You may find that using keyboard shortcuts in PowerPoint is more convenient than using the scroll bar. The function of some PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts depends on whether you’re editing in a text box or navigating in a presentation.
Navigating in PowerPoint
The following table lists the most common navigation shortcuts in PowerPoint.
| Press This | PowerPoint Text Box | PowerPoint Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| Up arrow | One line up | Previous slide |
| Down arrow | One line down | Previous slide |
| Right arrow | One character to the right | Next slide |
| Left arrow | One character to the left | Previous slide |
| Tab | Next tab stop | Next placeholder box on this slide |
| Shift+Tab | Next tab stop | Previous placeholder box on this slide |
| Ctrl+arrow key | Right arrow or left arrow: one word to the left or right; up arrow: one paragraph up or down | Right arrow or left arrow: one word to the left or right;up arrow: one paragraph up or down |
| Home | Beginning of the line | First slide |
| End | End of the line | Last slide |
| Ctrl+Home | Beginning of the text box | First slide |
| Ctrl+End | End of the text box | Last slide |
| Page Down | Next slide | Next slide |
| Ctrl+Page Down | Next slide | Next slide |
| Ctrl+Page Up | Previous slide | Previous slide |
Selecting text in PowerPoint
To select text in PowerPoint, you can either
Drag the mouse pointer across it (holding down the left mouse button)
Click where you want to start and then hold down Shift as you press the arrow keys to extend the selection.
When text is selected, its background changes color. The color depends on the color scheme in use. With the default color scheme, the background color is light blue.
The following table shows keyboard shortcuts to help you select text.
| Press This | PowerPoint Extends Selection This Much |
|---|---|
| Shift+left arrow or right arrow | One character in arrow direction |
| Shift+up arrow | One line in arrow direction |
| Ctrl+Shift+left arrow | The end of the word |
| Ctrl+Shift+right arrow | The beginning of the word |
| Ctrl+Shift+up arrow | The end of the current paragraph (if in a text box) |
| Ctrl+Shift+up arrow | The beginning of the current paragraph (if in a text box) |
| Ctrl+Shift+End | The end of the current text box (if in a text box) |
| Ctrl+Shift+Home | The beginning of the current text box (if in a text box) |
| Ctrl+A | All slides |
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