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Q134787: Complete List of Shortcut Keys for PowerPoint 7.0

Article: Q134787
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbui kbusage
Last Modified: 15-APR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 
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SUMMARY
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The following is a list of keyboard shortcuts available in PowerPoint for
Windows 95, version 7.0. This list is a compilation of the individual keyboard
shortcut lists available in PowerPoint Help.

MORE INFORMATION
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Commands to Control PowerPoint Windows
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  To do this                                  Press these shortcut keys
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  Go to previous presentation window           CTRL+SHIFT+F6
  Go to next presentation window               CTRL+F6
  Maximize PowerPoint application window       ALT+F10
  Maximize presentation window                 CTRL+F10
  Restore presentation window to previous size CTRL+F5

Commands to Delete and Copy
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  To do this                                  Press these shortcut keys
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  Delete character left                        BACKSPACE
  Delete word left                             CTRL+BACKSPACE
  Delete character right                       DELETE
  Delete word right                            CTRL+DELETE
  Cut                                          CTRL+X
  Copy                                         CTRL+C
  Paste                                        CTRL+V
  Undo                                         CTRL+Z

Shortcuts for Menu Commands
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File Menu:

  To do this                                  Press these shortcut keys
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  Open new presentation                        CTRL+N
  Open existing presentation                   CTRL+O
  Close                                        CTRL+W or CTRL+F4
  Save                                         CTRL+S or SHIFT+F12
  Save As                                      F12
  Print                                        CTRL+P or CTRL+SHIFT
                                               +F12
  Exit PowerPoint                              CTRL+Q or ALT+F4

Edit Menu:

  To do this                                  Press these shortcut keys
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  Undo                                         CTRL+Z
  Repeat/Redo                                  CTRL+Y
  Clear                                        DELETE
  Cut                                          CTRL+X
  Copy                                         CTRL+C, CTRL+INSERT
  Paste                                        CTRL+V, SHIFT+INSERT
  Select all                                   CTRL+A
  Find                                         CTRL+F
  Replace                                      CTRL+H
  Duplicate                                    CTRL+D
  Update links                                 CTRL+SHIFT+F7

View Menu:

  To do this                                  Press these shortcut keys
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  Show guides (toggle)                         CTRL+G
  Switch to master view                        SHIFT+Click View button

Insert Menu:

  To do this                                  Press these shortcut keys
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  Create new slide                             CTRL+M
  Create new slide without New Slide dialog    CTRL+SHIFT+M
  Add date                                     ALT+SHIFT+D
  Add page number                              ALT+SHIFT+P
  Add time                                     ALT+SHIFT+T

Format Menu:

  To do this                                  Press these shortcut keys
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  Format character                             CTRL+T
  Center paragraph                             CTRL+E
  Justify paragraph                            CTRL+J
  Left-align paragraph                         CTRL+L
  Right-align paragraph                        CTRL+R

Draw Menu:

  To do this                                  Press these shortcut keys
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  Restore picture to original size             CTRL+double-click
                                               resize handle
  Restore picture to proportional size         SHIFT+double-click
                                               resize handle
  Move from title to text                      CTRL+ENTER
  Show title in slide sorter view              ALT+click
  Group                                         CTRL+SHIFT+G
  Ungroup                                      CTRL+SHIFT+H
  Regroup                                      CTRL+SHIFT+J

Help Menu:

  To do this                                  Press these shortcut keys
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  Display Help Contents screen                 F1
  Display context-sensitive Help               SHIFT+F1

Commands to Move Around in Text
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  To move this direction                       Press these shortcut keys
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  One character left                           LEFT ARROW
  One character right                          RIGHT ARROW
  One line up                                  UP ARROW
  One line down                                DOWN ARROW
  One word left                                CTRL+LEFT ARROW
  One word right                               CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
  To end of line                               END
  To beginning of line                         HOME
  Up one paragraph                             CTRL+UP ARROW
  Down one paragraph                           CTRL+DOWN ARROW
  To end of page                               CTRL+END
  To start of page                             CTRL+HOME
  To previous object                           SHIFT+TAB
  To next object                               TAB
  Repeat Find or Go To                         SHIFT+F4

Commands to Use in an Outline
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  To do this                                  Press these shortcut keys
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  Promote paragraph                            ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
  Demote paragraph                             ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
  Move selected paragraphs up                  ALT+SHIFT+UP ARROW
  Move selected paragraphs down                ALT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
  Show heading level 1                         ALT+SHIFT+1
  Expand text under a heading                  ALT+SHIFT+PLUS
  Collapse text under a heading                ALT+SHIFT+MINUS
  Show all text and headings                   ALT+SHIFT+A
  Turn character formatting on/off             Keypad / 

Commands to Select Text and Objects
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  To select this                               Press these shortcut keys
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  Character right                              SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
  Character left                               SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
  To end of word                               CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
  To beginning of word                         CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
  Line up                                      SHIFT+UP ARROW
  Line down                                    SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
  All objects (slide view)                     CTRL+A
  All slides (slide sorter view)               CTRL+A
  All text (outline view)                      CTRL+Z
  A word                                       Double-click
  A paragraph                                  Triple-click
  Drag-and-drop copy                           CTRL+select and drag

Slide Show Controls
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  To do this                                  Press these shortcut keys
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  Advance to the next slide                    Click the mouse
  Return to the previous slide                 BACKSPACE
  Go to a slide                                Type the slide number,
                                               and then press ENTER
  Black or unblack the screen                  B
  White or unwhite the screen                  W
  Show or hide the arrow pointer               S
  End slide show                               ESC
  Erase drawing on-screen                      E
  Go to next slide, if it's hidden             H
  Rehearse with new timings                    T
  Rehearse with original timings               O
  Rehearse with mouse-click advance            M
  Return to the first slide                    Hold both mouse buttons
                                               down for 2 seconds
  Change pointer to pen                        CTRL+P
  Change pen to pointer                        CTRL+A
  Hide pointer and button                      CTRL+H
  Hide pointer and button always               CTRL+L
  Display shortcut menu                         Right mouse click

Additional query words: 7.00

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Keywords          : kbui kbusage 
Technology        : kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt700 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerPt700Search
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbinfo

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