Working with Presentation |
Open 'File' panel |
Alt+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' panel |
Ctrl+F |
Open the Search panel to start searching for a character/word/phrase in the currently edited presentation. |
Open 'Comments' panel |
Ctrl+Shift+H |
Open the Comments panel to add your own comment or reply to other users' comments. |
Open comment field |
Alt+H |
Open a data entry field where you can add the text of your comment. |
Open 'Chat' panel |
Alt+Q |
Open the Chat panel and send a message. |
Save presentation |
Ctrl+S |
Save all the changes to the presentation currently edited with Presentation Editor. |
Print presentation |
Ctrl+P |
Print the presentation with one of the available printers or save it to a file. |
Save As (Download As) |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
Save the currently edited presentation to the computer hard disk drive in one of the supported formats: PDF, PPTX. |
Full screen |
F11 |
Switch to the full screen view to fit Presentation Editor into your screen. |
Help menu |
F1 |
Open Presentation Editor Help menu. |
Navigation |
The first slide |
Home |
Go to the first slide of the currently edited presentation. |
The last slide |
End |
Go to the last slide of the currently edited presentation. |
Next slide |
PgDn |
Go to the next slide of the currently edited presentation. |
Previous slide |
PgUp |
Go to the previous slide of the currently edited presentation. |
Select the next shape |
Tab |
Select the next shape after the currently selected one. |
Select the previous shape |
Shift+Tab |
Select the previous shape before the currently selected one. |
Zoom In |
Ctrl++ |
Zoom in the currently edited presentation. |
Zoom Out |
Ctrl+- |
Zoom out the currently edited presentation. |
Performing Actions on Slides |
New slide |
Ctrl+M |
Create a new slide and add it after the selected one in the list. |
Duplicate slide |
Ctrl+D |
Duplicate the selected slide in the list. |
Move slide up |
Ctrl+Up ARROW |
Move the selected slide above the previous one in the list. |
Move slide down |
Ctrl+Down ARROW |
Move the selected slide below the following one in the list. |
Move slide to beginning |
Ctrl+Shift+Up ARROW |
Move the selected slide to the very first position in the list. |
Move slide to end |
Ctrl+Shift+Down ARROW |
Move the selected slide to the very last position in the list. |
Performing Actions on Objects |
Create a copy |
Ctrl+drag or Ctrl+D |
Hold down the Ctrl key when dragging the selected object or press Ctrl+D to create its copy. |
Group |
Ctrl+G |
Group the selected objects. |
Ungroup |
Ctrl+Shift+G |
Ungroup the selected group of objects. |
Modifying Objects |
Constrain movement |
Shift+drag |
Constrain the movement of the selected object horizontally or vertically. |
Set 15-degree-rotation |
Shift+drag (when rotating) |
Constrain the rotation angle to 15 degree increments. |
Maintain proportions |
Shift+drag (when resizing) |
Maintain the proportions of the selected object when resizing. |
Movement pixel by pixel |
Ctrl |
Hold down the Ctrl key and use the keybord arrows to move the selected object by one pixel at a time. |
Previewing Presentation |
Start preview from the beginning |
Ctrl+F5 |
Start a presentation from the beginning. |
Navigate forward |
ENTER, PAGE DOWN, RIGHT ARROW, DOWN ARROW, or SPACEBAR |
Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide. |
Navigate backward |
PAGE UP, LEFT ARROW, UP ARROW |
Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide. |
Close preview |
ESC |
End a presentation. |
Undo and Redo |
Undo |
Ctrl+Z |
Reverse the latest performed action. |
Redo |
Ctrl+Y |
Repeat the latest undone action. |
Cut, Copy, and Paste |
Cut |
Ctrl+X, Shift+Delete |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Apply the previously copied formatting to the text in the currently edited text box. |
Selecting with the Mouse |
Add to the selected fragment |
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 |
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+Arrow |
Select the text character by character. |
Select text from cursor to beginning of line |
Shift+Home |
Select a text fragment from the cursor to the beginning of the current line. |
Select text from cursor to end of line |
Shift+End |
Select a text fragment from the cursor to the end of the current line. |
Text Styling |
Bold |
Ctrl+B |
Make the font of the selected text fragment bold giving it more weight. |
Italic |
Ctrl+I |
Make the font of the selected text fragment italicized giving it some right side tilt. |
Underline |
Ctrl+U |
Make the selected text fragment underlined with the line going under the letters. |
Subscript |
Ctrl+.(dot) |
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+,(comma) |
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 |
Create an unordered bulleted list from the selected text fragment or start a new one. |
Remove formatting |
Ctrl+Spacebar |
Remove formatting from the selected text fragment. |
Increase font |
Ctrl+] |
Increase the size of the font for the selected text fragment 1 point. |
Decrease font |
Ctrl+[ |
Decrease the size of the font for the selected text fragment 1 point. |
Align center/left |
Ctrl+E |
Switch a paragraph between centered and left-aligned. |
Align justified/left |
Ctrl+J |
Switch a paragraph between justified and left-aligned. |
Align right/left |
Ctrl+R |
Switch a paragraph between right-aligned and left-aligned. |
Align left |
Ctrl+L |
Align left with the text lined up by the left side of the text box, the right side remains unaligned. |