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Audio Visual Services

Keyboard Shortcuts, etc. in  PowerPoint Presentations (For PC)

You can use the following shortcuts while running your slide show in full-screen mode.
 

N, ENTER, PAGE DOWN, RIGHT ARROW, DOWN ARROW, or the SPACEBAR (or click the mouse) Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide
P, PAGE UP, LEFT ARROW, UP ARROW, or BACKSPACE Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide
<number>+ENTER Go to slide <number>
B or Full Stop Display a black screen, or return to the slide show from a black screen
W or COMMA Display a white screen, or return to the slide show from a white screen
S or PLUS SIGN Stop or restart an automatic slide show
ESC, CTRL+BREAK, or HYPHEN End a slide show
E Erase on-screen annotations
H Go to next hidden slide
T Set new timings while rehearsing
O Use original timings while rehearsing
M Use mouse-click to advance while rehearsing
Both mouse buttons for 2 seconds Return to the first slide
CTRL+P Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to a pen
CTRL+A Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to an arrow
CTRL+H Hide the pointer and button immediately
CTRL+U Hide the pointer and button in 15 seconds
SHIFT+F10 (or right-click) Display the shortcut menu
TAB Go to the first or next hyperlink on a slide
SHIFT+TAB Go to the last or previous hyperlink on a slide
ENTER while a hyperlink is selected Perform the "mouse click" behavior of the selected hyperlink
SHIFT+ENTER while a hyperlink is selected Perform the "mouse over" behavior of the selected hyperlink


Tip: You can press F1 during a slide show to see a list of controls.

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Author: Paul M Smith last updated 18/01/05 This document has been approved by the Head of Department.
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