PPT4: PowerPoint 4.0 Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
  
PSS ID Number: Q119007
Article last modified on 05-16-1998
 
4.00 4.00a 4.00c | 4.00
 
MACINTOSH WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c
 - Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, version 4.0
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SUMMARY
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This article contains a list of keyboard and mouse shortcuts available in
PowerPoint 4.0.
 
TEXT FORMATTING SHORTCUTS
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To Do This                  Windows Shortcut   Macintosh Shortcut
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Change font                 CTRL+SHIFT+F       COMMAND+SHIFT+F
Change point size           CTRL+SHIFT+P       COMMAND+SHIFT+P
Increase font size          CTRL+SHIFT+>       COMMAND+SHIFT+>
Decrease font size          CTRL+SHIFT+<       COMMAND+SHIFT+<
Bold                        CTRL+B             COMMAND+B
Underline                   CTRL+U             COMMAND+U
Italic                      CTRL+I             COMMAND+I
Raise baseline              ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+>   COMMAND+OPTION+SHIFT+>
Lower baseline              ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+<   COMMAND+OPTION+SHIFT+<
Plain text                  CTRL+SHIFT+Z       COMMAND+SHIFT+Z
Center paragraph            CTRL+E             COMMAND+E
Justified paragraph         CTRL+J             COMMAND+J
Left-aligned paragraph      CTRL+L             COMMAND+L
Right-aligned paragraph     CTRL+R             COMMAND+R
Toggle case                 SHIFT+F3           COMMAND+OPTION+C
                                               or SHIFT+F3
 
DELETING AND COPYING SHORTCUTS
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To Do This                  Windows Shortcut   Macintosh Shortcut
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Delete character left       BACKSPACE          DELETE
Delete word left            CTRL+BACKSPACE     COMMAND+DELETE
Delete character right      DELETE             DEL
Delete word right           CTRL+DELETE        COMMAND+DEL
Cut                         CTRL+X             COMMAND+X
Copy                        CTRL+C             COMMAND+C
Paste                       CTRL+V             COMMAND+V
Undo                        CTRL+Z             COMMAND+Z
 
NAVIGATING SHORTCUTS
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To Do This                  Windows Shortcut   Macintosh Shortcut
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Character left              LEFT ARROW         LEFT ARROW
Character right             RIGHT ARROW        RIGHT ARROW
Line up                     UP ARROW           UP ARROW
Line down                   DOWN ARROW         DOWN ARROW
Word left                   CTRL+LEFT ARROW    OPTION+LEFT ARROW
Word right                  CTRL+RIGHT ARROW   OPTION+RIGHT ARROW
End of line                 END                END
Beginning of line           HOME               HOME
Paragraph up                CTRL+UP ARROW      OPTION+UP ARROW
Paragraph down              CTRL+DOWN ARROW    OPTION+DOWN ARROW
End of page
  (Outline view only)       CTRL+END           COMMAND+END
Start of page
  (Outline view only)       CTRL+HOME          COMMAND+HOME
Repeat Find                 SHIFT+F4           SHIFT+F4
To previous object          TAB                TAB
To next object              SHIFT+TAB          SHIFT+TAB
 
OUTLINING SHORTCUTS
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To Do This                    Windows Shortcut      Macintosh Shortcut
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Promote paragraph             ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW  OPTION+SHIFT+LEFT
                                                    ARROW
Demote paragraph              ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW OPTION+SHIFT+RIGHT
                                                    ARROW
Move selected paragraphs up   ALT+SHIFT+UP ARROW    OPTION+SHIFT+UP ARROW
Move selected paragraphs down ALT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW  OPTION+SHIFT+DOWN
                                                    ARROW
Show heading level 1          ALT+SHIFT+1           OPTION+SHIFT+1
Show all text and headings    ALT+SHIFT+A
Display character formatting  Keypad /               Keypad /
Insert tab in text box        CTRL+TAB               OPTION+TAB
 
SELECTING SHORTCUTS
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To Do This               Windows Shortcut        Macintosh Shortcut
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Character right          SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW       SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Character left           SHIFT+LEFT ARROW        SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
End of word              CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW  COMMAND+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Beginning of word        CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW   COMMAND+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Line up                  SHIFT+UP ARROW          SHIFT+UP ARROW
Line down                SHIFT+DOWN ARROW        SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Select all objects:
  (Slide view)           CTRL+A                  COMMAND+A
  (Slide Sorter view)    CTRL+A                  COMMAND+A
Select all text
  (Outline view)         CTRL+A                  COMMAND+A
Select any text          Drag over with          Drag over with Mouse
                           Left Mouse Button       Button
Select word              Double-click            Double-click
Select paragraph         Triple-click            Triple-click
Drag and drop            Select and drag         Select and drag
Drag and drop copy       CTRL+select and drag    OPTION+select and drag
 
WINDOWS AND MENUS SHORTCUTS
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To Do This                        Windows Shortcut     Macintosh Shortcut
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Go to previous presentation
   window                         CTRL+SHIFT+F6        COMMAND+SHIFT+F6
Go to next presentation
   window                         CTRL+F6              COMMAND+F6
Maximize PowerPoint application
   window                         ALT+F10
Maximize presentation window      CTRL+F10
Size presentation window          CTRL+F8
Restore presentation window
   to previous size               CTRL+F5
 
MENU COMMANDS
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File Menu
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To Do This                     Windows Shortcut      Macintosh Shortcut
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New                            CTRL+N                COMMAND+N
Open                           CTRL+O                COMMAND+O
Close                          CTRL+W or CTRL+F4     COMMAND+W
Save                           CTRL+S or SHIFT+F12   COMMAND+S
Save As                        F12                   F12
Print                          CTRL+P or             COMMAND+P
                               CTRL+SHIFT+F12
Exit/Quit                      CTRL+Q or ALT+F4      COMMAND+Q
 
Edit Menu
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To Do This                     Windows Shortcut      Macintosh Shortcut
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Undo                           CTRL+Z                COMMAND+Z
Clear                          DEL                   DEL
Cut                            CTRL+X                COMMAND+X
Copy                           CTRL+C, CTRL+INSERT   COMMAND+C
Paste                          CTRL+V, SHIFT+INSERT  COMMAND+V
Select all                     CTRL+A                COMMAND+A
Find                           CTRL+F                COMMAND+F
Replace                        CTRL+H                COMMAND+H
Duplicate                      CTRL+D                COMMAND+D
Update links                   CTRL+SHIFT+F7
 
View Menu
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To Do This                     Windows Shortcut      Macintosh Shortcut
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Slide View                     CTRL+ALT+N            COMMAND+OPTION+N
Slide Sorter View              CTRL+ALT+P            COMMAND+OPTION+P
Outline View                   CTRL+ALT+O            COMMAND+OPTION+O
Show Guides (toggle)           CTRL+G                COMMAND+G
Switch from normal view
   to master view              SHIFT+click view      SHIFT+click view
                               button                button
 
Insert Menu
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To Do This                     Windows Shortcut       Macintosh Shortcut
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New slide                      CTRL+M                 COMMAND+M
New slide without
   AutoLayout dialog           CTRL+SHIFT+M           COMMAND+SHIFT+M
Date                           ALT+SHIFT+D            CONTROL+SHIFT+D
Page number                    ALT+SHIFT+P            CONTROL+SHIFT+P
Time                           ALT+SHIFT+T            CONTROL+SHIFT+T
 
Format Menu
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To Do This                     Windows Shortcut       Macintosh Shortcut
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Format character               CTRL+T                 COMMAND+T
Center paragraph               CTRL+E                 COMMAND+E
Justified paragraph            CTRL+J                 COMMAND+J
Left-aligned paragraph         CTRL+L                 COMMAND+L
Right-aligned paragraph        CTRL+R                 COMMAND+R
 
Tools Menu
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To Do This                     Windows Shortcut       Macintosh Shortcut
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Check spelling                 CTRL+ALT+L             COMMAND+OPTION+L
 
Draw Menu
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To Do This                     Windows Shortcut       Macintosh Shortcut
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Restore picture to
   original size               CTRL+double-click      OPTION+double-click
                               resize handles         resize handles
Restore picture to
   proportional size           SHIFT+double-click     SHIFT+double-click
                               resize handles         resize handles
Move from title to text        CTRL+ENTER             OPTION+RETURN
Show title in Slide Sorter     ALT+click              COMMAND+click
Group                          CTRL+SHIFT+G           COMMAND+SHIFT+G
Ungroup                        CTRL+SHIFT+H           COMMAND+SHIFT+H
Regroup                        CTRL+SHIFT+J           COMMAND+SHIFT+J
 
Help Menu
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To Do This                     Windows Shortcut         Macintosh Shortcut
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Contents                       F1                       HELP
Context sensitive              SHIFT+F1                 SHIFT+HELP
 
SLIDE SHOW SHORTCUTS
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To Do This                    Windows Shortcut           Macintosh Shortcut
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Go to slide                    <Number>+ENTER            <Number>+RETURN
Black/unblack screen           B, . (period)             B, . (period)
White/unwhite screen           W, , (comma)              W, , (comma)
Show/hide pointer              A, =                      A, =
Stop/restart automatic show    S, +                      S, +
Erase screen annotations       E                         E
Use new time                   T                         T
Use original time              O                         O
Advance on mouse click         M                         M
Advance to hidden slide        H                         H
 
Go to slide 1                  Hold both mouse buttons   n/a
                               down for 2 seconds
 
Advance to next slide          Mouse click, SPACEBAR, N  Mouse click,
                               RIGHT ARROW, DOWN ARROW,  SPACEBAR, N
                               PAGE DOWN                 RIGHT ARROW, DOWN
                                                         ARROW, PAGE DOWN
 
Return to previous slide       Click right mouse button  PAGE UP, DELETE,
                               BACKSPACE, P, LEFT ARROW  P, LEFT ARROW,
                               UP ARROW, PAGE UP         UP ARROW
 
End show                       ESC, CTRL+BREAK,          COMMAND+.(period),
                                  - (minus)              COMMAND+-(minus),
                                                         ESC
 
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Keywords          : kbusage
Version           : 4.00 4.00a 4.00c | 4.00
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
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