PowerPoint cheat sheet

63 shortcuts in 9 lessons

Reading a list won't make them stick. ShortcutFoo has you type each shortcut, then brings it back just before you'd forget it.

Essentials I

7 shortcuts
  • ⌘⇧D
    Duplicate the slide
  • PAGEDOWN
    Go to the next slide
  • PAGEUP
    Go to the previous slide
  • ⌘⇧↵
    Start the slide show
  • ESC
    End the slide show
  • ⌥↵
    Start Presenter view
  • ⌘⇧M
    Insert a comment

Essentials II

7 shortcuts
  • ⌘K
    Insert a hyperlink
  • ⌘-
    Zoom out
  • ⌘⌥O
    Zoom to fit
  • ⌘⇧S
    Save as
  • ⌘⇧O
    Open a recent file
  • ⌘⇧P
    New presentation from the template gallery
  • ⌘⇧@
    Format the slide background

Objects I

7 shortcuts
  • ^D
    Duplicate the selected objects
  • ⌘⌥G
    Group
  • ⌘⌥⇧G
    Ungroup
  • ⌘⌥J
    Regroup
  • ⌘⌥⇧F
    Bring forward one position
  • ⌘⌥⇧B
    Send back one position
  • ⌘⇧F
    Bring to front

Objects II

7 shortcuts
  • ⌘⇧B
    Send to back
  • ⌥RIGHT
    Rotate 15 degrees clockwise
  • ⌥LEFT
    Rotate 15 degrees counterclockwise
  • ⌘⇧!
    Format the selected object
  • ⌘⇧C
    Copy formatting
  • ⌘⇧V
    Paste formatting
  • ⌘^V
    Open Paste Special

Format text I

7 shortcuts
  • ⌘⌥⇧C
    Copy the animation
  • ⌘⌥⇧V
    Paste the animation
  • ⌘⇧>
    Increase the font size
  • ⌘⇧<
    Decrease the font size
  • ⌘⌥M
    Open the Paragraph dialog
  • ⇧F3
    Change the case
  • ^SPACE
    Remove character formatting

Format text II

7 shortcuts
  • ⌘^=
    Subscript
  • ⌘^⇧+
    Superscript
  • ⌘E
    Center the paragraph
  • ⌘J
    Justify the paragraph
  • ⌘L
    Left align the paragraph
  • ⌘R
    Right align the paragraph
  • ⌘U
    Underline

Text and slides

7 shortcuts
  • ⌘[
    Promote the paragraph
  • ⌘]
    Demote the paragraph
  • ⌘F
    Search in the presentation
  • ⌘⇧H
    Open Find and Replace
  • ⌘UP
    Move the slide up
  • ⌘DOWN
    Move the slide down
  • ⌘⇧UP
    Move the slide to the beginning

Views I

7 shortcuts
  • ⌘⇧DOWN
    Move the slide to the end
  • ⌘1
    Normal view
  • ⌘2
    Slide Sorter view
  • ⌘3
    Notes Page view
  • ⌘4
    Outline view
  • ⌘⌥1
    Slide Master view
  • ⌘^F
    Full screen

Views II

7 shortcuts
  • ⌘⌥2
    Handout Master view
  • ⌘⌥3
    Notes Master view
  • ⌘^⌥G
    Show or hide guides
  • ⇧F9
    Show or hide the grid
  • F6
    Cycle through panes
  • ⇧F6
    Cycle backward through panes
  • ⌘^Z
    Toggle drawing mode
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