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Microsoft PowerPoint Basics: Keyboard Shortcuts

The basics of using Microsoft PowerPoint

Keyboard Shortcuts

B: Change the screen to black during a slideshow; press B again to return to the slideshow

Ctrl+A: Select all text in a text box, all objects on a slide, or all slides in a presentation (for the latter, click on a slide thumbnail first)

Ctrl+B: Add or remove bold to selected text

Ctrl+C: Copy selected text, selected object(s), or selected slide(s)

Ctrl+E: Center a paragraph

Ctrl+F: Search in a presentation or use Find and Replace

Ctrl+F2: Print Preview View

Ctrl+I: Add italics

Ctrl+L: Left align a paragraph

Ctrl+M: Insert a new slide

Ctrl+N: Create a new presentation

Ctrl+O: Open an existing presentation

Ctrl+S: Save a presentation

Ctrl+Y: Redo an action

Ctrl+Z: Undo an action

Esc: End the slideshow

F5: Start the presentation from the beginning

Ctrl+Tab: Switch between open presentations

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts - Video