PowerPoint 2007 Keyboard Shortcuts — Complete
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This guide lists over 100 keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, organized by category.
Memorizing these helps you work faster and more efficiently.
General PowerPoint Shortcuts
Create a new presentation: Ctrl + N
Open an existing presentation: Ctrl + O
Save the current presentation: Ctrl + S
Save As dialog box: F12
Print presentation: Ctrl + P
Close active presentation: Ctrl + W
Exit PowerPoint: Alt + F4
Undo last action: Ctrl + Z
Redo or repeat last action: Ctrl + Y
Open Help window: F1
Switch between open presentations: Ctrl + F6
Minimize the window: Alt + Space + N
Restore window size: Alt + Space + R
Move between panes: F6
Show context menu: Shift + F10
Access the Office Button menu: Alt + F
Slide Creation and Navigation
New slide: Ctrl + M
Duplicate selected slide: Ctrl + D
Delete selected slide: Delete
Move to next slide (normal view): Page Down
Move to previous slide: Page Up
Jump to first slide: Home
Jump to last slide: End
Rearrange slides (move up): Alt + Shift + Up Arrow
Rearrange slides (move down): Alt + Shift + Down Arrow
Apply layout to selected slide: Ctrl + Shift + L
View Outline tab: Ctrl + Shift + Tab
View Slides tab: Ctrl + Shift + S
Start slideshow from first slide: F5
Start slideshow from current slide: Shift + F5
End slideshow: Esc
Black screen during show: B or Period (.)
White screen during show: W or Comma (,)
Text Editing and Formatting
Bold text: Ctrl + B
Italic text: Ctrl + I
Underline text: Ctrl + U
Increase font size: Ctrl + Shift + >
Decrease font size: Ctrl + Shift + <
Change case of letters: Shift + F3
Center text: Ctrl + E
Left align text: Ctrl + L
Right align text: Ctrl + R
Justify text: Ctrl + J
Add a new line without a new bullet: Shift + Enter
Open Font dialog box: Ctrl + T
Apply superscript formatting: Ctrl + Shift + +
Apply subscript formatting: Ctrl + =
Clear formatting: Ctrl + Spacebar
Objects, Shapes, and Images
Insert a shape: Alt + N + S + H
Insert a picture: Alt + N + P
Insert a chart: Alt + N + C
Insert a text box: Alt + N + X
Group selected objects: Ctrl + G
Ungroup objects: Ctrl + Shift + G
Bring object to front: Ctrl + Shift + ]
Send object to back: Ctrl + Shift + [
Align objects: Alt + JD + A
Rotate object: Alt + JD + R
Duplicate selected object: Ctrl + D
Move object up/down/left/right: Arrow keys
Nudge object smaller distance: Ctrl + Arrow keys
Resize object: Shift + Arrow keys
Open Format dialog box: Ctrl + 1
Slide Show Controls
Start from beginning: F5
Start from current slide: Shift + F5
Next slide or animation: N or Right Arrow
Previous slide: P or Left Arrow
Go to specific slide number: Number + Enter
Black screen toggle: B
White screen toggle: W
Pause/Restart automatic show: S
Show/hide pen tool: Ctrl + P
Show/hide laser pointer: Ctrl + L
Erase drawing on slide: E
Hide cursor/arrow during show: Ctrl + H
End slide show: Esc
Go to last viewed slide: Ctrl + -
Open shortcut menu during show: Shift + F10
View and Window Management
Normal view: Alt + W + L
Slide Sorter view: Alt + W + I
Slide Show view: Alt + W + S
Notes Page view: Alt + W + P
Zoom in: Alt + W + Q + Tab + Enter
Zoom out: Alt + W + Q + Tab + Tab + Enter
Fit slide to window: Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S
Switch between panes: F6
Move between open presentations: Ctrl + F6
Reset window position: Alt + W + A
Show ruler: Alt + W + R
Show gridlines: Shift + F9
Show guides: Alt + F9