Table 4591. PowerPoint shortcut hotkeys.
| Powerpoint |
Corresponding Python code |
| Shortcut |
Function |
| Ctrl + S |
Save a presentation |
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| Ctrl + O |
Open an existing presentation document |
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| Ctrl + N |
Create a new presentation document |
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| Alt + F2 or F12 |
Open the Save As dialog box |
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| Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 |
Close a presentation |
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| Ctrl + Q |
Save and close a presentation |
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| Ctrl + Z |
Undo an action |
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| Ctrl + Y |
Redo an action |
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| Ctrl + F2 |
Print Preview View |
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| F1 |
Open the Help pane |
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| Alt + Q |
Directs to the “Tell me what you want to do” box |
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| F7 |
Check for spellings |
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| Alt or F10 |
Turn the key tips to ‘on’ or ‘off’ |
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| Ctrl + F1 |
Show or hide the ribbon |
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| Ctrl + F |
Search in a presentation or use Find and Replace |
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| Alt + F |
Open the File tab menu |
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| Alt + H |
Go to the Home tab |
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| Alt + N |
Open the Insert tab |
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| Alt + G |
Open the Design tab |
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| Alt + K |
Go to the Transitions tab |
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| Alt + A |
Go to the Animations tab |
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| Alt + S |
Go to the Slide Show tab |
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| Alt + R |
Go to the Review tab |
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| Alt + W |
Go to View tab |
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| Alt + X |
Go to the Add-ins tab |
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| Alt + Y |
Go to the Help tab |
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| Ctrl + Tab |
Switch between open presentations |
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| Ctrl + A |
Select all the objects on an active slide |
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| Tab |
Select or move on to the next object on a slide |
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| Shift + Tab |
Select or move to a previous object on a slide |
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| Home |
Go back to the beginning of the slide |
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| End |
Go to the end of the slide |
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| PgDn |
Go to the next slide |
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| PgUp |
Go the previous slide |
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| Ctrl + Up / Down Arrow |
Move a slide up or down in the presentation document (you will need to click on a slide thumbnail before performing this shortcut) |
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| Ctrl + Shift + Up / Down Arrow |
Move a slide to the beginning or end of your presentation document (click on a slide thumbnail first) |
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| Ctrl + X |
Cut the selected text, object, or slide |
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| Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert |
Copy the selected text, object, or selected slide |
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| Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert |
Paste the selected text, object, or slide |
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| Ctrl + Alt + V |
Open the Paste Special dialog box |
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| Delete |
Delete the selected text, object, or slide |
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| Ctrl + B |
Toggle bold on the selected text |
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| Ctrl + I |
Toggle italics on the selected text |
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| Ctrl + U |
Add or remove underline to selected text |
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| Ctrl + E |
Center align the selected text |
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| Ctrl + J |
Justify the selected text |
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| Ctrl + L |
Left align the selected text |
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| Ctrl + R |
Right align the selected text |
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| Ctrl + T |
Display the Font dialog box after text or object is selected |
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| Ctrl + K |
Insert a hyperlink |
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| Ctrl + M |
Insert a new slide |
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| Ctrl + D |
Duplicate the selected object or a slide (for selecting a slide, you will first need to click on a slide thumbnail) |
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| F5 |
Play the presentation from the start |
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| Shift + F5 |
Play the presentation from the current slide |
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| Ctrl + P |
Annotate using a Pen tool while playing the slideshow
N or Page Down – Move to the next slide while playing the slideshow |
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| P or Page Up |
Return to the previous slide while playing the slideshow |
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| B |
Change the screen to black during a slideshow (Press B again to return to the slideshow) |
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| Esc |
End the slideshow |
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