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Microsoft PowerPoint

Cut selection

CtrlX

Windows Desktop app Microsoft 365 desktop

Practice this

Press Ctrl + X to cut selection in Microsoft PowerPoint. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Selection

Where this comes from

Use keyboard shortcuts to create PowerPoint presentations

Documentation checked on 2026-09-11. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

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More Microsoft PowerPoint shortcuts

Paste clipboard Ctrl + V
Undo change Ctrl + Z
Redo change Ctrl + Y
Open presentation Ctrl + O
Save presentation Ctrl + S
Save As Ctrl + Shift + S
Print Ctrl + P
Bold Ctrl + B

See every Microsoft PowerPoint shortcut

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