In one volume See all of our technology books and tutorials! This article shows all keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Powerpoint. The shortcuts in this article refer to the U.S. keyboard layout. Applies to PowerPoint for Office 365, PowerPoint for Office 365 for Mac, PowerPoint 2019, PowerPoint 2019 for Mac, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint 2013, PowerPoint 2010, PowerPoint 2007, PowerPoint 2016 for Mac, PowerPoint for Mac 2011, PowerPoint for iPad, PowerPoint for iPhone, PowerPoint for Android tablets, PowerPoint for Android phones TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents Windows: Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Create PowerPoint Presentations Frequently Used Shortcuts Ribbon Keyboard Shortcuts Use the Access Keys for Ribbon Tabs Work in the Ribbon with the Keyboard Move Between Panes Work in the Outline View Select and Edit Text and Objects Select Text and Objects Delete and Copy Text and Objects Move Around in Text Find and Replace Text Move Around and Work in Tables Format Text Change or Resize a Font Apply Character Formatting Copy Text Formatting Align Paragraphs Work with Shapes, Pictures, Boxes, Objects, and WordArt Insert and Reply to Comments Change Order of Slides or Sections in a Slide Deck Use the Selection Pane Access and Use Task Panes Use Smart Tags in PowerPoint 2007 Other Useful Shortcut Keys Custom Keyboard Shortcuts Windows: Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Deliver PowerPoint Presentations Frequently Used Shortcuts Control the Slide Show Control Video and Other Media in the Slide Show in PowerPoint 2010 and Newer Use the Pointer and Annotations During a Presentation Rehearse and Record the Presentation Maneuver in Presenter View During a Presentation in PowerPoint 2013 and Newer macOS: Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Create PowerPoint Presentations Frequently Used Shortcuts Work with Presentations and Slides Move Between Views Select and Edit Text and Objects Select Text Edit Text and Objects Move Around in Text Move Around and Work in Tables Work with Objects Other Useful Shortcut Keys macOS: Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Deliver PowerPoint Presentations Frequently Used Shortcuts Control the Slide Show Navigate the Presenter View on macOS 10.15 (Catalina) and Later Skip Ahead in Your Presentation Turn on the Keyboard Control Navigation Use the Pointer and Annotations During a Presentation Rehearse the Presentation iOS: Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Create PowerPoint Presentations Frequently Used Shortcuts on iPad Navigate in PowerPoint for iPad Move the Insertion Point Within Placeholders and Notes on iPad Select Content on iPad Edit and Format Presentations on iPhone Navigate and Select Within a Text Box on iPhone