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 the 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 (Online Editors) |
Alt+Q |
^ Ctrl+⌥ Option+Q |
Open the Chat panel in the Online Editors and send a message. |
Save presentation |
Ctrl+S |
^ Ctrl+S, ⌘ Cmd+S |
Save all the changes to the presentation currently edited with the Presentation Editor. The active file will be saved under its current name, in the same 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 hard disk drive of your computer in one of the supported formats: PPTX, PDF, ODP, POTX, PDF/A, OTP, PNG, JPG. |
Full screen (Online Editors) |
F11 |
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Switch to the full screen view in the Online Editors to fit the Presentation Editor into your screen. |
Help menu |
F1 |
F1 |
Open the 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 selecting 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. |
Reset the ‘Zoom’ parameter |
Ctrl+0 |
^ Ctrl+0 or ⌘ Cmd+0 |
Reset the ‘Zoom’ parameter of the current presentation to the default 'Fit to slide' value. |
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. |
Navigate between controls in modal dialogues |
↹ Tab/⇧ Shift+↹ Tab |
↹ Tab/⇧ Shift+↹ Tab |
Navigate between controls to give focus to the next or previous control in modal dialogues. |
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+⇧ Shift+C |
^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C, ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+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+⇧ Shift+V |
^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+V, ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+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 a heavier appearance. |
Italic |
Ctrl+I |
^ Ctrl+I, ⌘ Cmd+I |
Make the font of the selected text fragment slightly slanted to the right. |
Underline |
Ctrl+U |
^ Ctrl+U, ⌘ Cmd+U |
Make the selected text fragment underlined with a line going under the letters. |
Strikeout |
Ctrl+5 |
^ Ctrl+5, ⌘ Cmd+5 |
Make the selected text fragment struck out with a line going through the letters. |
Subscript |
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+> |
⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+> |
Make the selected text fragment smaller placing 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 placing 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 will be aligned with the paragraph margins. |
Align right |
Ctrl+R |
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Align right with the text lined up on 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 on 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. |