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!