| Working with Presentation |
| Open 'File' panel |
Alt+F |
^ Ctrl+⌥ Option+F |
Open the File panel to save, download, print the current presentation, view its info, create a new presentation or open an existing one, access Presentation Editor help or advanced settings. |
| Open 'Search' dialog box |
Ctrl+F |
^ Ctrl+F,
⌘ Cmd+F |
Open the Search dialog box to start searching for a character/word/phrase in the currently edited presentation. |
| Open 'Comments' panel |
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+H |
^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+H,
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+H |
Open the Comments panel to add your own comment or reply to other users' comments. |
| Open comment field |
Alt+H |
⌘ Cmd+⌥ Option+A |
Open a data entry field where you can add the text of your comment. |
| Open 'Chat' panel |
Alt+Q |
^ Ctrl+⌥ Option+Q |
Open the Chat panel and send a message. |
| Save presentation |
Ctrl+S |
^ Ctrl+S,
⌘ Cmd+S |
Save all the changes to the presentation currently edited with Presentation Editor. The active file will be saved with its current file name, location, and file format. |
| Print presentation |
Ctrl+P |
^ Ctrl+P,
⌘ Cmd+P |
Print the presentation with one of the available printers or save it to a file. |
| Download As... |
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+S |
^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+S,
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+S |
Open the Download as... panel to save the currently edited presentation to the computer hard disk drive in one of the supported formats: PPTX, PDF, ODP, POTX, PDF/A, OTP. |
| Full screen |
F11 |
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Switch to the full screen view to fit Presentation Editor into your screen. |
| Help menu |
F1 |
F1 |
Open Presentation Editor Help menu. |
| Open existing file (Desktop Editors) |
Ctrl+O |
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On the Open local file tab in Desktop Editors, opens the standard dialog box that allows to select an existing file. |
| Close file (Desktop Editors) |
Ctrl+W,
Ctrl+F4 |
^ Ctrl+W,
⌘ Cmd+W |
Close the current presentation window in Desktop Editors. |
| Element contextual menu |
⇧ Shift+F10 |
⇧ Shift+F10 |
Open the selected element contextual menu. |
| Navigation |
| The first slide |
Home |
Home,
Fn+← |
Go to the first slide of the currently edited presentation. |
| The last slide |
End |
End,
Fn+→ |
Go to the last slide of the currently edited presentation. |
| Next slide |
Page Down |
Page Down,
Fn+↓ |
Go to the next slide of the currently edited presentation. |
| Previous slide |
Page Up |
Page Up,
Fn+↑ |
Go to the previous slide of the currently edited presentation. |
| Zoom In |
Ctrl++ |
^ Ctrl+=,
⌘ Cmd+= |
Zoom in the currently edited presentation. |
| Zoom Out |
Ctrl+- |
^ Ctrl+-,
⌘ Cmd+- |
Zoom out the currently edited presentation. |
| Performing Actions on Slides |
| New slide |
Ctrl+M |
^ Ctrl+M,
⌘ Cmd+M |
Create a new slide and add it after the selected one in the list. |
| Duplicate slide |
Ctrl+D |
⌘ Cmd+D |
Duplicate the selected slide in the list. |
| Move slide up |
Ctrl+↑ |
⌘ Cmd+↑ |
Move the selected slide above the previous one in the list. |
| Move slide down |
Ctrl+↓ |
⌘ Cmd+↓ |
Move the selected slide below the following one in the list. |
| Move slide to beginning |
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+↑ |
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+↑ |
Move the selected slide to the very first position in the list. |
| Move slide to end |
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+↓ |
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+↓ |
Move the selected slide to the very last position in the list. |
| Performing Actions on Objects |
| Create a copy |
Ctrl + drag,
Ctrl+D |
^ Ctrl + drag,
⌘ Cmd + drag,
^ Ctrl+D,
⌘ Cmd+D |
Hold down the Ctrl key when dragging the selected object or press Ctrl+D (⌘ Cmd+D for Mac) to create its copy. |
| Group |
Ctrl+G |
⌘ Cmd+G |
Group the selected objects. |
| Ungroup |
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+G |
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+G |
Ungroup the selected group of objects. |
| Select the next object |
↹ Tab |
↹ Tab |
Select the next object after the currently selected one. |
| Select the previous object |
⇧ Shift+↹ Tab |
⇧ Shift+↹ Tab |
Select the previous object before the currently selected one. |
| Draw straight line or arrow |
⇧ Shift + drag (when drawing lines/arrows) |
⇧ Shift + drag (when drawing lines/arrows) |
Draw a straight vertical/horizontal/45-degree line or arrow. |
| Modifying Objects |
| Constrain movement |
⇧ Shift + drag |
⇧ Shift + drag |
Constrain the movement of the selected object horizontally or vertically. |
| Set 15-degree-rotation |
⇧ Shift + drag (when rotating) |
⇧ Shift + drag (when rotating) |
Constrain the rotation angle to 15 degree increments. |
| Maintain proportions |
⇧ Shift + drag (when resizing) |
⇧ Shift + drag (when resizing) |
Maintain the proportions of the selected object when resizing. |
| Movement pixel by pixel |
Ctrl+← → ↑ ↓ |
⌘ Cmd+← → ↑ ↓ |
Hold down the Ctrl (⌘ Cmd for Mac) key and use the keybord arrows to move the selected object by one pixel at a time. |
| Working with Tables |
| Move to the next cell in a row |
↹ Tab |
↹ Tab |
Go to the next cell in a table row. |
| Move to the previous cell in a row |
⇧ Shift+↹ Tab |
⇧ Shift+↹ Tab |
Go to the previous cell in a table row. |
| Move to the next row |
↓ |
↓ |
Go to the next row in a table. |
| Move to the previous row |
↑ |
↑ |
Go to the previous row in a table. |
| Start new paragraph |
↵ Enter |
↵ Return |
Start a new paragraph within a cell. |
| Add new row |
↹ Tab in the lower right table cell. |
↹ Tab in the lower right table cell. |
Add a new row at the bottom of the table. |
| Previewing Presentation |
| Start preview from the beginning |
Ctrl+F5 |
^ Ctrl+F5 |
Start a presentation from the beginning. |
| Navigate forward |
↵ Enter,
Page Down,
→,
↓,
␣ Spacebar |
↵ Return,
Page Down,
→,
↓,
␣ Spacebar |
Display the next transition effect or advance to the next slide. |
| Navigate backward |
Page Up,
←,
↑ |
Page Up,
←,
↑ |
Display the previous transition effect or return to the previous slide. |
| Close preview |
Esc |
Esc |
End a presentation. |
| Undo and Redo |
| Undo |
Ctrl+Z |
^ Ctrl+Z,
⌘ Cmd+Z |
Reverse the latest performed action. |
| Redo |
Ctrl+Y |
^ Ctrl+Y,
⌘ Cmd+Y |
Repeat the latest undone action. |
| Cut, Copy, and Paste |
| Cut |
Ctrl+X,
⇧ Shift+Delete |
⌘ Cmd+X |
Cut the selected object and send it to the computer clipboard memory. The cut object can be later inserted to another place in the same presentation. |
| Copy |
Ctrl+C,
Ctrl+Insert |
⌘ Cmd+C |
Send the selected object to the computer clipboard memory. The copied object can be later inserted to another place in the same presentation. |
| Paste |
Ctrl+V,
⇧ Shift+Insert |
⌘ Cmd+V |
Insert the previously copied object from the computer clipboard memory to the current cursor position. The object can be previously copied from the same presentation. |
| Insert hyperlink |
Ctrl+K |
^ Ctrl+K,
⌘ Cmd+K |
Insert a hyperlink which can be used to go to a web address or to a certain slide in the presentation. |
| Copy style |
Ctrl+Alt+C |
^ Ctrl+Alt+C,
⌘ Cmd+Alt+C |
Copy the formatting from the selected fragment of the currently edited text. The copied formatting can be later applied to another text fragment in the same presentation. |
| Apply style |
Ctrl+Alt+V |
^ Ctrl+Alt+V,
⌘ Cmd+Alt+V |
Apply the previously copied formatting to the text in the currently edited text box. |
| Selecting with the Mouse |
| Add to the selected fragment |
⇧ Shift |
⇧ Shift |
Start the selection, hold down the ⇧ Shift key and click where you need to end the selection. |
| Selecting using the Keyboard |
| Select all |
Ctrl+A |
^ Ctrl+A,
⌘ Cmd+A |
Select all the slides (in the slides list) or all the objects within the slide (in the slide editing area) or all the text (within the text box) - depending on where the mouse cursor is located. |
| Select text fragment |
⇧ Shift+→ ← |
⇧ Shift+→ ← |
Select the text character by character. |
| Select text from cursor to beginning of line |
⇧ Shift+Home |
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Select a text fragment from the cursor to the beginning of the current line. |
| Select text from cursor to end of line |
⇧ Shift+End |
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Select a text fragment from the cursor to the end of the current line. |
| Select one character to the right |
⇧ Shift+→ |
⇧ Shift+→ |
Select one character to the right of the cursor position. |
| Select one character to the left |
⇧ Shift+← |
⇧ Shift+← |
Select one character to the left of the cursor position. |
| Select to the end of a word |
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+→ |
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Select a text fragment from the cursor to the end of a word. |
| Select to the beginning of a word |
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+← |
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Select a text fragment from the cursor to the beginning of a word. |
| Select one line up |
⇧ Shift+↑ |
⇧ Shift+↑ |
Select one line up (with the cursor at the beginning of a line). |
| Select one line down |
⇧ Shift+↓ |
⇧ Shift+↓ |
Select one line down (with the cursor at the beginning of a line). |
| Text Styling |
| Bold |
Ctrl+B |
^ Ctrl+B,
⌘ Cmd+B |
Make the font of the selected text fragment bold giving it more weight. |
| Italic |
Ctrl+I |
^ Ctrl+I,
⌘ Cmd+I |
Make the font of the selected text fragment italicized giving it some right side tilt. |
| Underline |
Ctrl+U |
^ Ctrl+U,
⌘ Cmd+U |
Make the selected text fragment underlined with the line going under the letters. |
| Strikeout |
Ctrl+5 |
^ Ctrl+5,
⌘ Cmd+5 |
Make the selected text fragment struck out with the line going through the letters. |
| Subscript |
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+> |
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+> |
Make the selected text fragment smaller and place it to the lower part of the text line, e.g. as in chemical formulas. |
| Superscript |
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+< |
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+< |
Make the selected text fragment smaller and place it to the upper part of the text line, e.g. as in fractions. |
| Bulleted list |
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+L |
^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+L,
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+L |
Create an unordered bulleted list from the selected text fragment or start a new one. |
| Remove formatting |
Ctrl+␣ Spacebar |
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Remove formatting from the selected text fragment. |
| Increase font |
Ctrl+] |
^ Ctrl+],
⌘ Cmd+] |
Increase the size of the font for the selected text fragment 1 point. |
| Decrease font |
Ctrl+[ |
^ Ctrl+[,
⌘ Cmd+[ |
Decrease the size of the font for the selected text fragment 1 point. |
| Align center |
Ctrl+E |
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Center the text between the left and the right edges. |
| Align justified |
Ctrl+J |
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Justify the text in the paragraph adding additional space between words so that the left and the right text edges were aligned with the paragraph margins. |
| Align right |
Ctrl+R |
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Align right with the text lined up by the right side of the text box, the left side remains unaligned. |
| Align left |
Ctrl+L |
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Align left with the text lined up by the left side of the text box, the right side remains unaligned. |
| Increase left indent |
Ctrl+M |
^ Ctrl+M,
⌘ Cmd+M |
Increase the paragraph left indent by one tabulation position. |
| Decrease left indent |
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+M |
^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+M,
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+M |
Decrease the paragraph left indent by one tabulation position. |
| Delete one character to the left |
← Backspace |
← Backspace |
Delete one character to the left of the cursor. |
| Delete one character to the right |
Delete |
Fn+Delete |
Delete one character to the right of the cursor. |
| Moving around in text |
| Move one character to the left |
← |
← |
Move the cursor one character to the left. |
| Move one character to the right |
→ |
→ |
Move the cursor one character to the right. |
| Move one line up |
↑ |
↑ |
Move the cursor one line up. |
| Move one line down |
↓ |
↓ |
Move the cursor one line down. |
| Move to the beginning of a word or one word to the left |
Ctrl+← |
⌘ Cmd+← |
Move the cursor to the beginning of a word or one word to the left. |
| Move one word to the right |
Ctrl+→ |
⌘ Cmd+→ |
Move the cursor one word to the right. |
| Move to next placeholder |
Ctrl+↵ Enter |
^ Ctrl+↵ Return,
⌘ Cmd+↵ Return |
Move to the next title or body text placeholder. If it is the last placeholder on a slide, this will insert a new slide with the same slide layout as the original slide |
| Jump to the beginning of the line |
Home |
Home |
Put the cursor to the beginning of the currently edited line. |
| Jump to the end of the line |
End |
End |
Put the cursor to the end of the currently edited line. |
| Jump to the beginning of the text box |
Ctrl+Home |
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Put the cursor to the beginning of the currently edited text box. |
| Jump to the end of the text box |
Ctrl+End |
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Put the cursor to the end of the currently edited text box. |