Microsoft PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts
Getting startedPowerPointWhile editing a presentation in PowerPoint
Create a presentation, add its first slides, and find help. Slide Show and Presenter View commands have their own sections below.
Create a new presentation. ⌘+N
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Add a new slide. ⌘+Shift+N
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Show the help menu. F1
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PresentationsPowerPointWhile editing a presentation in PowerPoint
Create a new presentation with a template from the PowerPoint template gallery. ⌘+Shift+P
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Open a recent file. ⌘+Shift+O
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Save a presentation with a different name, location, or file format. ⌘+Shift+S
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Print a presentation. ⌘+P
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Cancel a command, such as Save As . Esc
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Slides and sectionsPowerPointWhile working with slides in PowerPoint
Make a copy of the selected slide. ⌘+Shift+D
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Format slide background. ⌘+Shift+2
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Go to the next slide. Page down
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Go to the previous slide. Page up
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Move the selected slide or section up in order. ⌘+Up arrow key
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Move the selected slide or section down in order. ⌘+Down arrow key
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Move the selected slide or section to the beginning. ⌘+Shift+Up arrow key
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Move the selected slide or section to the end. ⌘+Shift+Down arrow key
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Select all slides in the Slide Sorter view or the thumbnail pane. ⌘+A
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Slide objectsPowerPointWhen working with objects on a slide in PowerPoint
Select all objects on a slide. ⌘+A
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ObjectsPowerPointWith one or more objects selected in PowerPoint
Duplicate selected objects. Control+D
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Select another object when one object is selected. Tab key or Shift+Tab until the object you want is selected
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Group the selected objects. ⌘+Option+G
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Ungroup the selected objects. ⌘+Option+Shift+G
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Regroup the selected objects. ⌘+Option+J
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Bring object to front. ⌘+Shift+F
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Send object to back. ⌘+Shift+B
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Bring object forward one position. ⌘+Option+Shift+F
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Send object back one position. ⌘+Option+Shift+B
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Rotate the selected object clockwise 15 degrees. Option+Right arrow key
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Rotate the selected object counterclockwise 15 degrees. Option+Left arrow key
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Resize selected objects. Shift+Arrow keys
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Move the selected object in the direction of the arrow. Arrow keys or ⌘+Arrow keys
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Format the selected object. ⌘+Shift+1
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Select text within an object (with an object selected). Return
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EditingPowerPointWhile editing a presentation in PowerPoint
Undo the last action. ⌘+Z
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Redo the last action. ⌘+Y
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Cut the selected text, object, or slide. ⌘+X
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Copy the selected text, object, or slide. ⌘+C
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Paste the cut or copied text, object, or slide. ⌘+V
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Open the Paste Special dialog box. ⌘+Control+V
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Copy the formatting of the selected object or text. ⌘+Shift+C
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Paste copied formatting to the selected object or text. ⌘+Shift+V
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Animations and mediaPowerPointWhile editing a presentation in PowerPoint
Copy animation. ⌘+Option+Shift+C
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Paste animation. ⌘+Option+Shift+V
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Play or pause media. Spacebar
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SearchPowerPointWhile editing a presentation in PowerPoint
Open the Search in Presentation search field. ⌘+F
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Open the Find and Replace pane. ⌘+Shift+H
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Text selectionPowerPointWhile editing text in PowerPoint
Select one character to the right. Shift+Right arrow key
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Select one character to the left. Shift+Left arrow key
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Select to the end of a word. Shift+Option+Right arrow key
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Select to the beginning of a word. Shift+Option+Left arrow key
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Select from the insertion point to the same point one line up. Shift+Up arrow key
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Select from the insertion point to the same point one line down. Shift+Down arrow key
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Select all text to the start of the line. ⌘+Shift+Left arrow key
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Select all text to the end of the line. ⌘+Shift+Right arrow key
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Select from the insertion point to the end of the paragraph. Shift+Option+Down arrow key
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Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the paragraph. Shift+Option+Up arrow key
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Select an object when the text inside the object is selected. Esc
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Text and the insertion pointPowerPointWhile editing text in PowerPoint
Delete one character to the left. Delete
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Delete one word to the left. ⌘+Delete
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Delete one character to the right. Fn+Delete
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Delete one word to the right (with the cursor between the words). Option+Fn+Delete
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Move one character to the left. Left arrow key
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Move one character to the right. Right arrow key
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Move one line up. Up arrow key
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Move one line down. Down arrow key
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Move to the beginning of a word or one word to the left. Option+Left arrow key
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Move one word to the right. Option+Right arrow key
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Move to the beginning of a line. Home or Fn+Left arrow key
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Move to the end of a line. End or Fn+Right arrow key
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Move to the beginning of a paragraph or up one paragraph. Option+Up arrow key
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Move down one paragraph. Option+Down arrow key
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Move to the start or end of all the text in the object you are editing. ⌘+Up or Down arrow key
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Text appearancePowerPointWhile editing text in PowerPoint
Open the Font dialog box. ⌘+T
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Apply bold formatting to the selected text. ⌘+B
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Apply italic formatting to the selected text. ⌘+I
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Apply an underline to the selected text. ⌘+U
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Increase the font size of the selected text. ⌘+Shift+Right angle bracket (>)
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Decrease the font size of the selected text. ⌘+Shift+Left angle bracket (<)
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Switch between sentence case, uppercase, or lowercase. Shift+F3
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Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing). ⌘+Control+Equal sign (=)
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Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing). ⌘+Control+Shift+Equal sign (=)
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Remove manual character formatting, such as subscript and superscript. Control+Spacebar
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Paragraphs and listsPowerPointWhile editing text in PowerPoint
Open the Paragraph dialog box. Command+Option+M
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Left align a paragraph. ⌘+L
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Center a paragraph. ⌘+E
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Right align a paragraph. ⌘+R
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Justify a paragraph. ⌘+J
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Promote a paragraph. ⌘+Left bracket ([)
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Demote a paragraph. ⌘+Right bracket (])
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To create a list that uses filled round bullets, press the Asterisk sign (*). To create a list that uses hyphens, press the Minus sign (-). To create a list that uses arrow bullets, press the Right angle bracket (>). To create a list that uses diamonds, press Left angle bracket (<) + Right angle bracket (>). To create a list that uses arrows, press two minus signs (-) + Right angle bracket (>). To create a list that uses double arrows, press the Equal sign ( = ) + Right angle bracket (>). Press Spacebar . Type the list item, and then press Return .
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TablesPowerPointIn a PowerPoint table
Move to the next cell. Tab key
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Move to the preceding cell. Shift+Tab
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Move to the next line or row. Down arrow key
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Move to the preceding line or row. Up arrow key
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Insert a tab in a cell. Option+Shift+Tab
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Start a new paragraph in a cell. Return
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Add a new row at the bottom of the table (with the cursor in the last cell of the last row). Tab key
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Links and commentsPowerPointWhile editing a presentation in PowerPoint
Insert a hyperlink. ⌘+K
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Insert a comment. ⌘+Shift+M
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Slide views, zoom, and guidesPowerPointWhile editing a presentation in PowerPoint
Switch to Normal view. ⌘+1
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Switch to Slide Sorter view. ⌘+2
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Switch to Notes Page view. ⌘+3
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Switch to Outline View . ⌘+4
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Switch to Slide Master view. ⌘+Option+1
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Switch to Handout Master view. ⌘+Option+2
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Switch to Notes Master view. ⌘+Option+3
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Toggle between Outline View and thumbnail pane. Control+Shift+Tab
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Select all text in the Outline View . ⌘+A
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Zoom in. ⌘+Plus sign (+)
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Zoom out. ⌘+Minus sign (-)
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Zoom to fit. ⌘+Option+O
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Show or hide guides. ⌘+Option+Control+G
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Show or hide the grid. Shift+F9
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Presentation windows and panesPowerPointIn PowerPoint
Move through multiple open presentations. ⌘+Tilde sign (~)
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Switch to full screen (hide menus). ⌘+Control+F
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Cycle clockwise through panes in the Normal view. F6
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Cycle counterclockwise through panes in the Normal view. Shift+F6
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DrawingPowerPointWhile editing a presentation in PowerPoint
Switch Drawing mode on and off. ⌘+Control+Z
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ThesaurusPowerPointWith a word selected in PowerPoint
Show Thesaurus entry for a selected word. ⌘+Option+Control+R
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Ribbon and KeyTipsPowerPointIn PowerPoint for Mac
Microsoft documents KeyTips for version 16.89 or later and a separate focus-navigation route for older versions without KeyTips. Enable KeyTips in the app’s preferences under [Accessibility] › [KeyTips] › [Activation keystroke]. For the focus-navigation route, turn on [Keyboard navigation] in [System Settings] › [Keyboard].
Press the Option (⌥) or Shift+Option ( ⇧ ⌥) key depending on the KeyTip activation setting you selected. KeyTip shortcuts will appear over your ribbon tabs, as well as the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) and the buttons on the right of the ribbon.
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To cancel the action you’re taking and hide the KeyTips, press the Esc key (or you can also press the KeyTip activation key)
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To place the focus on the selected ribbon tab (Area A), press F6 repeatedly until you hear Tab or Selected Tab.
If you want to move the focus back to the document, press F6 repeatedly.
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To move the focus to a different ribbon tab, press the left or right arrow keys, and press Spacebar to select.
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To move the focus from the ribbon tabs to the lower ribbon (Area B), press the Tab key repeatedly.
If you want to move the focus to the buttons on the right side of the ribbon tabs, continue pressing the Tab key.
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To move through the commands in the lower ribbon, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab.
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To perform a command, press Spacebar.
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To move the focus to the header above the ribbon, press Shift+F6 once.
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Modern commentsPowerPointWhen using modern comments in PowerPoint for Mac, with macOS [Keyboard navigation] turned on
Use F6 to bring focus to [Comments]. Comment controls, thread navigation, posting, and anchor shortcuts use the pane context documented by Microsoft. Inside a comment or reply editor, Tab inserts a tab character; Control+Tab moves to another interactive element.
Go to the comments pane F6
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Move through the current comment Tab key
Move the focus to the reply box (Edit mode will activate when the focus is received on the Reply box. Pressing the Tab key again will insert a Tab character rather than moving to the next interactive element.) Tab key
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Move focus to the ‘Resolve task’ checkbox (If the comment is a task that has been assigned) Press the Tab key till the profile picture, then Shift+Tab to go back one step.
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Go to the next comment thread Down arrow key
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Go to the previous comment thread Up arrow key
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Move focus to the new interactive element while in the edit mode on the comment or reply box Ctrl+Tab
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Post a comment or a reply ⌘+Enter
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To move the focus to the anchored object when a comment card is selected Option+F12
To move the focus to the anchored comment when an object is selected Option+F12
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Pressing the Tab key beyond the last interactive element of the comments pane will move the focus to the status bar. Use Shift+Tab to bring the focus back to the comments pane.
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Pressing the Tab key beyond the last interactive element of the comments pane will move the focus to the status bar. Use Shift+Tab to bring the focus back to the comments pane.
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Starting a presentationPowerPointIn PowerPoint
Start a presentation from the beginning. ⌘+Shift+Return
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Start a presentation from the current slide. ⌘+Return
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Start the presentation in Presenter View . Option+Return
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Slides during a presentationPowerPointDuring a PowerPoint slide show
Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide. N Page down Right arrow key Down arrow key Spacebar
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Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide. P Page up Left arrow key Up arrow key Delete
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Display a blank black slide, or return to the presentation from a blank black slide. B Shift+B Period (.)
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Display a blank white slide, or return to the presentation from a blank white slide. W Shift+W Comma (,)
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End the presentation. Esc Hyphen (-) ⌘+Period (.)
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Go to a specific slide. Type the slide number, then press Return
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Return to the first slide. Function+Left arrow key
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Go to the last slide. Function+Right arrow key
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Go to the next hotspot on the current slide. (Hotspots include hyperlinks, animation triggers, audio objects, and video objects.) Tab key
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Go to the previous hyperlink on the current slide. Shift+Tab
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Open the selected hyperlink. Return while a hyperlink is selected
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During the presentation, to open a list of shortcuts, press forward slash (/).
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Pointers and annotationsPowerPointDuring a PowerPoint slide show
Start the laser pointer. ⌘+L
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Change the pointer to a pen. ⌘+P
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Change the pointer to an arrow. ⌘+A
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Hide the pointer. ⌘+I
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Hide the pointer on mouse move. Control+H
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Show the pointer on mouse move. ⌘+U
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Erase on-screen annotations. Shift+E
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Camera during a presentationPowerPointDuring a PowerPoint slide show using cameo
Change the camera source for cameo (PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac only) Option+X
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Presenter View controlsPowerPointIn PowerPoint [Presenter View] on macOS 10.15 or later, with keyboard control navigation turned on
Turn on [Keyboard navigation] in [System Settings] › [Keyboard] before using these controls. The delivery article describes the prerequisite with older [System Preferences] labels; Microsoft’s current Mac ribbon guide uses the current settings names.
Move the focus to the next control. Tab key
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Move the focus to the previous control. Shift+Tab
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Activate the control in focus. Spacebar
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In the Notes Pane , move the focus to the next control (pressing the Tab key inserts a tab character). Control+Tab
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You can use your keyboard to skip ahead several slides without the audience seeing the slides as you transition to the new slide. Press the Tab key until you reach the Slide Navigator control (filmstrip). Press and hold down the Option key and press the Left or Right arrow key repeatedly until you find the slide you want to skip to. Release the Option key to move to the slide you want to skip to.
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Apps and the screenOperating system
Find apps, switch between open apps and windows, and close them. This section also covers locking the screen when you step away.
Command–Space bar: Show or hide the Spotlight search field.
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Fn-Shift-A: Show or hide Apps (macOS Tahoe 26 or later) or Launchpad (earlier versions of macOS).
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Command-Tab: Switch to the next most recently used app among your open apps.
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Control-F3 or Fn-Control-F3: Move focus to the Dock.
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Control-F4 or Fn-Control-F4: Move focus to the active window or next window.
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Command-W: Close the front window.
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Command-Q: Quit the current app.
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Control-Command-Q: Lock your screen.
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FilesOperating system
Open and save documents, move between folders in Finder, and navigate Open and Save dialogs. Conditions on individual items identify Finder-only commands.
Command-O: Open the selected item, or open a dialog to select a file to open.
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Command-S: Save the current document.
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Command-N: Open a new Finder window.
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Shift-Command-G: Open a Go to Folder window.
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Shift-Command-H: Open the Home folder of the current macOS user account.
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Option-Command-L: Open the Downloads folder.
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Command–Up Arrow: Open the folder that contains the current folder.
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Command–Left Bracket ([): Go to the previous folder. Command–Right Bracket (]): Go to the next folder.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-19) — The quote and key-to-action mapping were checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test on Tahoe 26; a separate version-specific check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
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Command–Down Arrow: Open the selected item.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-19) — The quote and key-to-action mapping were checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test on Tahoe 26; a separate version-specific check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
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Shift-Command-N: Create a new folder.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-19) — The quote and key-to-action mapping were checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test on Tahoe 26; a separate version-specific check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
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Command-D: Select the Desktop folder from within an Open dialog or Save dialog.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-20) — The key-to-action mapping was checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test; a separate version-specific key check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
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Settings and permissionsOperating system
For Mac-wide settings, open [System Settings] and enter a setting name in the search field. For app permissions, go to [System Settings] › [Privacy & Security] and open the feature you want to check, such as [Files & Folders]. To open an app’s own settings, bring that app to the front.
Tip: Press Command–Space bar to show or hide the Spotlight search field. Open an app. Enter the app name in Spotlight, then press Return.
Source checked: macOS Sequoia 15 (2026-10-20) — The Sequoia 15 edition of Apple’s official guide documents showing Spotlight, entering an app name, and pressing Return to open it (https://support.apple.com/en-us/guide/mac-pro/apd10f8d1038/2024/mac/15). The System Settings name and the settings and permissions entry points were checked in the same-version guides listed in the note. This is not a hardware test.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-20) — The Tahoe 26 edition of Apple’s official guide documents showing Spotlight, entering an app name, and pressing Return to open it. The System Settings name and the settings and permissions entry points were checked in the same-version guides listed in the note. This is not a hardware test.
No check is recorded for the selected environment.
Command-Comma (,): Open settings (preferences) for the front app.
Source checked: macOS Tahoe 26 (2026-10-20) — The key-to-action mapping was checked against Apple’s current official list. This is not a hardware test; a separate version-specific key check for Sequoia 15 has not been performed.
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