Shortcuts in Powerpoint need to know

You often have to use Powerpoint, the hotkeys help you save time and effort to create presentations and slideshows. The following article is a comprehensive box of Keyboard shortcuts in Powerpoint that you need to know.

1. Powerpoint shortcut key used in the editor

Shortcuts Uses

Ctrl + M: Add a new slide

Ctrl + D: Duplicate the current slide

Ctrl + '+': How to write the subscript (chemistry)

Ctrl + Shift + '+': How to write the superscript (exponent)

Ctrl + B: Bold format

Ctrl + I: Format italics

Ctrl + U: Underline format

Ctrl + T: Open the Font format dialog box

Ctrl + F: Open the search dialog (Find)

Ctrl + H: Open the replacement dialog box (Replace)

Ctrl + K: Insert link (Hyperlink)

Ctrl + C: Copy selected text

Ctrl + V: Paste the copied content

Ctrl + Z: Return to the previous operation (Undo)

Ctrl + Shift + <: Decrease font size

Ctrl + Shift +>: Increase the font size

F4 or Ctrl + Y: Repeat the operation just made

F7: Check for spelling errors

Ctrl + Backspace: Delete 1 word from the front

Ctrl + Delete: Delete 1 word behind

Ctrl + P: Change the mouse pointer to a pen, you can add notes with this pen.

Ctrl + S: Save the Slide

Page up / Down: Move between slides

2. Powerpoint shortcut to use when presenting

Shortcut: Use

F5: Start a slideshow from the first slide

Shift + F5: Start a slideshow from the currently selected page

ESC (or - key): Exit the slideshow interface

N (or arrow right or down): Move to the next Slide during a slideshow

P (arrow left or up): Moves to the previous Slide during a slideshow

Ctrl + N: Open a new Powerpoint window

Shift + F9: Turn on / off gridlines in slides

S or +: Turn on or off the slideshow mode

Above is a detailed guide of shortcuts in Powerpoint useful for you when creating presentations. Good luck!