Keyboard Shortcut Keys for PowerPoint 2013 – Using the Ctrl key

Ctrl + A

Selects all slides objects in normal view
Selects all text
Changes the pointer to an arrow in slide show mode

Ctrl + D

Duplicates slide objects, slides, images and shapes

Ctrl + Shift + D

Duplicates an active slide

Ctrl + E

Center Aligns selected text
Changes the pointer to an eraser in slide show mode

Ctrl + G

Groups selected slide objects

Ctrl + Shift + G

Ungroups selected slide objects

Ctrl + H

Opens the Find and Replace dialog box
Hides the pointer and navigation buttons in slide show mode

Ctrl + Shift + H

Shows/ hides the notes pane

Ctrl + Shift + N

Duplicates the active presentation

Ctrl + K

Insert hyperlink on selected image, object or text

Ctrl + M

Inserts a new slide in normal and slide sorter mode
Inserts a new master slide in the slide master view

Ctrl + P

Reveals print options
Changes the pointer to a pen in slide show view

Ctrl + Q

Exit PowerPoint

Ctrl + Alt + V

Opens paste special dialog box

Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4

Closes active presentation

Ctrl + F1

Hides/ unhides ribbon

Ctrl + F2

Print preview

Ctrl + Tab

Switches between open PowerPoint presentations

Ctrl + Space

Resets all text formatting to default

Ctrl + Enter

Switches to the next text placeholder in the presentation
Adds a new slide

Ctrl + Shift + F or Ctrl + Shift + P

Opens the font dialog box (provided the text is selected)

Ctrl + Shift + C

Copy object attributes (similar to the Format Painter)

Ctrl + Shift + V

Paste object attributes (similar to the Format Painter)

Ctrl + Shift + > or Ctrl + ]

Increase font size

Ctrl + Shift + < or Ctrl + [

Decrease font size<

Ctrl + Shift + = or Ctrl + Shift + Alt + >

Superscript selected text

Ctrl + = or Ctrl + Shift + Alt + <

Subscript selected text
Function Key Shortcuts

Shift + F3

Toggle the case of selected text (sentence, lowercase and uppercase)

Shift + F4

Repeat the last Find action, after the Find dialog box is closed

Shift + F5

Run in slide show mode from the current slide onwards

Shift + F9 or Alt + F9

Shows or hides the grid and guides

Shift + Home

Selects text to the beginning of the line

Shift + End

Selects text to the end of the line

Shift + Ctrl + Home

Selects all text from the cursor’s current position to the beginning of the active text object

Shift + Ctrl + End

Selects all text from the cursor’s current position to the end of the active text object