Keyboard shortcuts
Throughout this book, we provide information about how to perform tasks quickly and efficiently by using keyboard shortcuts. This section presents information about keyboard shortcuts that are built in to PowerPoint 2016 and Microsoft Office 2016, and about custom keyboard shortcuts.
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In the following lists, keys you press at the same time are separated by a plus sign (+), and keys you press sequentially are separated by a comma (,).
PowerPoint 2016 keyboard shortcuts
This section provides a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts built into PowerPoint 2016. The list has been excerpted from PowerPoint Help and formatted in tables for convenient lookup.
Move between panes
Work in an outline
Work with shapes and objects
Select text and objects
Move around in and work in tables
1. Press Tab or Shift+Tab to select the object you want.
2. Press Shift+F10 to display the shortcut menu.
3. Press the Down Arrow key until the Object command is selected, press the Right Arrow key to select Edit, and then press Enter.
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The name of the command in the shortcut menu depends on the type of embedded or linked object. For example, an embedded Microsoft Excel worksheet has the command Worksheet Object, whereas an embedded Microsoft Visio Drawing has the command Visio Object.
Format and align characters and paragraphs
Change or resize the font
Apply character formats
Align paragraphs
Manage a presentation
Use the following keyboard shortcuts while running a presentation in Slide Show view.
Run a slide show
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Press F1 during a presentation to display a list of controls.
Office 2016 keyboard shortcuts
This section provides a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts available in all Office 2016 programs, including PowerPoint.
Display and use windows
Use the Open and Save As dialog boxes
Use the Backstage view
Navigate the ribbon
Follow these steps:
1. Press Alt to display the KeyTips over each feature in the current view.
2. Press the letter shown in the KeyTip over the feature that you want to use.
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To cancel the action and hide the KeyTips, press Alt.
Change the keyboard focus without using the mouse
Access and use available actions
