PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts — Mac & Windows

Q: How do I start a PowerPoint slideshow?

Press F5 on Windows or ⌘ + Shift + Return on Mac to start from the first slide; ⇧ + F5 (or ⌘ + Return) starts from the current slide.

Q: How do I black out the screen during a presentation?

Press B to toggle a black screen or W for a white screen while presenting; press the key again to resume.

PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts.

Build and present decks faster — slideshow controls, editing, grouping and formatting.

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Slideshow

Start from beginning⌘+⇧+ReturnF5F5

Start from current slide⌘+Return⇧+F5⇧+F5

Next slide→→→

Previous slide←←←

End showEscEscEsc

Black / white screenB / WB / WB / W

Editing

New slide⌘+⇧+NCtrl+MCtrl+M

Duplicate slide / object⌘+DCtrl+DCtrl+D

Copy⌘+CCtrl+CCtrl+C

Paste⌘+VCtrl+VCtrl+V

Undo⌘+ZCtrl+ZCtrl+Z

Group⌘+⌥+GCtrl+GCtrl+G

Ungroup⌘+⌥+⇧+GCtrl+⇧+GCtrl+⇧+G

Formatting

Bold⌘+BCtrl+BCtrl+B

Italic⌘+ICtrl+ICtrl+I

Increase font size⌘+⇧+>Ctrl+⇧+>Ctrl+⇧+>

Decrease font size⌘+⇧+<Ctrl+⇧+<Ctrl+⇧+<

Align center⌘+ECtrl+ECtrl+E

Insert hyperlink⌘+KCtrl+KCtrl+K

Shortcuts cover PowerPoint for Microsoft 365; a few keys differ between the Mac and Windows versions.

From editing to presenting

Start your slideshow from the beginning with F5 (Windows) or ⌘ + Shift + Return (Mac), add a slide with Ctrl + M / ⌘ + Shift + N, and during a show press B to black out the screen. Grouping objects with ⌘/Ctrl + G keeps complex slides tidy.

FAQ

How do I start a PowerPoint slideshow?

Press F5 on Windows or ⌘ + Shift + Return on Mac to start from the first slide; ⇧ + F5 (or ⌘ + Return) starts from the current slide.

How do I black out the screen during a presentation?

Press B to toggle a black screen or W for a white screen while presenting; press the key again to resume.

PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts.

From editing to presenting

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