# Keyboard Shortcuts

- Windows/Linux
- Mac OS

Working with Presentation
Open 'File' panel | `Alt`+`F` | `⌥ Option`+`F` | Open the File panel to save, download, print the current presentation, view its info, create a new presentation or open an existing one, access Presentation Editor help or advanced settings.
Open 'Search' dialog box | `Ctrl`+`F` | `^ Ctrl`+`F`, `⌘ Cmd`+`F` | Open the Search dialog box to start searching for a character/word/phrase in the currently edited presentation.
Open 'Comments' panel | `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`H` | `^ Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`H`, `⌘ Cmd`+`⇧ Shift`+`H` | Open the Comments panel to add your own comment or reply to other users' comments.
Open comment field | `Alt`+`H` | `⌥ Option`+`H` | Open a data entry field where you can add the text of your comment.
Open 'Chat' panel | `Alt`+`Q` | `⌥ Option`+`Q` | Open the Chat panel and send a message.
Save presentation | `Ctrl`+`S` | `^ Ctrl`+`S`, `⌘ Cmd`+`S` | Save all the changes to the presentation currently edited with Presentation Editor. The active file will be saved with its current file name, location, and file format.
Print presentation | `Ctrl`+`P` | `^ Ctrl`+`P`, `⌘ Cmd`+`P` | Print the presentation with one of the available printers or save it to a file.
Download As... | `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`S` | `^ Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`S`, `⌘ Cmd`+`⇧ Shift`+`S` | Open the Download as... panel to save the currently edited presentation to the computer hard disk drive in one of the supported formats: PPTX, PDF, ODP, POTX, PDF/A, OTP.
Full screen | `F11` |  | Switch to the full screen view to fit Presentation Editor into your screen.
Help menu | `F1` | `F1` | Open Presentation Editor Help menu.
Open existing file (Desktop Editors) | `Ctrl`+`O` |  | On the Open local file tab in Desktop Editors, opens the standard dialog box that allows to select an existing file.
Close file (Desktop Editors) | `Ctrl`+`W`, `Ctrl`+`F4` | `^ Ctrl`+`W`, `⌘ Cmd`+`W` | Close the current presentation window in Desktop Editors.
Element contextual menu | `⇧ Shift`+`F10` | `⇧ Shift`+`F10` | Open the selected element contextual menu.
Navigation
The first slide | `Home` | `Home`, `Fn`+`←` | Go to the first slide of the currently edited presentation.
The last slide | `End` | `End`, `Fn`+`→` | Go to the last slide of the currently edited presentation.
Next slide | `Page Down` | `Page Down`, `Fn`+`↓` | Go to the next slide of the currently edited presentation.
Previous slide | `Page Up` | `Page Up`, `Fn`+`↑` | Go to the previous slide of the currently edited presentation.
Zoom In | `Ctrl`+`+` | `^ Ctrl`+`=`, `⌘ Cmd`+`=` | Zoom in the currently edited presentation.
Zoom Out | `Ctrl`+`-` | `^ Ctrl`+`-`, `⌘ Cmd`+`-` | Zoom out the currently edited presentation.
Performing Actions on Slides
New slide | `Ctrl`+`M` | `^ Ctrl`+`M` | Create a new slide and add it after the selected one in the list.
Duplicate slide | `Ctrl`+`D` | `⌘ Cmd`+`D` | Duplicate the selected slide in the list.
Move slide up | `Ctrl`+`↑` | `⌘ Cmd`+`↑` | Move the selected slide above the previous one in the list.
Move slide down | `Ctrl`+`↓` | `⌘ Cmd`+`↓` | Move the selected slide below the following one in the list.
Move slide to beginning | `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`↑` | `⌘ Cmd`+`⇧ Shift`+`↑` | Move the selected slide to the very first position in the list.
Move slide to end | `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`↓` | `⌘ Cmd`+`⇧ Shift`+`↓` | Move the selected slide to the very last position in the list.
Performing Actions on Objects
Create a copy | `Ctrl` + drag, `Ctrl`+`D` | `^ Ctrl` + drag, `^ Ctrl`+`D`, `⌘ Cmd`+`D` | Hold down the `Ctrl` key when dragging the selected object or press `Ctrl`+`D` (`⌘ Cmd`+`D` for Mac) to create its copy.
Group | `Ctrl`+`G` | `⌘ Cmd`+`G` | Group the selected objects.
Ungroup | `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`G` | `⌘ Cmd`+`⇧ Shift`+`G` | Ungroup the selected group of objects.
Select the next object | `↹ Tab` | `↹ Tab` | Select the next object after the currently selected one.
Select the previous object | `⇧ Shift`+`↹ Tab` | `⇧ Shift`+`↹ Tab` | Select the previous object before the currently selected one.
Draw straight line or arrow | `⇧ Shift` + drag (when drawing lines/arrows) | `⇧ Shift` + drag (when drawing lines/arrows) | Draw a straight vertical/horizontal/45-degree line or arrow.
Modifying Objects
Constrain movement | `⇧ Shift` + drag | `⇧ Shift` + drag | Constrain the movement of the selected object horizontally or vertically.
Set 15-degree-rotation | `⇧ Shift` + drag (when rotating) | `⇧ Shift` + drag (when rotating) | Constrain the rotation angle to 15 degree increments.
Maintain proportions | `⇧ Shift` + drag (when resizing) | `⇧ Shift` + drag (when resizing) | Maintain the proportions of the selected object when resizing.
Movement pixel by pixel | `Ctrl`+`←` `→` `↑` `↓` | `⌘ Cmd`+`←` `→` `↑` `↓` | Hold down the `Ctrl` (`⌘ Cmd` for Mac) key and use the keybord arrows to move the selected object by one pixel at a time.
Working with Tables
Move to the next cell in a row | `↹ Tab` | `↹ Tab` | Go to the next cell in a table row.
Move to the previous cell in a row | `⇧ Shift`+`↹ Tab` | `⇧ Shift`+`↹ Tab` | Go to the previous cell in a table row.
Move to the next row | `↓` | `↓` | Go to the next row in a table.
Move to the previous row | `↑` | `↑` | Go to the previous row in a table.
Start new paragraph | `↵ Enter` | `↵ Return` | Start a new paragraph within a cell.
Add new row | `↹ Tab` in the lower right table cell. | `↹ Tab` in the lower right table cell. | Add a new row at the bottom of the table.
Previewing Presentation
Start preview from the beginning | `Ctrl`+`F5` | `^ Ctrl`+`F5` | Start a presentation from the beginning.
Navigate forward | `↵ Enter`, `Page Down`, `→`, `↓`, `␣ Spacebar` | `↵ Return`, `Page Down`, `→`, `↓`, `␣ Spacebar` | Display the next transition effect or advance to the next slide.
Navigate backward | `Page Up`, `←`, `↑` | `Page Up`, `←`, `↑` | Display the previous transition effect or return to the previous slide.
Close preview | `Esc` | `Esc` | End a presentation.
Undo and Redo
Undo | `Ctrl`+`Z` | `^ Ctrl`+`Z`, `⌘ Cmd`+`Z` | Reverse the latest performed action.
Redo | `Ctrl`+`Y` | `^ Ctrl`+`Y`, `⌘ Cmd`+`Y` | Repeat the latest undone action.
Cut, Copy, and Paste
Cut | `Ctrl`+`X`, `⇧ Shift`+`Delete` | `⌘ Cmd`+`X` | Cut the selected object and send it to the computer clipboard memory. The cut object can be later inserted to another place in the same presentation.
Copy | `Ctrl`+`C`, `Ctrl`+`Insert` | `⌘ Cmd`+`C` | Send the selected object to the computer clipboard memory. The copied object can be later inserted to another place in the same presentation.
Paste | `Ctrl`+`V`, `⇧ Shift`+`Insert` | `⌘ Cmd`+`V` | Insert the previously copied object from the computer clipboard memory to the current cursor position. The object can be previously copied from the same presentation.
Insert hyperlink | `Ctrl`+`K` | `^ Ctrl`+`K`, `⌘ Cmd`+`K` | Insert a hyperlink which can be used to go to a web address or to a certain slide in the presentation.
Copy style | `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`C` | `^ Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`C`, `⌘ Cmd`+`⇧ Shift`+`C` | Copy the formatting from the selected fragment of the currently edited text. The copied formatting can be later applied to another text fragment in the same presentation.
Apply style | `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`V` | `^ Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`V`, `⌘ Cmd`+`⇧ Shift`+`V` | Apply the previously copied formatting to the text in the currently edited text box.
Selecting with the Mouse
Add to the selected fragment | `⇧ Shift` | `⇧ Shift` | Start the selection, hold down the `⇧ Shift` key and click where you need to end the selection.
Selecting using the Keyboard
Select all | `Ctrl`+`A` | `^ Ctrl`+`A`, `⌘ Cmd`+`A` | Select all the slides (in the slides list) or all the objects within the slide (in the slide editing area) or all the text (within the text box) - depending on where the mouse cursor is located.
Select text fragment | `⇧ Shift`+`→` `←` | `⇧ Shift`+`→` `←` | Select the text character by character.
Select text from cursor to beginning of line | `⇧ Shift`+`Home` |  | Select a text fragment from the cursor to the beginning of the current line.
Select text from cursor to end of line | `⇧ Shift`+`End` |  | Select a text fragment from the cursor to the end of the current line.
Select one character to the right | `⇧ Shift`+`→` | `⇧ Shift`+`→` | Select one character to the right of the cursor position.
Select one character to the left | `⇧ Shift`+`←` | `⇧ Shift`+`←` | Select one character to the left of the cursor position.
Select to the end of a word | `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`→` |  | Select a text fragment from the cursor to the end of a word.
Select to the beginning of a word | `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`←` |  | Select a text fragment from the cursor to the beginning of a word.
Select one line up | `⇧ Shift`+`↑` | `⇧ Shift`+`↑` | Select one line up (with the cursor at the beginning of a line).
Select one line down | `⇧ Shift`+`↓` | `⇧ Shift`+`↓` | Select one line down (with the cursor at the beginning of a line).
Text Styling
Bold | `Ctrl`+`B` | `^ Ctrl`+`B`, `⌘ Cmd`+`B` | Make the font of the selected text fragment bold giving it more weight.
Italic | `Ctrl`+`I` | `^ Ctrl`+`I`, `⌘ Cmd`+`I` | Make the font of the selected text fragment italicized giving it some right side tilt.
Underline | `Ctrl`+`U` | `^ Ctrl`+`U`, `⌘ Cmd`+`U` | Make the selected text fragment underlined with the line going under the letters.
Strikeout | `Ctrl`+`5` | `^ Ctrl`+`5`, `⌘ Cmd`+`5` | Make the selected text fragment struck out with the line going through the letters.
Subscript | `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`>` | `⌘ Cmd`+`⇧ Shift`+`>` | Make the selected text fragment smaller and place it to the lower part of the text line, e.g. as in chemical formulas.
Superscript | `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`<` | `⌘ Cmd`+`⇧ Shift`+`<` | Make the selected text fragment smaller and place it to the upper part of the text line, e.g. as in fractions.
Bulleted list | `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`L` | `^ Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`L`, `⌘ Cmd`+`⇧ Shift`+`L` | Create an unordered bulleted list from the selected text fragment or start a new one.
Remove formatting | `Ctrl`+`␣ Spacebar` |  | Remove formatting from the selected text fragment.
Increase font | `Ctrl`+`]` | `^ Ctrl`+`]`, `⌘ Cmd`+`]` | Increase the size of the font for the selected text fragment 1 point.
Decrease font | `Ctrl`+`[` | `^ Ctrl`+`[`, `⌘ Cmd`+`[` | Decrease the size of the font for the selected text fragment 1 point.
Align center | `Ctrl`+`E` |  | Center the text between the left and the right edges.
Align justified | `Ctrl`+`J` |  | Justify the text in the paragraph adding additional space between words so that the left and the right text edges were aligned with the paragraph margins.
Align right | `Ctrl`+`R` |  | Align right with the text lined up by the right side of the text box, the left side remains unaligned.
Align left | `Ctrl`+`L` |  | Align left with the text lined up by the left side of the text box, the right side remains unaligned.
Increase left indent | `Ctrl`+`M` | `^ Ctrl`+`M` | Increase the paragraph left indent by one tabulation position.
Decrease left indent | `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`M` | `^ Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`M` | Decrease the paragraph left indent by one tabulation position.
Delete one character to the left | `← Backspace` | `← Backspace` | Delete one character to the left of the cursor.
Delete one character to the right | `Delete` | `Fn`+`Delete` | Delete one character to the right of the cursor.
Moving around in text
Move one character to the left | `←` | `←` | Move the cursor one character to the left.
Move one character to the right | `→` | `→` | Move the cursor one character to the right.
Move one line up | `↑` | `↑` | Move the cursor one line up.
Move one line down | `↓` | `↓` | Move the cursor one line down.
Move to the beginning of a word or one word to the left | `Ctrl`+`←` | `⌘ Cmd`+`←` | Move the cursor to the beginning of a word or one word to the left.
Move one word to the right | `Ctrl`+`→` | `⌘ Cmd`+`→` | Move the cursor one word to the right.
Move to next placeholder | `Ctrl`+`↵ Enter` | `^ Ctrl`+`↵ Return`, `⌘ Cmd`+`↵ Return` | Move to the next title or body text placeholder. If it is the last placeholder on a slide, this will insert a new slide with the same slide layout as the original slide
Jump to the beginning of the line | `Home` | `Home` | Put the cursor to the beginning of the currently edited line.
Jump to the end of the line | `End` | `End` | Put the cursor to the end of the currently edited line.
Jump to the beginning of the text box | `Ctrl`+`Home` |  | Put the cursor to the beginning of the currently edited text box.
Jump to the end of the text box | `Ctrl`+`End` |  | Put the cursor to the end of the currently edited text box.