Overview
- This article describes the keyboard shortcuts you can use in PowerPoint for Windows when creating or editing presentations.
Frequently used shortcuts
The following table itemizes the most frequently used shortcuts in PowerPoint.
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To do this
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Press
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Create new presentation.
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Ctrl+N
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Add a new slide.
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Ctrl+M
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Apply bold formatting to the selected text.
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Ctrl+B
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Open the Font dialog box.
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Ctrl+T
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Cut selected text, object, or slide.
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Ctrl+X
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Copy selected text, object, or slide.
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Ctrl+C
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Paste cut or copied text, object, or slide.
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Ctrl+V
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Insert a hyperlink.
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Ctrl+K
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Insert a new comment.
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Ctrl+Alt+M
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Undo the last action.
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Ctrl+Z
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Redo the last action.
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Ctrl+Y
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Go to the next slide.
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Page down
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Go to the previous slide.
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Page up
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Start the slide show.
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F5
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End the slide show.
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Esc
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Print a presentation.
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Ctrl+P
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Save the presentation.
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Ctrl+S
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Close PowerPoint.
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Ctrl+Q
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