To get to the ribbon, press Alt, and then, to move between tabs, use the Right Arrow and Left Arrow keys.
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To go directly to a tab on the ribbon, press one of the following access keys:
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Note: Add-ins and other programs may add new tabs to the ribbon and may provide access keys for those tabs.
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To move to the list of ribbon tabs, press Alt; to go directly to a tab, press a keyboard shortcut.
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To move between commands, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab. You move forward or backward through the commands in order. You can also press the arrow keys.
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Controls are activated in different ways, depending upon the type of control:
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If the selected command is a button, to activate it, press Spacebar or Enter.
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If the selected command is a split button (that is, a button that opens a menu of additional options), to activate it, press Alt+Down Arrow. Tab through the options. To select the current option, press Spacebar or Enter.
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If the selected command is a list (such as the Font list), to open the list, press the Down Arrow key. Then, to move between items, press the arrow keys. When the item you want is selected, press Enter.
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If the selected command is a gallery, to select the command, press the Spacebar or Enter. Then, tab through the items.
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Note: The cursor must be between words to do this.
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1. To select the object you want, press Tab or Shift+Tab
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2. To open the shortcut menu, press Shift+F10
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3. To select Worksheet Object, press the Down Arrow key until it's selected
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4. To select Edit, press the Right Arrow key and then press Enter
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Note: The name of the command in the shortcut menu depends on the type of embedded or linked object. For example, an embedded Microsoft Office Excel worksheet has the command Worksheet Object, whereas an embedded Microsoft Office Visio Drawing has the command Visio Object.
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Use the Insert Comment command (Alt+N then L) to open the Comments Pane before using these keyboard shortcuts.
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To reorder sections of slides in a slide deck:
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For more information about assigning custom keyboard shortcuts to menu items, recorded macros, and Visual Basic for Applications etc., hit the source link below.
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Source: Microsoft Office Support
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Close PowerPoint |
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Start the slide show |
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Change the font size for selected text |
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Change the zoom for the slide |
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Insert a picture |
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Insert a shape |
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Select a theme |
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Select a slide layout |
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Expand text below a heading |
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Collapse text below a heading |
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Promote a paragraph |
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Demote a paragraph |
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Move selected paragraphs up |
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Move selected paragraphs down |
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Switch between the Thumbnail pane and the Outline View pane |
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Delete one word to the left |
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Copy animation painter |
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Move to the preceding cell |
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Insert a tab in a cell |
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Show heading level 1 |
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(repeat until the object you want is selected) Select another object (when one object is selected) |
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Move the focus to commands on the ribbon |
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Move to the next or previous command on the ribbon |
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Send object back one position |
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Send object forward one position |
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Select the active tab of the ribbon and activate the access keys |
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Open the File page |
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Open the Animations tab |
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Open the Slide Show tab |
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Open the Review tab |
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Open the View tab |
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then enter search term: Open the Tell me box |
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Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing) |
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Delete one character to the left |
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Increase the font size |
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Apply italic formatting |
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Left align a paragraph |
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Move slide to beginning |
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Move slide to end |
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Move section to beginning |
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Move section to end |
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Send object to back |
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Send object to front |
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Select to the end of a word |
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Select to the beginning of a word |
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Decrease the font size |
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Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing) |
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Remove manual character formatting, such as subscript and superscript |
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Insert a hyperlink |
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Copy formats |
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Paste formats |
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Apply an underline |
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Justify a paragraph |
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Open the Font dialog box to change the font |
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Select one character to the right |
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Select one character to the left |
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Play or pause media |
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Delete one word to the right |
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Copy formatting only |
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Paste formatting only |
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Paste animation painter |
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Open Paste Special dialog box |
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Move up one paragraph |
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Move down one paragraph |
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Move to the end of a text box |
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Move to the beginning of a text box |
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Move to the next title or body text placeholder. If it is the last placeholder on a slide, this action inserts a new slide with the same slide layout as the original slide. |
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Move one word to the left |
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Move one word to the right |
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Select one line up (with the cursor at the beginning of a line) |
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Select one line down (with the cursor at the beginning of a line) |
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Move counterclockwise among panes in Normal view |
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Display the context menu for the selected item |
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Move section up in order |
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Move section down in order |
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Move slide up in order |
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Move slide down in order |
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Right align a paragraph |
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Move the focus to a different pane |
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Move to the next or previous command on the ribbon |
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Move clockwise among panes in Normal view |
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Move down, up, left, or right, respectively, among the items on the ribbon |
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Expand or collapse the ribbon |
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End the slide show |
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Activate the selected command or control on the ribbon |
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Open the selected menu or gallery on the ribbon |
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Open the selected list on the ribbon, such as the Font list |
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Move between items in an opened menu or gallery |
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Finish modifying a value in a control on the ribbon, and move the focus back to the document |
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Select an object (when the text inside the object is selected) |
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(repeat until the object you want is selected) Select another object (when one object is selected) |
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Select text within an object (with an object selected) |
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(on the Slides tab) Select all objects |
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Open the Home tab |
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Open the Insert tab |
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Open the Design tab |
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Open the Transitions tab |
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Select the active tab of the ribbon and activate the access keys |
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Move the focus to commands on the ribbon |
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Go to the next slide |
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Go to the previous slide |
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Go to the Home tab |
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Move to the Insert tab |
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Cut selected text, object, or slide |
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Copy selected text, object, or slide |
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Paste cut or copied text, object, or slide |
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Undo the last action |
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Save the presentation |
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Create new presentation |
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