![]() ![]() Select object and use arrow keys to move objects in the desired direction. ![]() Each subsequent copy will be spaced the same way to the previous copy as the first copy was to the original. While that copy is still selected, press Ctrl+D repeatedly. Use arrow keys or drag with the mouse to move the first copy where you want it. Shift+Ctrl+Alt+< also makes text smaller, but moves it down as you continue to press the < key. Shift+Ctrl+Alt+> makes text smaller, then moves it up as you continue to press the > key. Right-click the file’s icon on the desktop or in Windows Explorer and choose Show. Open a file in Slide Show view from Windows Shift+F5 (Useful when you are preparing a presentation and want to see how your new edit looks.) ![]() Switch to Slide Show view at current slide The slide layout will be the same as the current slide.Ĭlick the slide in the left slide pane. These shortcuts are unique to PowerPoint, as far as I know. Press and hold Ctrl and move the mouse cursor to the desired location. Press and hold Shift while clicking other objects. When you have applied a special effect to a picture or shape, just repeat F4 on all other objects to maintain consistency. This is a toggle, so if Snap Objects to Grid is turned off, it snaps objects to grid if Snap Objects to Grid is turned on, it lets you move objects anywhere, without snapping to the grid.į4. Press and hold Ctrl while dragging on one of the handles. Scale an object from the center (rather than from an edge or corner) Press and hold Ctrl+Shift and drag with the mouse. Press and hold Shift while drawing (assuming you have the service pack for 2007 where Microsoft fixed the bug).Ĭopy a shape horizontal or vertical to an existing one Press and hold Shift while dragging objects (not as big a deal in PowerPoint 2010, with the built-in guides).ĭraw a line exactly horizontal or vertical If you pass what you want, hold Shift while repeatedly pressing the Tab key and the selections will be made in reverse order.Ĭonstrain movements to horizontal or vertical Repeatedly press the Tab key to select each object, one at a time. “The benefit here is that unlike when using the Format Painter button, you can paste the formatting at any time (not just while the Format Painter button is active)….and this is unaffected by how many times you perform a regular Copy and Paste between copying format and pasting format, because it uses a separate clipboard.”Ĭycle through objects to select the one you need Useful for controlling where the text breaks in a slide title.Ĭtrl+Shift+C to copy formatting and Ctrl+Shift+V to paste formatting. They text will cycle among ALL CAPS, Inital Caps (Title Case) and no caps.Ĭtrl+Alt+V (opens the Paste Special dialog box) Then press & hold the Shift key and press the F3 key repeatedly. But some of them are especially useful in PowerPoint because they help you create and edit shapes and other objects. Most of these shortcuts you can also use in Word, for example. These shortcuts apply to one or more other Office applications. Release the Alt key to display that program.Ĭycles through open applications without displaying the icons. Press and hold Alt while repeatedly tapping the Tab key to cycle through them. They’ll make your work go a lot faster than using the menu or ribbon! Copy (to clipboard)ĭisplays an icon for each open application. These shortcuts apply to all Windows programs and you probably know them already, but if not, you should. I’ll continue to update this post as new shortcuts come in. The PowerPoint Stuff group (which was started by Geetesh Bajaj, owner of ) has been running a great discussion on PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts, so I thought I’d put them all together here. Sometimes, you can find gems of useful information. I follow several LinkedIn groups related to PowerPoint and presenting (and started one of my own, Great Communicators! Effective Presenting & PowerPoint). ![]()
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