PowerPoint has a large number of keyboard shortcuts that can save you time and make you PowerPointr presentation smoother.

Work with presentations and slides

To do this

Press

Insert new slide.

Ctrl + M

Go to the next slide.

Page down

Go to the previous slide.

Page up

Zoom out.

Ctrl + Minus sign (-)

Zoom in.

Ctrl + Plus sign (+)

Zoom to fit.

Ctrl + Alt+O

Make a copy of the selected slide.

Ctrl + Shift +D

Open a presentation.

Ctrl + O 

Save a presentationCtrl + S

Save a presentation with a different name, location, or file format. (Save As)

Ctrl + Shift + S 

Cancel a command, such as Save As.

Esc

Open a recent file.

Ctrl + O

Work with views and panes

To do this

Press

Switch to Presenter view.

Alt + F5

Switch to Slide Show (Start the presentation from the beginning). 

F5

Switch to Slide Show (Start the presentation from the current slide)
Shift + F5

Toggle between Outline and Thumbnail views.

Ctrl + Shift + Tab 

Switch to full screen (hide menus).

Ctrl + F1 

Show or hide guides.

Alt + F9

Show or hide the grid.

Shift + F9

Cycle clockwise through panes in the Normal view.

F6

Cycle counterclockwise through panes in the Normal view.

Shift + F6

Switch between the Thumbnail pane and the Outline View pane.

Ctrl + Shift + Tab  

Show Outline View level 1 headings.

Alt + Shift + 1

Expand Outline View text below a heading.

Alt + Shift + Plus sign (+)

Collapse Outline View text below a heading.

Alt + Shift + Minus sign (-)  

Select all text in the Outline View.

Ctrl + A 

Select all slides in the Slide Sorter view or the thumbnail pane.

Ctrl + A

Show the help menu.

F1

Move a slide

To do this

Press

Move the selected slide or section up in order.

Ctrl+Up arrow key

Move the selected slide or section down in order.

Ctrl+Down arrow key

Move the selected slide or section to the beginning.

Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow key

Move the selected slide or section to the end.

Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow key



For more, please refer to Use keyboard shortcuts to create PowerPoint presentations - Microsoft Support