Microsoft PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts
Slide editing shortcuts, with slideshow controls kept separate.
46 shortcuts Windows checked September 11, 2026
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This app has a Windows catalog in Shortivo. No other operating system is published for it yet.
8 actions and 8 key variants match.
- Microsoft PowerPoint Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Copy selection Selection | Windows CtrlC | Source |
| Cut selection Selection | Windows CtrlX | Source |
| Paste clipboard Destination | Windows CtrlV | Source |
| Copy formatting Selected text or object | Windows CtrlShiftC | Source |
| Paste formatting Selected text or object | Windows CtrlShiftV | Source |
| Copy animation Animation painter | Windows AltShiftC | Source |
| Paste animation Animation painter | Windows AltShiftV | Source |
| Paste Special Clipboard | Windows CtrlAltV | Source |
About Microsoft PowerPoint and its shortcuts
PowerPoint splits cleanly into two modes, and so do its shortcuts. While you are building a deck you work with slides, objects, alignment and text. While you are presenting, the keyboard becomes the remote control for moving through slides, blanking the screen and reaching the presenter view. The second set is small, worth memorising, and useful in a room where you cannot look down.
Shortivo publishes the Windows list for PowerPoint. The presenting controls in particular differ on Mac and in PowerPoint for the web, so treat these as the desktop Windows set rather than as universal ones until the Mac list is checked and added.
Where the Microsoft PowerPoint keys came from
Read from 2 documentation pages published by the makers of Microsoft PowerPoint. Report a key that is wrong
- Use keyboard shortcuts to create PowerPoint presentations
- Use keyboard shortcuts to deliver PowerPoint presentations
To see how one action is done in other apps as well as Microsoft PowerPoint, browse the shortcuts by task. Shortcuts by task