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Microsoft PowerPoint

Select objects

CtrlA

Windows Desktop app Microsoft 365 desktop

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In Microsoft PowerPoint, Ctrl + A will select objects. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Slide canvas

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

Select everything Adobe After Effects Cmd + A
Select everything Audacity Ctrl + A
Select all the text in the field Bitwarden Cmd + A
Select everything Blender A
Select everything on the page ChromeOS Ctrl + A
Select everything Eclipse IDE Ctrl + A
Select every note in the list Evernote Cmd + A
Select every clip Final Cut Pro Cmd + A
Select all Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + A
Select everything GarageBand Cmd + A
Select all visible items Google Drive Cmd + A
Select the whole image GIMP Ctrl + A

More Microsoft PowerPoint shortcuts

Regroup objects Ctrl + Shift + J
Rotate clockwise Alt + Right arrow
Rotate counterclockwise Alt + Left arrow
Insert equation Alt + =
Delete previous word Ctrl + Backspace
Start slideshow F5
Present current Shift + F5
Presenter view Alt + F5

See every Microsoft PowerPoint shortcut

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