PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl D: To copy a picture or slide, you would usually use copy/paste, and you still can. But in PowerPoint, for some reason, they combined the copy/paste into Ctrl D for "Duplicate". (I wish they carried that through to their other softwares, but so far I can only use it in PowerPoint. But I like it.

F5: To quickly launch your show from the beginning slide, hit the F5 above your keyboard.

Shift + F5: To quickly launch your show from the slide currently selected, hit Shift F5.

Ctrl M: To add a new slide at any point, press Ctrl M. (Ctrl N creates an entirely new presentation.)

Tab at bullet: To Demote a bullet point (making it a sub bullet), press tab at the front of the text.

Shift Tab at bullet: To Promote a bullet point, (make it a lead bullet), press tab at the front of the text.

B: During a presentation, tapping 'B' or '.' (period) will Blackout the screen and pause your show. Tap it again to clear it.

W: During a presentation, tapping 'W' or ',' (comma) will Whiteout the screen and pause your show. Tap it again to clear it.

# Enter: During a show, typing a slide # and pressing enter will 'Go To' that slide.