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Trust Me, Take the ShortcutKeyboard Shortcuts for PowerPoint

Tips meant for PowerPoint 2007

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2 Things You Should Know First

1. I recommend setting up your Quick Access toolbar first:

2. You may want to look at the complete shortcut lists via the Help Menu:– “Keyboard shortcuts for PowerPoint 2007”– “Presentation keyboard shortcuts for PowerPoint 2007”

Quick Access Toolbar = mouse

shortcuts

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Top of the Line Shortcuts

Command Shortcut

Group Ctrl + G

Ungroup Ctrl + Shift + G

Duplicate (1 step vs copy & paste) Ctrl + D

Save As F12

Launch slides from slide 1 F5

Launch slides from slide 1 Shift + F5

Increase/Decrease font size Ctrl + Shift + >/<

Show guidelines Alt + F9

Copy & paste attributes from one object to another

Ctrl + Shift + C/V

Select multiple objects Hold Shift while clicking

• Here are my faves when designing a preso:

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Top of the Line Shortcuts

Command Shortcut

Go to a specific slide number (slide) number + Enter

Black screen (go to or back from) B

White screen (go to or back from) W

Use a pen/pointer Ctrl + P

Use an arrow pointer Ctrl + A

Hide the pen/arrow/pointer tool Ctrl + H

Erase pen annotations E

View All Slides list Ctrl + S

Open shortcut menu during a presentation Shift + F10

Open “Presentation Help” during a presentation

F1

• Here are my faves when giving a preso:

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Shortcuts for Everything

• If you like keyboard shortcuts for everything and hate the mouse:– Alt + (letter)• All tabs and menus should now be labeled

with shortcut letters

sorry mouse!!!

like this

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What…? Done already?

Use responsibly. Faster skills may lead to completing projects quickly which may, in turn, lead to more projects.