
| Shift + F3 | Cycle the selection through sentence, lower and upper case |
| Ctrl + = | Apply subscript — On macOS: ⌘ + ⌃ + = |
| Ctrl + Shift + + | Apply superscript — On macOS: ⌘ + ⌃ + ⇧ + = |
| Ctrl + Spacebar | Strip manual character formatting — On macOS: ⌃ + Space — Control, not ⌘ |
| Ctrl/⌘ + E | Centre the paragraph |
| Ctrl/⌘ + J | Justify the paragraph |
| Ctrl/⌘ + L | Left-align the paragraph |
| Ctrl/⌘ + R | Right-align the paragraph |

## Arranging and aligning

| Shortcut | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| Ctrl + ] | Bring the object forward one position — On macOS: ⌘ + ⇧ + ⌥ + F |
| Ctrl + [ | Send the object back one position — On macOS: ⌘ + ⇧ + ⌥ + B |
| Ctrl + Shift + ] | Bring the object to the front — On macOS: ⌘ + ⇧ + F |
| Ctrl + Shift + [ | Send the object to the back — On macOS: ⌘ + ⇧ + B |
| Tab | Select the next object on the slide |
| Shift + Tab | Select the previous object on the slide |
| Ctrl/⌘ + A | Select every object on the slide |
| Alt + F10 | Open the Selection pane |

## View and file

| Shortcut | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| Ctrl/⌘ + S | Save the presentation |
| Ctrl/⌘ + P | Print the presentation |
| Ctrl/⌘ + Q | Quit PowerPoint |
| Ctrl + F1 | Expand or collapse the ribbon — On macOS: ⌘ + ⌥ + R |
| Alt + F9 | Show or hide the guides — On macOS: ⌘ + ⌥ + ⌃ + G |
| Shift + F9 | Show or hide the grid |
| F6 | Cycle clockwise through the panes in Normal view |
| Shift + F6 | Cycle anticlockwise through the panes |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Switch between the Outline and Thumbnail panes — On macOS: ⌃ + ⇧ + Tab |

## Common questions

### How many keyboard shortcuts does Microsoft PowerPoint have?

This page lists 68 shortcuts across 6 groups, covering the ones people actually use day to day rather than every binding the application defines.

### Are Microsoft PowerPoint shortcuts the same on Mac and Windows?

Mostly. The usual difference is that Ctrl on Windows becomes ⌘ on macOS, which is why the shortcuts here are written as "Ctrl/⌘". Where a binding genuinely differs beyond that swap, it is spelled out separately.

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## Sources

- Official vendor product documentation — At One Place (/about/)