Powerpoint Shortcuts and Tips :
Menu structure
Alt : keyboard access to the menu
Selecting
Ctrl + select : multiple selections (toggle on/off)
Ctrl + A : Select All
Tab & shift + tab : Select Next/Last object
Home-arrange-selectionpane : For easier selecting in complex slides
Tables
Tab : Next Cell Shift Tab : Last Cell
Ctrl Tab : Tab in cell
Tab at end of table : New Line
Create Handouts
2007 : Windows-button – Publish – Create handout in Microsoft Office Word
Editing Objects & text
Ctrl + C : Copy Ctrl + X : Cut Ctrl + V : Paste Ctrl + D : Duplicate
Ctrl + Z : Undo Ctrl + Y : Redo
Shift CTRL + C : Copy Format Shift CTRL + V : Paste Format
Shift + Drag : Move horizontally or vertically
Alt + Drag : Move without snapping to grid
Ctrl + Drag : Copy & Paste
Shift + Draw : Equal height and width
Alt + Draw : Draw without snapping to grid
Ctrl + Draw : Draw from the centre
Arrow : Move according to grid Shift+Arrow: Move one point at a time
All combinations of Shift, Ctrl and Alt are possible
Editing Text
Shift + Enter : New Line
Ctrl + I : Italic Ctrl + B : Bold Ctrl + U : Underline Ctrl + spacebar: Normal
Ctrl + L : Left Align Ctrl + E : Centre Align Ctrl + R : Right Align Ctrl + J : Justified
Ctrl + T : Open Font Window
Slideshow
F5 : Start Slideshow Shift F5 : Start Show at current slide
B (or Z or N): Black Screen W (or B): White
Spacebar : Next Slide Backspace : Last Slide
Number + enter : Go to Slide Nr
USE Presenter view !! (2007 : Slide Show – Use presenter view)
