Presentation keyboard shortcuts for PowerPoint
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts while you run your presentation in full screen mode.
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Start a presentation from the beginning. | F5 |
| Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide. | N, ENTER, PAGE DOWN, RIGHT ARROW, DOWN ARROW, or SPACEBAR |
| Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide. | P, PAGE UP, LEFT ARROW, UP ARROW, or BACKSPACE |
| Go to slide number. | number+ENTER |
| Display a blank black slide, or return to the presentation from a blank black slide. | B or PERIOD |
| Display a blank white slide, or return to the presentation from a blank white slide. | W or COMMA |
| Stop or restart an automatic presentation. | S |
| End a presentation. | ESC or HYPHEN |
| Erase on-screen annotations. | E |
| Go to the next slide, if the next slide is hidden. | H |
| Set new timings while rehearsing. | T |
| Use original timings while rehearsing. | O |
| Use mouse-click to advance while rehearsing. | M |
| Return to the first slide. | 1+ENTER |
| Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to a pen. | CTRL+P |
| Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to an arrow. | CTRL+A |
| Hide the pointer and navigation button immediately. | CTRL+H |
| Hide the pointer and navigation button in 15 seconds. | CTRL+U |
| Display the shortcut menu. | SHIFT+F10 |
| Go to the first or next hyperlink on a slide. | TAB |
| Go to the last or previous hyperlink on a slide. | SHIFT+TAB |
| Perform the "mouse click" behavior of the selected hyperlink. | ENTER while a hyperlink is selected |
Tip You can press F1 during your presentation to see a list of controls.