Keyboard shortcuts in PowerPoint Web App

The keyboard shortcuts that are described in this Help topic refer to the U.S. keyboard layout. Keys on other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a U.S. keyboard.

For keyboard shortcuts in which you press two or more keys simultaneously, the keys to press are separated by a plus sign (+). For keyboard shortcuts in which you press one key immediately followed by another key, the keys to press are separated by a comma (,).

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Microsoft PowerPoint Web Appkeyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts in PowerPoint Web Appare very similar to keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft PowerPoint. The keyboard shortcuts listed in this article are for the most common tasks in PowerPoint Web App. For a list of keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft PowerPoint 2013, see Keyboard shortcuts in PowerPoint 2013.

Reading view

To do this Press
Next slide N
Previous slide P
Go to a specific slide G, type the number, Tab, Enter

Slide Show

To do this Press
Next slide N
Previous slide P
Go to a specific slide G, type the number, Tab, Enter
Exit Slide Show Esc

Editing view

Navigate the ribbon and panes

To do this Press
Move among Thumbnail Pane, Ribbon, Slide Pane, and Notes Pane Ctrl+F6
Activate a different ribbon tab Tab, Enter
Move among ribbon commands Tab
Execute the currently selected ribbon command Enter

Edit slides

To do this Press
Create new slide after currently selected thumbnail Ctrl+M
Move among placeholders on a slide Tab
Select the current placeholder Enter
End editing text in a placeholder F2
Cut slide Ctrl+X
Copy slide Ctrl+C
Paste slide Ctrl+V
Undo Ctrl+Z
Redo Ctrl+Y

Move insertion point within placeholders and notes

To do this Press
Right one character Right Arrow
Left one character Left Arrow
Right one word Ctrl+Right Arrow
Left one word Ctrl+Left Arrow
Up one line Up Arrow
Down one line Down Arrow
Up one paragraph Ctrl+Up Arrow
Down one paragraph Ctrl+Down Arrow
Beginning of line Home
End of line End
Beginning of placeholder or notes Ctrl+Home
End of placeholder or notes Ctrl+End

Select content: expand selection

To do this Press
Right one character Shift+Right Arrow
Left one character Shift+Left Arrow
Right one word Shift+Ctrl+Right Arrow
Left one word Shift+Ctrl+Left Arrow
Up one line Shift+Up Arrow
Down one line Shift+Down Arrow
Up one paragraph Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow
Down one paragraph Shift+Ctrl+Down Arrow
To beginning of paragraph Shift+Home
To end of paragraph Shift+End
To beginning of placeholder or notes Shift+Ctrl+Home
To end of placeholder or notes Shift+Ctrl+End
Whole placeholder or notes Ctrl+A

Edit text

To do this Press
Cut Ctrl+X
Copy Ctrl+C
Paste Ctrl+V
Insert hyperlink Ctrl+K
Undo Ctrl+Z
Redo Ctrl+Y

Format text

To do this Press
Bold Ctrl+B
Italics Ctrl+I
Underline Ctrl+U
Align left Ctrl+L
Align right Ctrl+R
Align centered Ctrl+E
 
 
Applies to:
PowerPoint Web App