PowerPoint presentation with keyboard, slide shortcuts

Using the keyboard to present PowerPoint helps the speaker control the presentation professionally and quickly. By mastering the necessary keyboard shortcuts, you can improve your productivity and reduce your dependence on the mouse. Discover how to use the keyboard to present PowerPoint effectively.

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Article content:
1. PowerPoint presentation shortcuts.
2. Video control shortcuts in slides.
3. Some other shortcuts.

1. PowerPoint presentation shortcuts

To present slides, play videos, play music, transition slides. in PowerPoint you can use the following shortcuts:

- F5 key : Used to display all slides from the first slide.
- Shift + F5 or Shift + Fn + F5 (for Laptop): Used to display the current slide.

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- To move to the next slide, use the Space key or other shortcut keys such as: N key , right arrow key , down arrow key , Enter key , Page Down key .
- To return to the previous slide, use the BackSpace key or other keys such as: P key , up arrow key , left arrow key or Page Up key .
- To control video playback, music playback: See section 2 below. - B
key : Use to temporarily turn off the slideshow screen, when you press the slideshow screen will be black. To return to normal, press the B key again . - W key : Use to temporarily turn off the slideshow screen, when you press the slideshow screen will be white, Press the W key again : the slideshow screen will return to normal. - Slide + Enter key : Use to present another slide (while presenting). For example: when you are presenting at Slide 5 -> want to return to Slide 2, press the number 2 key and press Enter ). - Home key (on the keyboard): Return to the first slide - End key (on the keyboard): Go to the last slide of the lesson - Esc key or Ctrl + Break key : Used to turn off the presentation.

2. Shortcut keys to control videos and other media during presentations

- Ctrl + Spacebar : Play or pause video or audio music on the slide.
- Alt + Q : Stop playing video or audio on the slide .
- Alt + P : Switch between playing and pausing video or music.
- Alt + End : Go to the next bookmark.
- Alt + Up arrow : Increase video or audio volume.
- Alt + Down arrow : Decrease video or audio volume.
- Alt + U : Mute video or audio sound.
- Alt + Shift + Page Down : Search forward three seconds
. - Alt + Shift + Page Up : Search back three seconds
. - Alt + Shift + Right arrow : Skip forward 0.25 seconds, then pause
. - Alt + Shift + Left arrow : Skip back 0.25 seconds, then pause
. - Alt + J : Show or hide audio menu and subtitles.

3. Some other shortcuts for automatic slideshows

- A or = key : Use to hide or show the cursor.
- S or + key : To turn on/off the auto-presentation mode - Ctrl + P
key : Use to change the cursor to a red pen, this helps you to mark, edit the presentation if there are mistakes, errors, or if you want to take notes on some content. - Alt + F5 or Alt + S, B key : Use to display the presenter view. - E key: Use to erase what you just drew - H key: Use to go to the hidden page. - Ctrl + A key : To change the cursor to an arrow as usual - Ctrl + H key: To hide the mouse cursor on the navigation button during the presentation - Ctrl + U key : To hide the mouse cursor and navigation button after 7 seconds. - Ctrl + L key : Used to start the laser pointer - Ctrl + S key : Displays the All Slides dialog box - Ctrl + T key : Used to view the computer taskbar - Shift + F10 key : Used to display the context menu - Shift + Tab key : Used to go to the last or previous hyperlink on the current slide.

Using these shortcuts helps you master PowerPoint presentations easily and quickly, enhancing your presentation experience. In addition, if you are using PowerPoint 2016, please refer to the shortcuts for PowerPoint 2016  that Free Download has shared to grasp the details and know how to use them.

Samuel Daniel

Update 23 December 2024