The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Praxis

Volume 10   Issue 2  March 2006

 
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Praxis is a publication of the Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA

Editor: Pat Morrison
Designer: Nozomi Yokoo

619-644-7747

catl@gcccd.net

http://www.grossmont.net/catl

 

  PowerPoint Shortcuts

Action

Keystroke

 

Document actions

Open a presentation

CTRL+O

New presentation

CTRL+N

Save As

F12

Save

CTRL+S

Print

CTRL+P

Help

F1

 

Presentation actions

Begin slide show

F5

Next slide

ENTER or
Down arrow key

Previous slide

BACKSPACE or
Up arrow key

Activate pen tool

CTRL+P

Erase pen strokes

E

Deactivate pen tool

CTRL+A

Show/Hide black screen

B

Show/Hide white screen

W

Show/Hide pointer & button

A

End slide show

ESC

 

Action

Keystroke

 

Formatting

Select all

CTRL+A

Copy

CTRL+C

Cut

CTRL+X

Paste

CTRL+V

Undo

CTRL+Z

Redo

CTRL+Y

Bold

CTRL+B

Italics

CTRL+I

Underline

CTRL+U

Left justified

CTRL+L

Center justified

CTRL+E

Right justified

CTRL+R

Promote list item

ALT+SHIFT+Left arrow

Demote list item

ALT+SHIFT+Right arrow or TAB

 

Editing

Find

CTRL+F

Replace

CTRL+H

Insert hyperlink

CTRL+K

New slide

CTRL+M

Spell checker

F7

Macros

ALT+F8

 

 


 

   

More With PowerPoint

  • Select Slide Show|Slide Transition from the menu bar.
  • From the Effect section, choose a transition from the drop-down menu and notice the preview after the transition is selected. Select a speed for the transition as well.
  • Under Advance, check "On mouse click" for the slide transition to occur by clicking the mouse or using keystrokes or check "Automatically after" and a number of seconds if the transition should occur automatically.
  • Select a Sound if necessary and check the Loop until next sound if it should keep repeating until the next sound is played.
  • Click Apply to All if the transition effects should be added to every slide or Apply if the effects should be added only to the current slide.

Tips and Tricks

  • Popup menu on right mouse click - Check this box if you want to be able to access the shortcut menu during a presentation.
  • Show popup menu button - Check this box to activate the menu button that appears in the bottom, left corner of the screen during a presentation.
    [menu button]
  • End with black slide - Insert a blank, black slide to the end of the presentation.

 

Pat Morrison