Nothing ruins a great presentation faster than not knowing how to
control the computer. These shortcuts are designed to make your presentations look effortless and
professional without consistently having to use the mouse to do something as simple as advance or
go back a slide.
For Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 and XP
| Windows Shortcut |
Mac Shortcut |
Definition |
Action |
| N, Enter, Page Down, Right Arrow, Down Arrow, Space Bar, Mouse Click |
N, Return, Page Down, Right Arrow, Down Arrow, Space Bar, Mouse Click |
Advance |
Advance to the next slide or next animation |
| P, Page Up, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, Backspace |
P, Page Up, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, Backspace |
Previous |
Go to the previous slide or perform previous animation |
| B, Period |
B, Period |
Black |
Display black screen, return to slide show from black screen |
| W, Comma |
W, Comma |
White |
Display white screen, or return to slide show from white screen |
| S, Plus Sign |
S, Plus Sign |
Stop |
Stop or restart an automatic (timed) slide show |
| Esc, Ctrl+Break, Hyphen |
Command-Period |
End |
End slide show |
| E |
E |
Erase |
Erase on-screen notations |
| Home |
Home |
Home |
Go to the first slide |
| End |
End |
End |
Go to the last slide |
| # +Enter |
#+Return |
# slide |
Go to that slide |
| Ctrl+P |
Command+P |
Pen |
Change pointer to a pen or redisplay hidden pointer |
| Ctrl+A |
Command+A |
Pointer Return |
Change pointer to an arrow or display hidden pointer |
| Ctrl+H |
Command+H |
Hide Pointer |
Hide pointer and navigation button |
| Ctrl+U |
Command+U |
Hide Pointer with Delay |
Hide the pointer and navigation button after 15 seconds |
| Shift+F10 |
Shift+F10 |
Shortcut menu |
Display the shortcut menu |
Source: Microsoft Help Files |
