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Keynote keyboard shortcuts

86 shortcuts, from Shortivo Keys last checked on September 14, 2026.

Clipboard 3 shortcuts

Action Mac
Paste the selection Anywhere Cmd + V
Paste the paragraph style Editing text Option + Cmd + V
Paste and match the destination style Editing text Option + Shift + Cmd + V

Comments and review 6 shortcuts

Action Mac
Quit Keynote Anywhere Cmd + Q
Add a comment to the selection Text, object or cell selected Shift + Cmd + K
Show the next comment Anywhere Option + Cmd + K
Show or hide presenter notes Presenting Shift + Cmd + P
Scroll the presenter notes up Presenting U
Scroll the presenter notes down Presenting D

Editing 7 shortcuts

Action Mac
Show or hide the toolbar Anywhere Option + Cmd + T
Undo the last action Anywhere Cmd + Z
Redo the last action Anywhere Shift + Cmd + Z
Center the text Editing text Cmd + |
Justify the text Editing text Option + Cmd + |
Insert a nonbreaking space Editing text Option + Space
Check spelling and grammar Anywhere Cmd + ;

Files and printing 4 shortcuts

Action Mac
Open the theme chooser Anywhere Cmd + N
Open the settings window Anywhere Cmd + ,
Find the next match Find window open Cmd + G
Find the previous match Find window open Shift + Cmd + G

Formulas and data 3 shortcuts

Action Mac
Add a table row above Table cells selected Option + Up arrow
Add a table row below Table cells selected Option + Down arrow
Merge the selected cells Table cells selected Ctrl + Cmd + M

Paragraphs and lists 7 shortcuts

Action Mac
Show or hide the object list Anywhere Shift + Cmd + L
Align the text to the left Editing text Cmd + {
Align the text to the right Editing text Cmd + }
Decrease the indent level Editing text Cmd + [
Increase the indent level Editing text Cmd + ]
Copy the paragraph style Editing text Option + Cmd + C
Insert a line break Editing text Shift + Return

Presenting 29 shortcuts

Action Mac
Open a presentation Anywhere Cmd + O
Save the presentation Anywhere Cmd + S
Save the presentation under a new name Anywhere Option + Shift + Cmd + S
Duplicate the presentation Anywhere Shift + Cmd + S
Print the presentation Anywhere Cmd + P
Zoom in on the slide Slide canvas Shift + Cmd + >
Zoom out of the slide Slide canvas Shift + Cmd + <
Return to actual size Slide canvas Cmd + 0
Fit the slide in the window Slide canvas Option + Cmd + 0
Show the rulers Slide canvas Cmd + R
Enter or leave slide layout editing Anywhere Shift + Cmd + E
Go to a specific slide Anywhere Ctrl + Cmd + G
Find text in the presentation Anywhere Cmd + F
Skip or show a slide in the show Slide navigator Shift + Cmd + H
Play the presentation Anywhere Option + Cmd + P
Go back through viewed slides Presenting Z
Pause the presentation Presenting F
Pause on a black screen Presenting B
Pause on a white screen Presenting W
Show or hide the pointer Presenting C
Show the slide number Presenting S
Swap the main and presenter displays Presenting X
Reset the presenter timer Presenting R
Leave the presentation Presenting Esc
Hide the show and switch to the last app Presenting H
Show or hide the shortcut list Presenting ?
Pause or resume a playing video Video on a slide K
Rewind the video Video on a slide J
Fast forward the video Video on a slide L

Selection 18 shortcuts

Action Mac
Use the selected text for Find Editing text Cmd + E
Scroll to the selection Anywhere Cmd + J
Bold the selected text Editing text Cmd + B
Italicize the selected text Editing text Cmd + I
Underline the selected text Editing text Cmd + U
Turn text or an object into a link Text or object selected Cmd + K
Cut the selection Anywhere Cmd + X
Copy the selection Anywhere Cmd + C
Send the object to the back Object selected Shift + Cmd + B
Bring the object to the front Object selected Shift + Cmd + F
Send the object back one layer Object selected Option + Shift + Cmd + B
Bring the object forward one layer Object selected Option + Shift + Cmd + F
Group the selected objects Objects selected Option + Cmd + G
Ungroup the selected objects Group selected Option + Shift + Cmd + G
Lock the selected objects Objects selected Cmd + L
Unlock the selected objects Objects selected Option + Cmd + L
Duplicate the object Object selected Cmd + D
Mask or unmask the object Image selected Shift + Cmd + M

Tabs and windows 1 shortcut

Action Mac
Close the window Anywhere Cmd + W

Text formatting 6 shortcuts

Action Mac
Show the Fonts window Editing text Cmd + T
Show the Colors window Anywhere Shift + Cmd + C
Make the font bigger Editing text Cmd + +
Make the font smaller Editing text Cmd + -
Make the text superscript Editing text Ctrl + Cmd + +
Make the text subscript Editing text Ctrl + Cmd + -

View and zoom 2 shortcuts

Action Mac
Enter full screen view Anywhere Ctrl + Cmd + F
Show or hide the inspector sidebars Anywhere Option + Cmd + I

From Shortivo at https://shortivo.net/platforms/keynote/. A dot means the maker does not document a key for that system. Nothing on this sheet was converted from one system to another.