I. Intro
You can use keyboard shortcuts to perform actions on slides, including finding and replacing text, copying and pasting content, bolding text, and starting your presentation.
II. Steps
View shortcuts
Press Ctrl + / (Windows) or ⌘ + / (Mac) on any slide to view all shortcuts to the right. Alternatively, hover over the ? icon in the lower-right corner of a slide and click Keyboard Shortcuts.
Use shortcuts
General shortcuts
While creating and editing slides, you use the following common shortcuts.
Action | Windows | Mac |
Find | Ctrl + F | ⌘ + F |
Find and replace | Ctrl + Shift + F | ⌘ + Shift + H |
Comment Note: Comment on the selected slide | Ctrl + Option + M | ⌘ + Option + M |
Undo | Ctrl + Z | ⌘ + Z |
Redo | Ctrl + Shift + Z | ⌘ + Shift + Z |
Copy | Ctrl + C | ⌘ + C |
Duplicate Note: Generate a duplicate of the selected object/slide. | Ctrl + D | ⌘ + D |
Cut | Ctrl + X | ⌘ + X |
Paste | Ctrl + V | ⌘ + V |
Select all | Ctrl + A | ⌘ + A |
Delete | Delete | Delete |
Move up one layer | Ctrl + ↑ | ⌘ + ↑ |
Move down one layer | Ctrl + ↓ | ⌘ + ↓ |
Move to top | Ctrl + Shift + ↑ | ⌘ + Shift + ↑ |
Move to bottom | Ctrl + Shift + ↓ | ⌘ + Shift + ↓ |
Align left | Alt + A | Option + A |
Center horizontally | Alt + H | Option + H |
Align right | Alt + D | Option + D |
Align top | Alt + W | Option + W |
Center vertically | Alt + V | Option + V |
Align bottom | Alt + S | Option + S |
Vertical distribution Note: Select three or more elements to distribute them vertically. | Ctrl + Option + V | ⌘ + Option + V |
Horizontal distribution Note: Select three or more elements to distribute them horizontally. | Ctrl + Option + H | ⌘ + Option + H |
New slide Note: Select the location where you want to add the slide in the left slide thumbnail pane before performing this shortcut. | Ctrl + M or Enter | Ctrl + M or Enter |
Duplicate selected objects | Alt +Drag | Option + Drag |
Select multiple objects | Shift/Ctrl + Click | Shift/⌘ + Click |
Lock aspect ratio Note: Resize the selected object proportionally according to the original aspect ratio. | Shift + Resize | Shift + Resize |
Resize objects from their center | Alt + Resize | Option + Resize |
Exit text editing | Esc | Esc |
Presentation shortcuts
In presentation mode, you can use the following shortcuts:
Action | Windows | Mac |
Present from current slide | Ctrl + Enter | ⌘ + Enter |
Start presentation from beginning | Ctrl + Shift + Enter | ⌘ + Shift + Enter |
Previous slide | ↑ or ← | ↑ or ← |
Next slide | Space or ↓ or → | Space or ↓ or → |
Exit presentation mode | Esc | Esc |
Text shortcuts
When editing text, you can use the following shortcuts:
Action | Windows | Mac |
Bold | Ctrl + B | ⌘ + B |
Italic | Ctrl + I | ⌘ + I |
Underline | Ctrl + U | ⌘ + U |
Strikethrough | Ctrl + Shift + X | ⌘ + Shift + X |
Indent | Tab | Tab |
Cancel indent | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab |
Numbered list | 1.+ space | 1.+ space |
Bulleted list | *+space | *+space |
Grouping shortcuts
When grouping different objects, you can use the following shortcuts:
Action | Windows | Mac |
Group | Ctrl + G | ⌘ + G |
Ungroup | Ctrl + Shift + G | ⌘ + Shift + G |
Moving shortcuts
When moving objects, you can use the following shortcuts.
Action | Shortcut |
Move up | ↑ |
Move down | ↓ |
Move left | ← |
Move right | → |
Move object vertically or horizontally | Shift + Drag |