Shortcut keys in Mac version

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Shortcut keys in Mac version

Note: For most shortcut keys with the Cmd key, you can also use the Ctrl key instead of the Cmd key. For the shortcut key Cmd+S, for example, you can also press Ctrl+S.

In the Mac version, the following shortcut keys are available:

Shortcut keys for commands

 

Command

 

Shortcut key

 

Quick access toolbar: Undo last command

 

Cmd+Z

 

Quick access toolbar: Redo

 

Cmd+Y

 

File | New

 

Cmd+N

 

File | Open

 

Cmd+O

 

File | Close

 

Cmd+F4 or Cmd+W

 

File | Save

 

Cmd+S

 

File | Print

 

Cmd+P

 

File | File manager

 

F12

 

File | Exit

 

Alt+F4 or Cmd+Q

 

Home | Paste

 

Cmd+V

 

Home | Paste Special

 

Cmd+Alt+V

 

Home | Cut

 

Cmd+X

 

Home | Copy

 

Cmd+C

 

Home | Format painter (copying step)

 

Cmd+Shift+C

 

Home | Format painter (pasting step)

 

Cmd+Shift+V

 

Home | Add new slide

 

Cmd+M

 

Home | group Character:

 

 

 

Select font from the list

 

Cmd+D

 

Bold on/off

 

Cmd+B

 

Italics on/off

 

Cmd+I

 

Underline on/off

 

Cmd+U

 

Superscript

 

Cmd+Shift+Plus key (numeric keypad)

 

Subscript

 

Cmd+Shift+Minus key (numeric keypad)

 

Remove superscript or subscript

 

Cmd+Shift+Multiply key (numeric keypad)

 

Change uppercase/lowercase of selected text
(from "test" to "Test" to "TEST")

 

Shift+F3

 

Reset character formatting

 

Cmd+Space

 

Home | group Paragraph:

 

 

 

Alignment: Left

 

Cmd+L

 

Alignment: Centered

 

Cmd+E

 

Alignment: Right

 

Cmd+R

 

Alignment: Justified

 

Cmd+J

 

Home | Search

 

Cmd+F

 

Home | Replace

 

Cmd+H

 

Home | Search again (or Replace again)

 

F3

 

Home | Go to slide...

 

Cmd+G

 

Home| Select all

 

Ctrl+A

 

Insert | Hyperlink

 

Cmd+K

 

Insert | Character

 

 

 

Insert a soft hyphen (optional hyphen)

 

Cmd+Hyphen

 

Insert a non-breaking hyphen

 

Cmd+Shift+Hyphen

 

Insert an en dash (–)

 

Cmd+Minus key (numeric keypad)

 

Insert an em dash (—)

 

Cmd+Alt+Minus key (numeric keypad)

 

Insert a non-breaking space

 

Cmd+Shift+Space

 

Slide show | Spell check

 

F7

 

Slide show | Thesaurus

 

Shift+F7

 

Slide show | Start from first slide

 

F5

 

Slide show | Start from current slide

 

Shift+F5

 

View | Full screen

 

F6

Shortcut keys for selecting text

 

Command

 

Shortcut key

 

Select single characters (forward)

 

Shift+à

 

Select single characters (backward)

 

Shift+ß

 

Select single words (forward)

 

Alt+Shift+à

 

Select single words (backward)

 

Alt+Shift+ß

 

Select up to the end of the line

 

Shift+End

 

Select up to the beginning of the line

 

Shift+Home

 

Select paragraph (down)

 

Alt+Shift+â

 

Select paragraph (up)

 

Alt+Shift+á

 

Select up to the end of the placeholder

 

Cmd+Shift+End

 

Select up to the beginning of the placeholder

 

Cmd+Shift+Home

 

Select all

 

Ctrl+A

Shortcut keys in current slide shows

 

Command

 

Shortcut key

 

Arrow tool (cursor)

 

A

 

Pen tool

 

R

 

Highlighter tool

 

M

 

Eraser tool

 

E

 

Pause

 

P

 

Black screen

 

B

 

White screen

 

W

 

Previous slide

 

PageUpá or Backspace

 

Next slide

 

PageDownâ or Space

 

First slide

 

Home

 

Last slide

 

End

 

End slide show

 

Esc

Other useful shortcut keys

 

Command

 

Shortcut key

 

Display help content

 

F1

 

To the next open document

 

Cmd+F6

 

To the previous open document

 

Cmd+Shift+F6

 

Expand or collapse the ribbon

 

Cmd+F1

 

Switch to the next ribbon tab

 

Ctrl+F12

 

Switch to the previous ribbon tab

 

Ctrl+Shift+F12

 

For open dialog boxes: switch to the next tab

 

Ctrl+Tab

 

For open dialog boxes: switch to the previous tab

 

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

 

Switch to the next slide

 

PageDownâ

 

Switch to the previous slide

 

PageUpá

 

Switch to the first slide

 

Home

 

Switch to the last slide

 

End

 

Switch to the next placeholder

 

Tab

 

Switch to the previous placeholder

 

Shift+Tab

 

If the text cursor is in the placeholder:

 

 

 

Switch to the next placeholder

 

Cmd+

 

Switch to the previous placeholder

 

Cmd+Shift+

 

Switch to the beginning of the placeholder

 

Cmd+Home

 

Switch to the end of the placeholder

 

Cmd+End

 

Insert current date

 

Ctrl+. (period)

 

Insert current time

 

Ctrl+Shift+. (period)

 

Convert a hexadecimal character code into Unicode characters*

 

Cmd+Alt+Shift+X

*If, for example, you type 20AC and then press this shortcut key, a euro sign € will appear (since this character has the code 20AC in the Unicode character set).