Microsoft KB Archive/119007

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 == 

= SUMMARY =

This article contains a list of keyboard and mouse shortcuts available in PowerPoint 4.0.

= TEXT FORMATTING SHORTCUTS =

To Do This Windows Shortcut Macintosh Shortcut
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 =

To Do This Windows Shortcut Macintosh Shortcut
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 =

To Do This Windows Shortcut Macintosh Shortcut
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 =

To Do This Windows Shortcut Macintosh Shortcut
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 =

To Do This Windows Shortcut Macintosh Shortcut
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 =

To Do This Windows Shortcut Macintosh Shortcut
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 =

To Do This Windows Shortcut Macintosh Shortcut
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

To Do This Windows Shortcut Macintosh Shortcut
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

To Do This Windows Shortcut Macintosh Shortcut
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

To Do This Windows Shortcut Macintosh Shortcut
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

To Do This Windows Shortcut Macintosh Shortcut
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

To Do This Windows Shortcut Macintosh Shortcut
Check spelling CTRL+ALT+L COMMAND+OPTION+L

To Do This Windows Shortcut Macintosh Shortcut
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

To Do This Windows Shortcut Macintosh Shortcut
Contents F1 HELP Context sensitive SHIFT+F1 SHIFT+HELP

= SLIDE SHOW SHORTCUTS =

To Do This Windows Shortcut Macintosh Shortcut
Go to slide +ENTER +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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