
In Slide Sorter view, the animation icon is displayed under all slides that have animation applied to them. You can have an action button start a video, give information, play a sound, or move to a hyperlink.Īnimation effects are builds, movement, and other special effects that can be applied to objects and text to add interest and variety to a presentation.

Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert: Copy selected text, selected object(s), or selected slide(s).Ctrl+X: Cut selected text, selected object(s), or selected slide(s).Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down Arrow: Move a slide to the beginning or end of your presentation (click on a slide thumbnail first).Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow: Move a slide up or down in your presentation (click on a slide thumbnail first).End: Go to the last slide, or from within a text box, go to the end of the line.Home: Go to the first slide, or from within a text box, go to the beginning of the line.Shift+Tab: Select or move to the previous object on a slide.Tab: Select or move to the next object on a slide.Ctrl+A: Select all text in a text box, all objects on a slide, or all slides in a presentation (for the latter, click on a slide thumbnail first).Navigating and Selecting Text, Objects & Slides Ctrl+Tab: Switch between open presentations.

Ctrl+F: Search in a presentation or use Find and Replace.Alt+Q: Go to the “Tell me what you want to do” box.Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4: Close a presentation.F12 or Alt+F2: Open the Save As dialog box.Microsoft PowerPoint Glossary & Keyboard Shortcuts PowerPoint Glossary (below) PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts General Keyboard Shortcuts
