Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 keyboard shortcuts

List of shortcut keys for Microsoft Powerpoint 2007.In the Help window keyboard shortcuts keys,Display and use windows keyboard shortcuts keys,Change or resize the font keyboard shortcuts keys,Move around in text or cells keyboard shortcuts keys,Find and replace keyboard shortcuts keys,Move around in and work in tables keyboard shortcuts keys,Access and use task panes keyboard shortcuts keys,Access and use smart tags keyboard shortcuts keys,Use dialog boxes keyboard shortcuts keys,Use edit boxes within dialog boxes keyboard shortcuts keys,Use the Open and Save As dialog boxes keyboard shortcuts keys,Change the keyboard focus without using the mouse keyboard shortcuts keys,Move between panes keyboard shortcuts keys,Work in an outline keyboard shortcuts keys,Show or hide a grid or guides keyboard shortcuts keys,Select text and objects keyboard shortcuts keys,Delete and copy text and objects keyboard shortcuts keys,Move around in text keyboard shortcuts keys,Move around in and work on tables keyboard shortcuts keys,Change or resize the font keyboard shortcuts keys,Apply character formats keyboard shortcuts keys,Copy text formats keyboard shortcuts keys,Align paragraphs keyboard shortcuts keys,Run a presentation keyboard shortcuts keys,Browse Web presentations keyboard shortcuts keys,Use the Selection pane feature keyboard shortcuts keys

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 In the Help window keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                                          Command
F1	Open the Help window in Microsoft Powerpoint.
ALT+F4	Close the Help window.
ALT+TAB	Switch between the Help window and the active program.
ALT+HOME	Go back to PowerPoint Home.
TAB	Select the next item in the Microsoft Powerpoint Help window.
SHFT+TAB	Select the previous item in the Help window.
ENTER	Perform the action for the selected item.
TAB, SHFT+TAB	In the Browse PowerPoint Help section of the Help window, select the next or previous item, respectively.
ENTER	In the Browse PowerPoint Help section of the Help window, expand or collapse the selected item, respectively.
TAB	Select the next hidden text or hyperlink, including Show All or Hide All at the top of a topic.
SHFT+TAB	Select the previous hidden text or hyperlink.
ENTER	Perform the action for the selected Show All, Hide All, hidden text, or hyperlink.
ALT LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE	Move back to the previous Microsoft Powerpoint Help topic (Back button).
ALT+RIGHT ARROW	Move forward to the next Help topic (Forward button).
UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW	Scroll small amounts up or down, respectively, within the currently displayed Help topic.
PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN	Scroll larger amounts up or down, respectively, within the currently displayed Help topic.
SHFT+F10	Display a menu of commands for the Help window. This requires that the Help window have the active focus (click in the Help window).
ESC	Stop the last action (Stop button) in the Microsoft Powerpoint help window.
F5	Refresh the window (Refresh button).
CTRL+P	Print the current Help topic. Note If the cursor is not in the current Help topic, press F6 and then press CTRL+P.
F6 (until the focus is in the Type words to search for box), TAB, DOWN ARROW	Change the connection state. You may need to press F6 more than once.
F6	Type text in the Type words to search for box. You may need to press F6 more than once.
F6	Switch among areas in the Help window; for example, switch between the toolbar, Type words to search for box, and Search list.
UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW	In a Table of Contents in tree view, select the next or previous item, respectively.
LEFT ARROW, RIGHT ARROW	In a Table of Contents in tree view, expand or collapse the selected item, respectively.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Display and use windows keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                                Command
ALT+TAB	Switch to the next window.
ALT+SHFT+TAB	Switch to the previous window.
CTRL+W or CTRL+F4	Close the active window.
CTRL+F5	Restore the size of the active window after you maximize it.
F6	Move to a task pane (task pane: A window within an Office program that provides commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands while still working on your files.) from another pane in the program window (clockwise direction). You may need to press F6 more than once. Note If pressing F6 doesn't display the task pane that you want, press ALT to place focus on the Ribbon, which is a part of the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface, and then press CTRL+TAB to m
SHFT+F6	Move to a pane from another pane in the program window (counterclockwise direction).
CTRL+F6	When more than one window is open, switch to the next window.
CTRL+SHFT+F6	Switch to the previous window.
CTRL+F7	When a document window is not maximized, perform the Move command (on the Control menu for the window). Use the arrow keys to move the window and when finished, press ESC.
CTRL+F8	When a document window is not maximized, perform the Size command (on the Control menu for the window). Press the arrow keys to resize the window and when finished, press ESC.
CTRL+F9	Minimize a window to an icon (works for only some Microsoft Office programs).
CTRL+F10	Maximize or restore a selected window.
PRINT SCREEN	Copy a picture of the screen to the Clipboard.
ALT+PRINT SCREEN	Copy a picture of the selected window to the Clipboard.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Change or resize the font keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                 Command
CTRL SHFT F	Change the font in Microsoft Powerpoint.
CTRL+SHFT+P	Change the font size.
CTRL SHFT >	Increase the font size of the selected text in Microsoft Powerpoint.
CTRL+SHFT+<	Decrease the font size of the selected text.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Move around in text or cells keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                 Command
LEFT ARROW	Move one character to the left.
RIGHT ARROW	Move one character to the right.
UP ARROW	Move one line up.
DOWN ARROW	Move one line down.
CTRL LEFT ARROW	Move one word to the left in Microsoft Powerpoint.
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW	Move one word to the right.
END	Move to the end of a line.
HOME	Move to the beginning of a line.
CTRL+UP ARROW	Move up one paragraph.
CTRL DOWN ARROW	Move down one paragraph in Microsoft Powerpoint.
CTRL+END	Move to the end of a text box.
CTRL+HOME	Move to the beginning of a text box.
CTRL+ENTER	In Microsoft Office PowerPoint, move to the next title or body text placeholder. If it is the last placeholder on a slide, this will insert a new slide with the same slide layout as the original slide.
SHFT+F4	Repeat the last Find action.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Find and replace keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                             Command
CTRL F	Open the Find dialog box in Microsoft Powerpoint.
CTRL+H	Open the Replace dialog box.
CTRL+F4	Repeat the last Find action.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Move around in and work in tables keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                               Command
TAB	Move to the next cell.
SHFT+TAB	Move to the preceding cell.
DOWN ARROW	Move to the next row in Microsoft Powerpoint.
UP ARROW	Move to the preceding row.
CTRL+TAB	Insert a tab in a cell.
ENTER	Start a new paragraph.
TAB at the end of the last row	Add a new row at the bottom of the table.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Access and use task panes keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                                    Command
F6	Move to a Microsoft Powerpoint task pane (task pane: A window within an Office program that provides commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands while still working on your files.) from another pane in the program window. (You may need to press F6 more than once.)
TAB, SHFT+TAB	When a task pane is active, select the next or previous option in the task pane, respectively.
CTRL DOWN ARROW	Display the full set of commands on the Microsoft Powerpoint task pane menu.
DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW	Move among choices on a selected submenu; move among certain options in a group of options in a dialog box.
SPACEBAR or ENTER	Open the selected menu, or perform the action assigned to the selected button.
SHFT+F10	Open a shortcut menu; open a drop-down menu for the selected gallery item.
HOME, END	When a Microsoft Powerpoint menu or submenu is visible, select the first or last command, respectively, on the menu or submenu.
PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN	Scroll up or down in the selected gallery list, respectively.
HOME, END	Move to the top or bottom of the selected gallery list, respectively.
CTRL SPACEBAR, C	Close a Microsoft Powerpoint task pane.
ALT+H, F, O	Open the Clipboard.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Access and use smart tags keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                    Command
ALT+SHFT+F10	Display the menu or message for a smart tag. If more than one smart tag is present, switch to the next smart tag and display its menu or message.
DOWN ARROW	Select the next item on a smart tag menu.
UP ARROW	Select the previous item on a smart tag menu.
ENTER	Perform the action for the selected item on a smart tag menu.
ESC	Close the smart tag menu or message.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Use dialog boxes keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                                       Command
TAB	Move to the next option or option group.
SHFT+TAB	Move to the previous option or option group.
CTRL TAB	Switch to the next tab in a Microsoft Powerpoint dialog box.
CTRL+SHFT+TAB	Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box.
ALT+DOWN ARROW	Open a selected drop-down list.
First letter of an optn in a drop-down list	Open the list if it is closed and move to an option in the list.
Arrow keys	Move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options.
ESC	Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box.
SPACEBAR	Perform the action assigned to the selected button; select or clear the selected check box.
ALT the letter underlined in an optn	Select an option; select or clear a check box in a Microsoft Powerpoint dialog box.
ENTER	Perform the action assigned to a default button in a dialog box.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Use edit boxes within dialog boxes keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                                         Command
HOME	Move to the beginning of the entry.
END	Move to the end of the entry in a Microsoft Powerpoint dialog box.
LEFT ARROW, RIGHT ARROW	Move one character to the left or right, respectively.
CTRL+LEFT ARROW	Move one word to the left.
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW	Move one word to the right.
SHFT+LEFT ARROW	Select or cancel selection one character to the left.
SHFT+RIGHT ARROW	Select or cancel selection one character to the right.
CTRL+SHFT+LEFT ARROW	Select or cancel selection one word to the left.
CTRL+SHFT+RIGHT ARROW	Select or cancel selection one word to the right.
SHFT HOME	Select from the cursor to the beginning of the entry in a Microsoft Powerpoint dialog box.
SHFT+END	Select from the cursor to the end of the entry.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Use the Open and Save As dialog boxes keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                          Command
ALT+1	Go to the previous folder.
ALT+2	Up One Level button: Open the folder up one level above the open folder.
ALT+3 or DELETE	Delete button: Delete the selected folder or file.
ALT+4	Create New Folder button: Create a new folder.
ALT+5	Views button: Switch among available folder views.
ALT+L	Tools button: Show the Tools menu.
SHFT+F10	Display a shortcut menu for a selected item, such as a folder or file.
TAB	Move between options or areas in the dialog box.
F4 or ALT+I	Open the Look in list.
F5	Refresh the file list.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Change the keyboard focus without using the mouse keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                                            Command
ALT or F10	Select the active tab of the Ribbon and activate the access keys (access key: A key combination, such as ALT+F, that moves the focus to a menu, command, or control, without using the mouse). Press either of these keys again to move back to the document and cancel the access keys.
F10 to select the active tab, and then LEFT ARROW, RIGHT ARROW	Move left or right to another tab of the Microsoft Powerpoint Ribbon, respectively.
CTRL+F1	Hide or show the Ribbon.
SHFT+F10	Display the shortcut menu for the selected command.
F6	Move the focus to select each of the following areas of the window:Active tab of the Ribbon Any open task panes (task pane: A window within an Office program that provides commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands while still working on your files.) Your document
TAB, SHFT+TAB	Move the focus to each command on the Ribbon, forward or backward respectively.
DOWN ARROW, UP ARROW, LEFT ARROW, RIGHT ARROW	Move down, up, left, or right among the items on the Microsoft Powerpoint Ribbon, respectively.
SPACE BAR or ENTER	Activate the selected command or control on the Ribbon.
SPACE BAR or ENTER	Open the selected menu or gallery on the Ribbon.
ENTER	Activate a command or control on the Ribbon so you can modify a value.
ENTER	Finish modifying a value in a control on the Microsoft Powerpoint Ribbon, and move the focus back to the document.
F1	Get help on the selected command or control on the Ribbon. (If no Help topic is associated with the selected command, a general Help topic about the program is shown instead.)

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Move between panes keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                           Command
F6	Move clockwise among Microsoft Powerpoint panes in Normal view.
SHFT F6	Move counterclockwise among Microsoft Powerpoint panes in Normal view.
CTRL+SHFT+TAB	Switch between Slides and Outline tabs in the Outline and Slides pane in Normal view.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Work in an outline keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                             Command
ALT+SHFT+LEFT ARROW	Promote a paragraph.
ALT+SHFT+RIGHT ARROW	Demote a paragraph.
ALT+SHFT+UP ARROW	Move selected paragraphs up.
ALT SHFT DOWN ARROW	Move selected paragraphs down in Microsoft Powerpoint outline.
ALT+SHFT+1	Show heading level 1.
ALT+SHFT+PLUS SIGN	Expand text below a heading.
ALT+SHFT+MINUS SIGN	Collapse text below a heading.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Show or hide a grid or guides keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                              Command
SHFT+F9	Show or hide the grid.
ALT+F9	Show or hide guides.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Select text and objects keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                                                     Command
SHFT+RIGHT ARROW	Select one character to the right.
SHFT+LEFT ARROW	Select one character to the left.
CTRL+SHFT+RIGHT ARROW	Select to the end of a word.
CTRL+SHFT+LEFT ARROW	Select to the beginning of a word.
SHFT+UP ARROW	Select one line up.
SHFT DOWN ARROW	Select one line down in Microsoft Powerpoint.
ESC	Select an object (with text selected inside the object).
TAB or SHFT+TAB until the object you want is selected	Select an object (with an object selected).
ENTER	Select text within an object (with an object selected).
CTRL+A (on the Slides tab)	Select all objects.
CTRL+A (in Slide Sorter view)	Select all slides.
CTRL+A (on the Outline tab)	Select all text.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Delete and copy text and objects keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                           Command
BACKSPACE	Delete one character to the left.
CTRL+BACKSPACE	Delete one word to the left.
DELETE	Delete one character to the right.
CTRL+DELETE	Delete one word to the right.
CTRL X	Cut selected object in Microsoft Powerpoint
CTRL+C	Copy selected object.
CTRL+V	Paste cut or copied object.
CTRL Z	Undo the last action in Microsoft Powerpoint.
CTRL+Y	Redo the last action.
CTRL+SHFT+C	Copy formatting only.
CTRL+SHFT+V	Paste formatting only.
CTRL+ALT+V	Paste special.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Move around in text keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                          Command
LEFT ARROW	Move one character to the left.
RIGHT ARROW	Move one character to the right.
UP ARROW	Move one line up in Microsoft Powerpoint.
DOWN ARROW	Move one line down.
CTRL+LEFT ARROW	Move one word to the left.
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW	Move one word to the right.
END	Move to the end of a line.
HOME	Move to the beginning of a line.
CTRL UP ARROW	Move up one paragraph in Microsoft Powerpoint.
CTRL+DOWN ARROW	Move down one paragraph.
CTRL+END	Move to the end of a text box.
CTRL+HOME	Move to the beginning of a text box.
CTRL+ENTER	Move to the next title or body text placeholder. If it is the last placeholder on a slide, this will insert a new slide with the same slide layout as the original slide.
SHFT F4	Move to repeat the last Find action in Microsoft Powerpoint.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Move around in and work on tables keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                              Command
TAB	Move to the next cell.
SHFT+TAB	Move to the preceding cell.
DOWN ARROW	Move to the next row.
UP ARROW	Move to the preceding row in Microsoft Powerpoint tables.
CTRL+TAB	Insert a tab in a cell.
ENTER	Start a new paragraph.
TAB at the end of the last row	Add a new row at the bottom of the table in Microsoft Powerpoint.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Change or resize the font keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                      Command
CTRL+SHFT+F	Open the Font dialog box to change the font.
CTRL+SHFT+P	Open the Font dialog box to change the font size.
CTRL+SHFT+>	Increase the font size.
CTRL+SHFT+<	Decrease the font size.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Apply character formats keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                                           Command
CTRL+T	Open the Font dialog box to change the formatting of characters.
SHFT+F3	Change the case of letters between sentence, lowercase, or uppercase.
CTRL B	Apply bold formatting in Microsoft Powerpoint.
CTRL+U	Apply an underline.
CTRL+I	Apply italic formatting.
CTRL+EQUAL SIGN	Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing).
CTRL+SHFT+PLUS SIGN	Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing).
CTRL+SPACEBAR	Remove manual character formatting, such as subscript and superscript.
CTRL+K	Insert a hyperlink.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Copy text formats keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                                             Command
CTRL+SHFT+C	Copy formats.
CTRL+SHFT+V	Paste formats.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Align paragraphs keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                           Command
CTRL+E	Center a paragraph.
CTRL+J	Justify a paragraph.
CTRL+L	Left align a paragraph.
CTRL+R	Right align a paragraph.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Run a presentation keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                                                                     Command
F5	Start the Microsoft Powerpoint presentation from the beginning.
N, ENTER, PAGE DOWN, RIGHT ARROW, DOWN ARROW, or SPACEBAR	Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide.
P, PAGE UP, LEFT ARROW, UP ARROW, or BACKSPACE	Perform the previous animation or return to the previous Microsoft Powerpoint slide.
number+ENTER	Go to slide number.
B or PERIOD	Display a blank black slide, or return to the presentation from a blank black slide.
W or COMMA	Display a blank white slide, or return to the presentation from a blank white slide.
S	Stop or restart an automatic presentation.
ESC or HYPHEN	End a Microsoft Powerpoint presentation.
E	Erase on-screen annotations.
H	Go to the next Microsoft Powerpoint slide, if the next slide is hidden.
T	Set new timings while rehearsing.
O	Use original timings while rehearsing.
M	Use a mouse click to advance while rehearsing.
1 ENTER	Return to the first Microsoft Powerpoint slide.
CTRL+P	Redisplay hidden pointer or change the pointer to a pen.
CTRL+A	Redisplay hidden pointer or change the pointer to an arrow.
CTRL+H	Hide the pointer and navigation button immediately.
CTRL+U	Hide the pointer and navigation button in 15 seconds.
SHFT F10	Display the Microsoft Powerpoint shortcut menu.
TAB	Go to the first or next hyperlink on a slide.
SHFT+TAB	Go to the last or previous hyperlink on a slide.
ENTER while a hyperlink is selected	Perform the mouse click behavior of the selected hyperlink.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Browse Web presentations keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                                Command
TAB	Move forward through the hyperlinks in a Microsoft Powerpoint Web presentation, the Address bar, and the Links bar.
SHFT+TAB	Move back through the hyperlinks in a Web presentation, the Address bar, and the Links bar.
ENTER	Perform the mouse click behavior of the selected hyperlink.
SPACEBAR	Go to the next slide.
BACKSPACE	Go to the previous slide.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Use the Selection pane feature keyboard shortcuts keys Shortcut                                                                       Command
ALT, J, D, A, and then P	Launch the Selection pane in Microsoft Powerpoint.
F6	Cycle the focus through the different panes.
SHFT+F10	Display the context menu.
UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW	Move the focus to a single item or group.
LEFT ARROW	Move the focus from an item in a group to its parent group.
RIGHT ARROW	Move the focus from a group to the first item in that group.
* (on numeric keypad only)	Expand a focused group and all its child groups.
(on numeric keypad only)	Expand a focused group in Microsoft Powerpoint.
- (on numeric keypad only)	Collapse a focused group.
SHFT+UP ARROW or SHFT+DOWN ARROW	Move the focus to an item and select it.
SPACEBAR or ENTER	Select a focused item.
SHFT SPACEBAR or SHFT ENTER	Cancel selection of a focused item in Microsoft Powerpoint.
CTRL+SHFT+F	Move a selected item forward.
CTRL+SHFT+B	Move a selected item backward.
CTRL+SHFT+S	Show or hide a focused item.
F2	Rename a focused item in Microsoft Powerpoint.
TAB or SHFT+TAB	Switch the keyboard focus within the Selection pane between tree view and the Show All and Hide All buttons.
ALT+SHFT+1	Collapse all groups.
ALT+SHFT+9	Expand all groups.