Windows uses Ctrl/Alt/Shift/Fn/F5 etc. — Mac uses ⌘ (Command)/Option/Shift/Fn.
| Windows Shortcut | Mac Shortcut | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+N | ⌘+N | Create a new presentation (New). | File |
| Ctrl+O | ⌘+O | Open an existing presentation. | File |
| Ctrl+S | ⌘+S | Save the presentation. | File |
| F12 / Ctrl+Shift+S | ⌘+Shift+S | Save As — open Save As dialog. | File |
| Ctrl+P | ⌘+P | Print the presentation. | File |
| Ctrl+W / Ctrl+F4 | ⌘+W | Close the current window/presentation. | File |
| Alt+F4 | ⌘+Q | Exit PowerPoint (close application). | File |
| Esc | Esc | Cancel current task or exit dialog / exit full-screen modes. | General / Navigation |
| Ctrl+Z | ⌘+Z | Undo last action. | General / Navigation |
| Ctrl+Y | ⌘+Y or ⌘+Shift+Z | Redo last undone action. | General / Navigation |
| Ctrl+F | ⌘+F | Find text in the presentation. | General / Navigation |
| Ctrl+H | ⌘+Shift+H | Find and replace text. | General / Navigation |
| Ctrl+K | ⌘+K | Insert or edit hyperlink for selected text or object. | General / Navigation |
| Ctrl+X | ⌘+X | Cut selected text, shape, or slide. | Editing |
| Ctrl+C | ⌘+C | Copy selected item. | Editing |
| Ctrl+V | ⌘+V | Paste clipboard contents. | Editing |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | ⌘+Option+C | Copy formatting (Format Painter - copy format). | Editing |
| Ctrl+Shift+V | ⌘+Option+V | Paste formatting (after copying format). | Editing |
| Ctrl+A | ⌘+A | Select all (text in a textbox or all slides/objects depending on focus). | Editing |
| Delete / Backspace | Delete / Fn+Delete | Delete selected object, text, or slide. | Editing |
| Ctrl+Enter | ⌘+Enter | Insert new paragraph (in text) or when editing notes, commit changes. | Editing |
| Ctrl+B | ⌘+B | Toggle Bold for selected text. | Formatting |
| Ctrl+I | ⌘+I | Toggle Italic for selected text. | Formatting |
| Ctrl+U | ⌘+U | Toggle Underline for selected text. | Formatting |
| Ctrl+T | ⌘+T | Open Font dialog / formatting options (varies by version). | Formatting |
| Ctrl+Shift+> / Ctrl+Shift+< | ⌘+Shift+> / ⌘+Shift+< | Increase / decrease font size. | Formatting |
| Ctrl+E | ⌘+E | Center align text. | Formatting |
| Ctrl+L | ⌘+L | Left align text. | Formatting |
| Ctrl+R | ⌘+R | Right align text. | Formatting |
| Ctrl+Shift+L | ⌘+Shift+L | Apply or remove bullets. | Formatting |
| Ctrl+M | ⌘+M | Insert a new slide (using current layout). | Slides & Outline |
| Ctrl+D | ⌘+D | Duplicate selected slide or object. | Slides & Outline |
| Home / End | Home / End | Jump to first / last slide in Slide Sorter or presentation (varies by view). | Slides & Outline |
| Page Up / Page Down | Fn+Up / Fn+Down | Move to previous / next slide while in Normal or Slide Sorter view. | Slides & Outline |
| Ctrl+Shift+Up / Ctrl+Shift+Down | ⌘+Shift+Up / ⌘+Shift+Down | Move selected slide up or down in the slide order (Slide Sorter / left pane). | Slides & Outline |
| Ctrl+Shift+N | ⌘+Shift+N | Apply a new slide layout (New Slide dialog in some versions). | Slides & Outline |
| F5 | ⌘+Shift+Enter or fn+F5 | Start slideshow from beginning. | Slide Show / Presentation |
| Shift+F5 | ⌘+Enter | Start slideshow from current slide. | Slide Show / Presentation |
| N / Enter / Right Arrow / Down Arrow / Space | N / Return / → / ↓ / Space | Advance to next slide or next animation build during slideshow. | Slide Show / Presentation |
| P / Backspace / Left Arrow / Up Arrow | P / ← / ↑ / Backspace | Go to previous slide or previous animation. | Slide Show / Presentation |
| B | B | During slideshow, toggle screen black (press again to restore). | Slide Show / Presentation |
| W | W | During slideshow, toggle white screen (press again to restore). | Slide Show / Presentation |
| Ctrl+P | ⌘+P | While presenting, change pointer to pen (draw on slides). | Slide Show / Presentation |
| E | E | Erase on-screen annotations during slide show. | Slide Show / Presentation |
| Number + Enter (e.g., 5 then Enter) | Number + Return | Go to slide number specified (during slideshow). | Slide Show / Presentation |
| Ctrl+S (during show) | ⌘+S | Open the "Set Up Show" or related options in some versions; also used to save annotations to file after show. | Slide Show / Presentation |
| Alt+Tab / Ctrl+Tab | ⌘+Tab | Switch applications (if you need to show something else while in presenter mode — use carefully). | Slide Show / Presentation |
| Alt+W, L (or Alt+W then L) | View menu combos vary | Switch to Normal view (varies by version — ribbon access key examples). | View |
| Alt+W, I | — | Switch to Slide Sorter view (ribbon access key example on Windows). | View |
| Ctrl+Alt+1 | — | Switch to Normal view (Windows shortcut in some versions). | View |
| Ctrl+Alt+2 | — | Switch to Slide Sorter (varies with version). | View |
| Alt+W, Q | — | Zoom dialog (Open zoom controls). | View |
| Ctrl+Mouse Wheel | ⌘+Mouse Wheel | Zoom in and out of slide in Normal view. | View |
| Ctrl+G | ⌘+G | Group selected objects. | Drawing & Objects |
| Ctrl+Shift+G | ⌘+Shift+G | Ungroup selected grouped objects. | Drawing & Objects |
| Ctrl+Shift+Front / Ctrl+Shift+Back | ⌘+Shift+Up / ⌘+Shift+Down | Bring to front / Send to back (stacking order) — some versions use right-click menu or ribbon commands. | Drawing & Objects |
| Ctrl+Up / Ctrl+Down / Ctrl+Left / Ctrl+Right | ⌘+Arrow | Nudge selected object by small increments. | Drawing & Objects |
| Shift+Arrow | Shift+Arrow | Nudge selected object by larger increments (or constrain movement horizontally/vertically). | Drawing & Objects |
| Ctrl+Shift+M | ⌘+Shift+M | Merge shapes / combine shapes (requires certain shape tools / versions). | Drawing & Objects |
| Alt+J, V (or use Media ribbon) | — | Open Video Tools / Playback options (ribbon navigation example on Windows). | Audio / Video |
| Space (during playback in slide) | Space | Pause / resume embedded media when playing during slideshow (behavior depends on control focus). | Audio / Video |
| Tab / Shift+Tab | Tab / Shift+Tab | Move to next / previous cell in a table. | Tables / Charts |
| Ctrl+Enter (in table cell) | ⌘+Return | Insert a new paragraph / line break in a table cell. | Tables / Charts |
| F7 | ⌘+: or fn+F7 | Run spell check for the presentation. | Review / Proofing |
| Ctrl+Alt+M | ⌘+Option+M | Insert a comment (on supported versions). | Review / Proofing |
| Alt (then Key tips letters) | Control+Option (Mac menu access varies) | Activate ribbon KeyTips to use keyboard to navigate the ribbon (Windows: press Alt, then sequence). | Misc / Advanced |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S | — | Open the Selection Pane (show/hide objects) in some versions. | Misc / Advanced |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T | — | Open the Format Shape pane (varies by version). | Misc / Advanced |
| Ctrl+Shift+F9 | — | Remove hyperlinks from selected text/object (version dependent). | Misc / Advanced |
| Alt+F8 | ⌥+F8 | Open Macro dialog (create, run macros) — if macros are enabled. | Misc / Advanced |
| Ctrl+Alt+V | ⌘+Option+V | Paste Special dialog to pick paste format (e.g., Picture, Keep Source Formatting). | Misc / Advanced |
| Ctrl+Shift+H | ⌘+Shift+H | Show / hide speaker notes area (varies by view and version). | Misc / Advanced |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | ⌘+Shift+S | Open the Save As dialog (alternate to F12 in some versions). | Misc / Advanced |
| Alt, H | — | Open Home tab on the Ribbon (Windows KeyTips — press Alt then H). | Misc / Advanced |
| Alt, N | — | Open Insert tab on the Ribbon (Alt then N — Windows). | Misc / Advanced |
| Alt, S | — | Open Slide Show tab on the Ribbon (Windows KeyTips). | Misc / Advanced |
| D | D | In some shape drawing modes, pressing D duplicates shape (version-dependent). Use Ctrl+D for duplicate. | Drawing & Objects |
| Ctrl+Shift+C (when text selected) | ⌘+Option+C | Copy text formatting only (repeat of Format Painter style). | Drawing & Objects |
| Alt+Shift+Up / Alt+Shift+Down | — | Promote / demote paragraphs in the Outline view (Windows, version dependent). | Slides & Outline |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S | — | Open Selection pane (repeat; handy for selecting hidden objects). | View |
| Alt+W, Q, then enter zoom% | — | Set slide zoom to a specific percent using ribbon KeyTips on Windows. | View |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | ⌘+Shift+F | Open Font dialog / advanced font settings (varies by version). | Misc / Advanced |
| Ctrl+Alt+1 (Notes Page) | — | Switch to Notes Page view (version dependent). | Misc / Advanced |
| (Custom) | (Custom) | Many ribbon commands have key-tip sequences (press Alt on Windows to view). Mac uses the menu bar and different mnemonics. | Misc / Advanced |
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