Microsoft PowerPoint Keyboard Shorcuts

Who doesn't know Microsoft Power Point, an application for presentation that already well-known all over the world. Microsoft Power Point provide and easy but powerful tools for presentation. Microsoft Power Point is a leading application for presentation. If you already familiar with toolbars and pulldown menu, now you should increase your ability in operating Microsoft Power Point by using keyboard shortcuts. Because we already know, that once we familiar with keyboard shortcuts we will increase in our efficiency in using an applications. Here are the keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Power Point to increase your performance:

General PowerPoint Tasks

Move clockwise among panes in
Normal view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[F6]
Move counterclockwise among panes in Normal view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[Shift] + [F6]
Switch between Slides and Outline tabs in the Outline and Slides pane in Normal view.[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Tab]
Insert Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[Alt] => [N] => [S] => [H] => Arrow Keys => [Ctrl] + [Enter]
Insert Text Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[Alt] => [N] => [Tab] => [Ctrl] +  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[Enter]
Insert Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[Alt] => [N] => [J] => Arrow Keys => [Ctrl] + [Enter]
Insert WordArt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[Alt] => [N] => [W] => Arrow Keys => [Enter]

Slide Show Shortcuts

Start the presentation from beginning. . .[F5]
Perform the next animation or advance
to the next slide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[N], [Enter], [Page Down], [Right Arrow], [Down Arrow], or [Space]
Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide. . . . . . . . . . . . .[P], [Page Up], [Left Arrow], [Up Arrow], or [Backspace]
Go to slide number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .number + [Enter]
Display a blank black slide, or return to the presentation from a blank black slide. [B] or [.]
Display a blank white slide, or return to the presentation from a blank white slide. [W] or [,]
Stop or restart an automatic presentation. [S]
End a presentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[Esc] or [-]
Erase on-screen annotations. . . . . . . . . . . .[E]
Go to the next slide, if the next slide is hidden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [H]
Set new timings while rehearsing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[T]
Use original timings while rehearsing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [O]
Use a mouse click to advance while rehearsing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[M]
Return to the first slide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[1] + [Enter]
Redisplay hidden pointer or change the pointer to a pen. . . . . . . . . . . .[Ctrl] + [P]
Redisplay hidden pointer or change the pointer to an arrow. . . . . . . . . [Ctrl] + [A]
Hide the pointer and navigation button immediately. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[Ctrl] + [H]
Hide the pointer and navigation button in 15 seconds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Ctrl] + [U]
Display the shortcut menu. . . . . . . . . . . . .[Shift] + [F10]
Go to the first or next hyperlink on a slide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[Tab]
Go to the last or previous hyperlink on a slide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[Shift] + [Tab]
Perform the “mouse click” behavior of the selected hyperlink. . . . . . . . [Enter] while a hyperlink is selected

Selections

Launch the Selection pane. . . .[Alt] => [C] => [D] => [S] => [P]
Cycle the focus through different panes. . . . .  [F6]
Display the context menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . .[Shift] + [F10]
Move the focus to a single item or group. . . . . .  [Up Arrow] or [Down Arrow]
Move the focus from an item in a group to its parent group. . . . . . . . . .[Left Arrow]
Move the focus from a group to the first item in that group. . . . . . . . . . [Right Arrow]
Expand a focused group and all its child groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [*] (keypad only)
Expand a focused group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [+] (keypad only)
Collapse a focused group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[-] (keypad only)
Move the focus to an item and select it. . . [Shift] + [Up Arrow] or [Shift] + [Down Arrow]
Move a selected item forward. . . . . . . . . . .[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [F]
Move a selected item backward. . . . . . . . . .[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [B]
Show or hide a focused item. . . . . . . . . . . .[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [S]
Rename a focused item. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[F2]
Switch the keyboard focus within the Selection pane between tree view and the Show All and Hide All buttons. . . . . .[Tab] or [Shift] + [Tab]
Collapse all groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[Alt] + [Shift] + [1]
Expand all groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[Alt] + [Shift] + [9]