Many users find that using an external keyboard with keyboard shortcuts for PowerPoint helps them work more efficiently. For users with mobility or vision disabilities, keyboard shortcuts can be easier than using the touchscreen and are an essential alternative to using a mouse.
For a separate list of shortcuts to use while creating your presentation, go to Use keyboard shortcuts to create PowerPoint presentations.
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The shortcuts in this topic refer to the US keyboard layout. Keys for other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a US keyboard.
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A plus sign (+) in a shortcut means that you need to press multiple keys at the same time.
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A comma sign (,) in a shortcut means that you need to press multiple keys in order.
This article describes the keyboard shortcuts and some other common shortcut keys that apply while you're delivering your presentation with PowerPoint for Windows.
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To quickly find a shortcut in this article, you can use Search. Press Ctrl+F, and then type your search words.
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If an action that you use often does not have a shortcut key, you can record a macro. For step-by-step instructions to record a macro, refer to the section “Record a macro” in Automate tasks with the Macro Recorder to create one.
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During the presentation, to open a list of shortcuts, press F1. Use the arrow keys to move between the tabs in the Slide Show Help dialog box.
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Get the PowerPoint 2016 keyboard shortcuts in a Word document at this link: PowerPoint 2016 for Windows keyboard shortcuts.
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Frequently used shortcuts
This table lists the most frequently used shortcuts in PowerPoint for Windows.
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Start a presentation from the beginning. |
F5 |
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Start a presentation from the current slide. |
Shift+F5 |
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Start the presentation in Presenter View. |
Alt+F5 |
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Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide. |
N Enter Page down Right arrow key Down arrow key Spacebar |
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Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide. |
P Page up Left arrow key Up arrow key Backspace |
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Hide the pointer and navigation buttons. |
Ctrl+H |
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Display a blank black slide, or return to the presentation from a blank black slide. |
B Period (.) |
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Display a blank white slide, or return to the presentation from a blank white slide. |
W Comma (,) |
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End the presentation. |
Esc |
Control the slide show
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts while you’re delivering your presentation in Slide Show (full-screen) mode, with or without Presenter View.
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To do this |
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Go to a specific slide. |
Type the slide number, then press Enter |
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Go to the next slide, if the next slide is hidden. |
H (not available in Presenter View) |
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View the All Slides dialog box. |
Ctrl+S |
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Return to the first slide. |
Home Press and hold the Right and Left mouse buttons for two seconds |
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Go to the last slide. |
End |
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View the computer taskbar. |
Ctrl+T |
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Display the context menu. |
Shift+F10 or the Windows Menu key |
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Display the shortcuts menu. |
F1 |
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Go to the next hotspot on the current slide. (Hotspots include hyperlinks, animation triggers, audio objects, and video objects.) |
Tab key |
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Go to the previous hyperlink on the current slide. |
Shift+Tab |
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Open the selected hyperlink. |
Enter while a hyperlink is selected |
Control media in the slide show
These keyboard shortcuts work with video files imported from your computer or other device. They don't work with online video files.
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To do this |
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Change the camera source for cameo (PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 only) |
Alt+X |
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Play or pause media. |
Alt+P Ctrl+Spacebar |
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Stop media playback. |
Alt+Q |
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Go to the next bookmark. |
Alt+End |
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Go to the previous bookmark. |
Alt+Home |
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Increase the sound volume. |
Alt+Up |
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Decrease the sound volume. |
Alt+Down |
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Mute the sound. |
Alt+U |
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Move forward three seconds. |
Alt+Shift+Page down |
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Move backward three seconds. |
Alt+Shift+Page up |
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Move forward 0.25 seconds, then pause. |
Alt+Shift+Right arrow key |
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Move backward 0.25 seconds, then pause. |
Alt+Shift+Left arrow key |
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Show or hide the audio and subtitles menu. (For videos that have multiple audio tracks and/or subtitle tracks in supported formats.) |
Alt+J |
Pointer and annotations in the slide show
Use the following keyboard shortcuts to control the pointer and to use it to create annotations during your presentation.
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Start the laser pointer. |
Ctrl+L |
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Change the pointer to a pen. |
Ctrl+P |
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Change the pointer to an arrow. |
Ctrl+A |
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Change the pen pointer to an eraser. |
Ctrl+E |
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Hide the arrow pointer. |
Ctrl+H |
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Show or hide ink markup. |
Ctrl+M |
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Erase on-screen annotations. |
E |
Rehearse the presentation
You can use these keyboard shortcuts when you are rehearsing your presentation.
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To do this |
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Set new timings while rehearsing. |
T |
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Use original timings while rehearsing. |
O |
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Use mouse click to advance while rehearsing. |
M |
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Re-record slide narration and timing. |
R |
Maneuver in Presenter View
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts while you’re delivering your presentation using Presenter View in newer versions of PowerPoint. Presenter View lets you look at your presentation with your speaker notes on one screen (your laptop, for example), while the audience views the notes-free presentation on a different screen.
When you are connected to a second display, Presenter View is shown automatically when you start the slide show. To start a presentation in Presenter View even if you have only a single display, press Alt+F5.
: If Presenter View does not start automatically with two displays, go the Slide Show tab, select the Use Presenter View checkbox, and select the preferred monitor.
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Cycle between Presenter View regions. (Buttons above the slide, buttons on the upper-right corner, and the Notes pane) |
F6 |
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Cycle through tools within a Presenter View region. |
Tab key |
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Scroll down one line in the Notes pane. |
Ctrl+Down arrow key |
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Scroll up one line in the Notes pane. |
Ctrl+Up arrow key |
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Scroll down one screenful in the Notes pane. |
Ctrl+Page down |
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Scroll up one screenful in the Notes pane. |
Ctrl+Page up |
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Read the next line in the Notes pane. |
Alt+A |
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Read the previous line in the Notes pane. |
Alt+Z |
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Read the elapsed time. (The timer starts running as soon as you start Presenter View.) |
Alt+W |
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Read the next step (for example, the next slide, next animation, or end of slide show). |
Alt+Q |
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Close Presenter View. |
Esc |
See also
Screen reader support for PowerPoint
Use keyboard shortcuts to create PowerPoint presentations
Basic tasks to create a presentation in PowerPoint with a screen reader
This article describes the keyboard shortcuts and some other common shortcut keys that apply while you're delivering your presentation with PowerPoint for macOS.
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The settings in some versions of the Mac operating system (OS) and some utility applications might conflict with keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft 365 for Mac. For information about changing the key assignment for a keyboard shortcut, refer to Mac Help for your version of macOS or your utility application.
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If you don't find a keyboard shortcut here that meets your needs, you can create a custom keyboard shortcut. For instructions, go to Create a custom keyboard shortcut for Office for Mac.
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Many of the shortcuts that use the Ctrl key on a Windows keyboard also work with the Control key in PowerPoint for macOS. However, not all do.
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To quickly find a shortcut in this article, you can use the Search. Press Command+F, and then type your search words.
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During the presentation, to open a list of shortcuts, press forward slash (/).
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Frequently used shortcuts
This table lists the most frequently used shortcuts in PowerPoint for macOS.
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To do this |
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Start a presentation from the beginning. |
⌘+Shift+Return |
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Start a presentation from the current slide. |
⌘+Return |
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Start the presentation in Presenter View. |
Option+Return |
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Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide. |
N Page down Right arrow key Down arrow key Spacebar |
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Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide. |
P Page up Left arrow key Up arrow key Delete |
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Hide the pointer. |
⌘+I |
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Display a blank black slide, or return to the presentation from a blank black slide. |
B Shift+B Period (.) |
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Display a blank white slide, or return to the presentation from a blank white slide. |
W Shift+W Comma (,) |
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End the presentation. |
Esc Hyphen (-) ⌘+Period (.) |
Control the slide show
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts while you’re delivering your presentation in Slide Show (full-screen) mode, with or without the Presenter View.
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To do this |
Press |
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Go to a specific slide. |
Type the slide number, then press Return |
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Go to the next slide, if the next slide is hidden. |
H |
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Return to the first slide. |
Function+Left arrow key |
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Go to the last slide. |
Function+Right arrow key |
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Display the shortcut menu. |
Control+Mouse click |
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Go to the next hotspot on the current slide. (Hotspots include hyperlinks, animation triggers, audio objects, and video objects.) |
Tab key |
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Go to the previous hyperlink on the current slide. |
Shift+Tab |
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Open the selected hyperlink. |
Return while a hyperlink is selected |
Control media in the slide show
Use the following keyboard shortcuts to control media during a presentation.
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To do this |
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Change the camera source for cameo (PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac only) |
Option+X |
Pointer and annotations in the slide show
Use the following keyboard shortcuts to control the pointer and to use it to create annotations during your presentation.
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To do this |
Press |
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Start the laser pointer. |
⌘+L |
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Change the pointer to a pen. |
⌘+P |
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Change the pointer to an arrow. |
⌘+A |
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Hide the pointer. |
⌘+I |
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Hide the pointer on mouse move. |
Control+H |
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Show the pointer on mouse move. |
⌘+U |
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Erase on-screen annotations. |
Shift+E |
See also
Screen reader support for PowerPoint
Use keyboard shortcuts to create PowerPoint presentations
Basic tasks to create a presentation in PowerPoint with a screen reader
This article describes the keyboard shortcuts that apply while you're delivering your presentation with PowerPoint for the web.
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If you use Narrator with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, you have to turn off scan mode in order to edit documents, spreadsheets, or presentations with Microsoft 365 for the web. For more information, refer to Turn off virtual or browse mode in screen readers in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.
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To quickly find a shortcut in this article, you can use Search. Press Ctrl+F, and then type your search words.
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When you use PowerPoint for the web, we recommend that you use Microsoft Edge as your web browser. Because PowerPoint for the web runs in your web browser, the keyboard shortcuts are different from those in the desktop program. For example, you’ll use Ctrl+F6 instead of F6 for jumping in and out of the commands. Also, common shortcuts like F1 (Help) and Ctrl+O (Open) apply to the web browser – not PowerPoint for the web.
Control the slide show
This table lists the keyboard shortcuts you can use to control the slide show.
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To do this |
Windows |
Mac |
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Start a presentation from the beginning. |
Ctrl+F5 |
⌘+Shift+Return |
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Start a presentation from the current slide. |
Shift+Ctrl+F5 |
⌘+Shift+F5 |
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Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide. |
N Enter Page down Right arrow key Down arrow key Spacebar |
N Return Page down Right arrow key Down arrow key Spacebar |
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Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide. |
P Page up Left arrow key Up arrow key Backspace |
P Page up Left arrow key Up arrow key Delete |
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End the presentation. |
Esc |
Esc |
See also
Screen reader support for PowerPoint
Use keyboard shortcuts to create PowerPoint presentations
Basic tasks to create a presentation in PowerPoint with a screen reader
Technical support for customers with disabilities
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