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Title
Shortcut
Displays more Entrance Effects. (Advanced Animation)
Alt, A, A, A, E
Displays more Emphasis Effects. (Advanced Animation)
Alt, A, A, A, M
Change the shape of this drawing, or convert it to a freeform shape.
Alt, J, D, E
Change the height of the shape or picture.
Alt, J, D, H
Change the width of the shape or picture.
Alt, J, D, W
Displays OLE Action Verbs. (Advanced Animation)
Alt, A, A, A, O
Displays more Motion Paths. (Advanced Animation)
Alt, A, A, A, P
Displays more Exit Effects. (Advanced Animation)
Alt, A, A, A, X
Animation Painter - Like the animation of a particular object? You can apply that effect to other objects in your presentation. To get started: 1) Select the object with the animation you like 2) Click Animation Painter 3) Select something else to automatically apply the animation FYI: To apply the animation to multiple objects, double-click Animation Painter.
Alt, A, A, P
Displays the Animation Pane to create custom animations.
Alt, A, C
Moves the current animation to play earlier.
Alt, A, E
Moves the current animation to play later.
Alt, A, L
Displays the Effect Options dialog box.
Alt, A, M
Applies an animation effect to the selected object.
Alt, A, O
AutoPreview - See how the animation will look as soon as you add it or change it.
Alt, A, P, A
Preview Animations - Play the animations on this slide.
Alt, A, P, P
Displays the Effect Options dialog box.
Alt, A, S
Displays More Entrance Effects (Animation).
Alt, A, S, E
Displays More Emphasis Effects (Animation).
Alt, A, S, M
Displays OLE Action Verbs (Animation).
Alt, A, S, O
Displays More Motion Paths (Animation).
Alt, A, S, P
Displays More Exit Effects (Animation).
Alt, A, S, X
Sets the time when an animation starts to play.
Alt, A, T
File Export Dialog
Alt, F, E
Saves and sends the file.
Alt, F, H
File Info Dialog
Alt, F, I
New File Dialog
Alt, F, N
Print File Dialog
Alt, F, P
Options Dialog
Alt, F, T
Displays the Format Background dialog box.
Alt, G, F
Browse for Themes...
Alt, G, H, M
Save Current Theme...
Alt, G, H, S
Change the size of the slides in this presentation.
Alt, G, S
Custom Slide Size.
Alt, G, S, C
Design variants - Customize Colors...
Alt, G, V, C, C
Design variants - Reset Slide Theme Colors.
Alt, G, V, C, R
Design variants - Customize Fonts...
Alt, G, V, F, C
Draws a line through the middle of the selected text.
Alt, H, 4
Adds a shadow behind the selected text to help it stand out on the slide.
Alt, H, 5
Adjust character spacing to very tight.
Alt, H, 6, I
Adjust character spacing loose.
Alt, H, 6, L
More character spacing options.
Alt, H, 6, M
Adjust character spacing to normal.
Alt, H, 6, N
Adjust character spacing to tight.
Alt, H, 6, T
Adjust character spacing to very loose.
Alt, H, 6, V
Change case to "Capitalize Each Word".
Alt, H, 7, C
Change case to "lowercase".
Alt, H, 7, L
Change case to "Sentence case".
Alt, H, 7, S
Change case to "tOGGLE cASE".
Alt, H, 7, T
Change case to "UPPERCASE".
Alt, H, 7, U
Align text bottom.
Alt, H, A, T, B
Align text center (If text direction is not horizontal).
Alt, H, A, T, C
Align text left (If text direction is not horizontal).
Alt, H, A, T, L
Align text middle.
Alt, H, A, T, M
More Text Alignment Options...
Alt, H, A, T, O
Align text right (If text direction is not horizontal).
Alt, H, A, T, R
Align text top.
Alt, H, A, T, T
Text direction: Horizontal.
Alt, H, A, X, H
More Text Direction Options...
Alt, H, A, X, M
Text direction: Rotate all text 270°.
Alt, H, A, X, O
Text direction: Rotate all text 90°.
Alt, H, A, X, R
Text direction: Stacked.
Alt, H, A, X, S
Copy
Alt, H, C
Changes the font face.
Alt, H, F, F
Changes the font size.
Alt, H, F, S
Change the color of your text.
Alt, H, F, C
Eyedropper - Select a text fill color by clicking on the screen. - Home > Font > Eyedropper
Alt, H, F, C, E
More Font Colors
Alt, H, F, C, M
Office Clipboard - See all the items you've copied to the Clipboard.
Alt, H, F, O
Align object to slide.
Alt, H, G, A, A
Align object bottom.
Alt, H, G, A, B
Align object center.
Alt, H, G, A, C
Distribute objects horizontally.
Alt, H, G, A, H
Align object left.
Alt, H, G, A, L
Align object middle.
Alt, H, G, A, M
Turn on alignment of selected objects.
Alt, H, G, A, O
Align object right.
Alt, H, G, A, R
Align object top.
Alt, H, G, A, T
Distribute objects vertically.
Alt, H, G, A, V
Send the selected object back one level so that it's hidden behind more objects.
Alt, H, G, B
Regroup selected objects.
Alt, H, G, E
Bring the selected object forward one level so that it's hidden behind fewer objects.
Alt, H, G, F
Send back the selected object behind all other objects.
Alt, H, G, K
Flip objects horizontal.
Alt, H, G, O, H
Rotate objects left 90°.
Alt, H, G, O, L
More rotation options.
Alt, H, G, O, M
Rotate objects right 90°.
Alt, H, G, O, R
Flip objects vertical.
Alt, H, G, O, V
Bring the selected object in front of all other objects.
Alt, H, G, R
Opens the New Slide dialog.
Alt, H, I
Slides from Outline.
Alt, H, I, L
Reuse Slides.
Alt, H, I, R
Splits text into three columns.
Alt, H, J, H
Displays the Columns dialog box to customize column widths.
Alt, H, J, M
Splits text into one column.
Alt, H, J, O
Splits text into two columns.
Alt, H, J, T
Specifies the line spacing to use.
Alt, H, K
Line Spacing Options... - Home > Paragraph > Line Spacing > Line Spacing Options...
Alt, H, K, L
Changes the layout of the selected slide.
Alt, H, L
Converts text to a SmartArt graphic to visually communicate information.
Alt, H, M
Specifies the line numbering to use.
Alt, H, N
Bullets and Numbering... - Numbering Settings... - Home > Paragraph > Bullets and Numbering...
Alt, H, N, N
Displays the Format Shape dialog box.
Alt, H, O
Paragraph - Fine-tune the layout of the current paragraph, including spacing, indentation, and more.
Alt, H, P, G
Resets the position, size, and formatting of the slide placeholders to their default settings.
Alt, H, Q
Replace fonts dialog.
Alt, H, R, O
Insert ready-made shapes, such as circles, squares, and arrows.
Alt, H, S, H
Shape effect 3-D rotation options.
Alt, H, S, E, D, R
Shape effect soft edges options.
Alt, H, S, E, E, S
Shape effect glow options.
Alt, H, S, E, G, G
More Glow Colors - Home > Drawing > Shape Effects > Glow > More Glow Colors > More Glow Colors
Alt, H, S, E, G, M
Eyedropper - Select a glow color by clicking on the screen. - Home > Drawing > Shape Effects > Glow > More Glow Colors > Eyedropper
Alt, H, S, E, G, M, E
More Colors... - More Glow Colors... - Home > Drawing > Shape Effects > Glow > More Glow Colors > More Colors...
Alt, H, S, E, G, M, M
Shape effect reflection options.
Alt, H, S, E, R, R
Shape effect shadow options.
Alt, H, S, E, S, S
Fill the selected shape with a solid color, gradient, picture, or texture.
Alt, H, S, F
Shape fill eyedropper - Pick a fill color by clicking within the app window. To pick a color outside of the app window, click and drag.
Alt, H, S, F, E
Shape fill gradients dialog.
Alt, H, S, F, G, M
Shape fill option dialog.
Alt, H, S, F, M
Shape fill none.
Alt, H, S, F, N
Shape fill picture.
Alt, H, S, F, P
Shape fill texture dialog.
Alt, H, S, F, T, M
Recently Used Shapes.
Alt, H, S, H
Select Objects - Select objects including ink, shapes, and text areas. This is especially useful when working with objects that are behind the text.
Alt, H, S, L, O
Pick the color, width, and line style for the outline of your shape.
Alt, H, S, O
Sets an outline color.
Alt, H, S, O, E
Shape outline color dialog.
Alt, H, S, O, M
No shape outline color
Alt, H, S, O, N
Displays the line arrows dialog.
Alt, H, S, O, R, M
Add a section to your presentation.
Alt, H, T, 1, A
Remove a section from your presentation.
Alt, H, T, E
Make your text pop by highlighting it in a bright color.
Alt, H, T, C
Collapse all sections in your presentation
Alt, H, T, O
Rename a section in your presentation.
Alt, H, T, R
Remove all sections from your presentation.
Alt, H, T, V
Expand all sections in your presentation.
Alt, H, T, X
Displays a list of available kinds of bullet points.
Alt, H, U
Bullets and Numbering... - Bullets and Numbering... - Home > Paragraph > Bullets and Numbering...
Alt, H, U, N
Displays paste options.
Alt, H, V
Paste and embed.
Alt, H, V, E
Paste and use destination theme.
Alt, H, V, H
Paste and keep source formatting.
Alt, H, V, K
Paste and use destination styles.
Alt, H, V, S
Paste and keep text only.
Alt, H, V, T
Paste as picture.
Alt, H, V, U
Specifies the length of a transition.
Alt, K, E
Moves to the next slide after a certain number of seconds.
Alt, K, F
Moves to the next slide after a certain number of seconds.
Alt, K, I
Sets the transition between all slides in the presentation to be like the transition you have set up for the current slide.
Alt, K, L
Waits for a mouse click to move to the next slide.
Alt, K, M
Changes to a variation of the selected transition. Variations let you change properties of a transition effect.
Alt, K, O
Previews the transition for this slide.
Alt, K, P
Sets a special effect that will be applied during the transition between the previous slide and the current slide.
Alt, K, T
Selects a sound to play during the transition between the previous slide and the current slide.
Alt, K, U
Closes Master View and returns to edit the slide show.
Alt, M, C
Includes the date in the printed handouts or notes.
Alt, M, D
Displays or hides the title placeholder.
Alt, M, E
Displays or hides the footer placeholders.
Alt, M, F
Displays the Format Background task pane to fine-tune formatting for the background.
Alt, M, G
Includes a separate box with the slide text on the notes page.
Alt, M, J
Sets the elements to include in the slide master.
Alt, M, L
Hides any graphics on the slide that are part of the background theme.
Alt, M, M
Includes the page number in the printed handouts or notes.
Alt, M, N
Preserves the selected master so that it remains with the presentation even if it is not used.
Alt, M, V
Insert new photo album: Create a beautiful presentation for your favorite photo collection.
Alt, N, A, 1, A
Edit photo album.
Alt, N, A, 1, E
Insert Office App... - View Additional Available Apps for Office.
Alt, N, A, P, S
Inserts a chart to illustrate and compare data.
Alt, N, C, 1
Inserts the current date or time into the current document.
Alt, N, D
Inserts Clip Art into the document to illustrate a specific concept.
Alt, N, F
Edits the Header or Footer of the document. The information in the Header or Footer will appear at the top or bottom of each printed page.
Alt, N, H
Inserts an embedded object.
Alt, N, J
Adds an action to the selected object to specify what should happen when you click on it or hover over it with your mouse.
Alt, N, K
Inserts a SmartArt graphic to visually communicate information.
Alt, N, M
Insert Online Audio - Find and insert audio from a variety of online sources.
Alt, N, O, O
Insert Audio on My PC - Insert audio from your computer or from other computers that you're connected to.
Alt, N, O, P
Insert Record Audio.
Alt, N, O, R
Inserts a picture from a file.
Alt, N, P
Insert ready-made shapes, such as circles, squares, and arrows.
Alt, N, S, H
Insert Screen Clipping - Take a quick snapshot of part of the screen, and add it to your document.
Alt, N, S, C, C
Insert slide Number - Number the slides in your presentation for easy reference.You can also add the slide number by clicking in a text box, then clicking Slide Number.
Alt, N, S, N
Draw table - Design your own table by drawing the cell, row and column borders yourself.You can even draw diagonal lines and cells within cells.
Alt, N, T, D
Insert table dialog.
Alt, N, T, I
Insert Excel Spreadsheet.
Alt, N, T, X
Inserts characters that are not on your keyboard, such as copyright symbols, trademark symbols, paragraph marks, and Unicode characters.
Alt, N, U
Insert Online Video - Find and insert videos from a variety of online sources.
Alt, N, V, O
Insert Video on My PC... - Insert videos from your computer or from other computers that you're connected to.
Alt, N, V, P
Inserts decorative text in your document.
Alt, N, W
Inserts a text box into the document, or adds text to the selected shape.
Alt, N, X
Accept Change.
Alt, R, A, A
Accept All Changes to the Presentation.
Alt, R, A, P
Accept All Changes to This Slide.
Alt, R, A, S
Delete All Comments and Ink on this Slide.
Alt, R, D, A
Delete comment.
Alt, R, D, D
Delete All Comments and Ink in this Presentation.
Alt, R, D, P
Navigates to the previous revision in the document so that you can accept or reject it.
Alt, R, F
Compares and combines another presentation with your current presentation.
Alt, R, G
Navigates to the next revision in the document so that you can accept or reject it.
Alt, R, H, 1
Displays the reviewing pane when reviewing changes.
Alt, R, I
Reject All Changes to the Presentation.
Alt, R, J, P
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