Microsoft PowerPoint (Creating presentations)

Select text and objects

Send object back one position

Ctrl + [

All hotkeys for Microsoft PowerPoint (Creating presentations)

Insert and reply to comments
Insert a new comment

Ctrl + N

Format text: Apple character formatting
Apply bold formatting

Ctrl + B

Frequently used shortcuts
Change the font size for selected text

Alt + H then F then S

Frequently used shortcuts
Change the zoom for the slide

Alt + W then Q

Delete and copy text and objects
Cut selected object or text

Ctrl + X

Delete and copy text and objects
Copy selected object or text

Ctrl + C

Delete and copy text and objects
Paste cut or copied object or text

Ctrl + V

Delete and copy text and objects
Undo the last action

Ctrl + Z

Frequently used shortcuts
Save the presentation

Ctrl + S

Frequently used shortcuts
P  Insert a picture

Alt + N,

Frequently used shortcuts
Insert a shape

Alt + H then S then H

Frequently used shortcuts
Select a theme

Alt + G then H

Frequently used shortcuts
Select a slide layout

Alt + H then L

Frequently used shortcuts
Go to the next slide

Page Down

Frequently used shortcuts
Go to the previous slide

Page Up

Frequently used shortcuts
Open the Home tab

Alt + H

Frequently used shortcuts
Open the Insert tab

Alt + N

Frequently used shortcuts
Start the slide show

Alt + S then B

Select text and objects
Select an object (when the text inside the object is selected)

Esc

Frequently used shortcuts
Close PowerPoint

Alt + F then X

Frequently used shortcuts
Open the File page

Alt + F

Frequently used shortcuts
Open the Design tab

Alt + G

Frequently used shortcuts
Open the Transitions tab

Alt + T

Frequently used shortcuts
Open the Animations tab

Alt + A

Frequently used shortcuts
Open the Slide Show tab

Alt + S

Frequently used shortcuts
Open the Review tab

Alt + R

Frequently used shortcuts
Open the View tab

Alt + W

Frequently used shortcuts
then enter search term: Open the Tell me box

Alt + Q

Ribbon: Change focus by using the keyboard
Select the active tab of the ribbon and activate the access keys

Alt

Ribbon: Change focus by using the keyboard
Select the active tab of the ribbon and activate the access keys

F10

Move around in and work in tables
(in the bottom right table cell) Add a new row at the bottom of the table

⭾ Tab

Move around in and work in tables
Move to the preceding cell

↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab

Ribbon: Change focus by using the keyboard
Move down, up, left, or right, respectively, among the items on the ribbon

← ↑ → ↓

Ribbon: Change focus by using the keyboard
Expand or collapse the ribbon

Ctrl + F1

Ribbon: Change focus by using the keyboard
Display the context menu for the selected item

↑   Shift + F10

Move between panes
Move clockwise among panes in Normal view

F6

Ribbon: Change focus by using the keyboard
Open the selected menu or gallery on the ribbon

Space

Move around in and work in tables
Start a new paragraph

⤶ Enter

Move around in and work in tables
Move to the next row

Move between panes
Move counterclockwise among panes in Normal view

↑   Shift + F6

Move between panes
Switch between the Thumbnail pane and the Outline View pane

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab

Work in an outline
Promote a paragraph

Alt + ↑   Shift +

Work in an outline
Demote a paragraph

Alt + ↑   Shift +

Work in an outline
Move selected paragraphs up

Alt + ↑   Shift +

Work in an outline
Move selected paragraphs down

Alt + ↑   Shift +

Work in an outline
Show heading level 1

Alt + ↑   Shift + 1

Work in an outline
Expand text below a heading

Alt + ↑   Shift + +

Work in an outline
Collapse text below a heading

Alt + ↑   Shift + -

Select text and objects
Select one character to the right

↑   Shift +

Select text and objects
Select one character to the left

↑   Shift +

Select text and objects
Select to the end of a word

Ctrl + ↑   Shift +

Select text and objects
Select to the beginning of a word

Ctrl + ↑   Shift +

Select text and objects
Select one line up (with the cursor at the beginning of a line)

↑   Shift +

Select text and objects
Select one line down (with the cursor at the beginning of a line)

↑   Shift +

Select text and objects
Send object back one position

Ctrl + [

Select text and objects
Send object forward one position

Ctrl + ]

Select text and objects
Send object to back

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + [

Select text and objects
Send object to front

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + ]

Select text and objects
(on the Outline tab) Select all text

Ctrl + A

Format text: Apple character formatting
Remove manual character formatting, such as subscript and superscript

Ctrl + Space

Delete and copy text and objects
Delete one character to the left

⬅ Backspace

Delete and copy text and objects
Delete one word to the left

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace

Delete and copy text and objects
Delete one character to the right

Del

Delete and copy text and objects
Delete one word to the right

Ctrl + Del

Delete and copy text and objects
Redo the last action

Ctrl + Y

Format text: Copy text formatting
Copy formats

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + C

Format text: Copy text formatting
Paste formats

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + V

Delete and copy text and objects
Copy animation painter

Alt + ↑   Shift + C

Delete and copy text and objects
Paste animation painter

Alt + ↑   Shift + V

Delete and copy text and objects
Open Paste Special dialog box

Ctrl + Alt + V

Move around in text
Move one character to the left

Move around in text
Move one character to the right

Move around in and work in tables
Move to the preceding row

Move around in text
Move one word to the left

Ctrl +

Move around in text
Move one word to the right

Ctrl +

Move around in text
Move to the end of a line

End

Move around in text
Move to the beginning of a line

Home

Change order of slides or sections in a slide deck
Move section up in order

Ctrl +

Change order of slides or sections in a slide deck
Move section down in order

Ctrl +

Move around in text
Move to the end of a text box

Ctrl + End

Move around in text
Move to the beginning of a text box

Ctrl + Home

Move around in text
Move to the next title or body text placeholder. If it is the last placeholder on a slide, this action inserts a new slide with the same slide layout as the original slide.

Ctrl + ⤶ Enter

Move around in text
Move to repeat the last Find action

↑   Shift + F4

Move around in and work in tables
Insert a tab in a cell

Ctrl + ⭾ Tab

Format text: Change or resize a font
Open the Font dialog box to change the font

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F

Format text: Change or resize a font
Increase the font size

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + >

Format text: Change or resize a font
Decrease the font size

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + <

Format text: Apple character formatting
Open the Font dialog box to change the formatting of characters

Ctrl + T

Format text: Apple character formatting
Change between sentence case, lowercase, or uppercase

↑   Shift + F3

Format text: Apple character formatting
Apply an underline

Ctrl + U

Format text: Apple character formatting
Apply italic formatting

Ctrl + I

Format text: Apple character formatting
Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing)

Ctrl + =

Format text: Apple character formatting
Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing)

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + +

Format text: Apple character formatting
Insert a hyperlink

Ctrl + K

Format text: Align paragraphs
Center a paragraph

Ctrl + E

Format text: Align paragraphs
Justify a paragraph

Ctrl + J

Format text: Align paragraphs
Left align a paragraph

Ctrl + L

Insert and reply to comments
Reply to a selected comment

Ctrl + R

Change order of slides or sections in a slide deck
Move section to beginning

Ctrl + ↑   Shift +

Change order of slides or sections in a slide deck
Move section to end

Ctrl + ↑   Shift +

Similar combinations for other applications


Google Chrome (Windows)
Switch to next / Switch to previous panel (add Alt to the combination to reverse the direction)
Manage Chrome DevTools - Accessing DevTools and DevTools Basics

Ctrl + [ / ]


Microsoft Word 2007 (Windows)
Increase the font size by 1 point.
Common tasks

Ctrl + [


Microsoft Projects 2010 (Windows)
Zoom in Time Scale (show smaller time units)
Change Time Scale View

Ctrl + [ / on numeric keyboard


Eclipse Helios (Windows)
Collapse / Expand all methods or classes
Navigate in Editor

Ctrl + [ / ] / Ctrl + * on numeric keyboard


Google Mail (Windows)
Remove from current view and move to older / move to newer message (won't delete message, just changes view)
Main Window - Manage Single Messages

Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + ]


Google Chrome (Linux)
Switch to next / Switch to previous panel (add Alt to the combination to reverse the direction)
Manage Chrome DevTools - Accessing DevTools and DevTools Basics

Ctrl + [ / ]


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Move target layer down/up
Photoshop CS5 Panels - Layers Panel

Ctrl + [ / ]


Microsoft Word 2007 (Windows)
Increase the font size by 1 point.
Character and paragraph formatting Change or resize the font

Ctrl + [


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Move target layer down/up
Extract and Pattern Maker (plug-in) - Layers Panel

Ctrl + [ / ]


Microsoft Excel 2011 (MacOS)
Select cells in a column that don't match the value in the active cell in that column. You must select the column starting with the active cell.
Selecting cells, columns, or rows

Ctrl + [


Oracle SQL Developer 4 (Windows)
Collape/ Expand Block
Source

Ctrl + [ / ]


AutoCAD 2012 (Windows)
Cancel current command (or ctrl+\)
Manage Workflow

Ctrl + [


NetBeans 8 (Windows)
Move caret to matching bracket
General Keyboard Shortcts

Ctrl + [


Avid Media Composer 7 (Windows)
Shows more or less detail in the Timeline.
Timeline

Ctrl + [ / ]


Audacity 2 (Windows)
Go to selection start
View Menu

Ctrl + [


Adobe Photoshop CS5 (Windows)
Rotate image right
Camera Raw Dialog Box

R / Ctrl + [


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Align Left
Layout Mode Shortcuts - Format Text

Ctrl + [


Microsoft Word 2013 (Windows)
Decrease / Increase font size one point
Format Text and Paragraph

Ctrl + [ / ]


Qt Creator (Windows)
Go to block end / Go to block start
Editor

Ctrl + ] / Ctrl + [


Qt Creator (MacOS)
Go to block end / Go to block start
Editor

Ctrl + ] / Ctrl + [


Atom (text editor) 1.0 (Linux)
Indent / outdent selected lines
Editing Lines

Ctrl + [ / ]


Atom (text editor) 1.0 (Windows)
Indent / outdent selected lines
Editing Lines

Ctrl + [ / ]


Qt Creator (MacOS)
Switch to background
Image Viewer

Ctrl + [


Qt Creator (Windows)
Switch to background
Image Viewer

Ctrl + [


Camtasia 8 (Windows)
Previous marker/ next marker
Editor Timeline Navigation

Ctrl + [ / ]


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Align Left
Text Shortcuts - Format Text

Ctrl + [


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Select direct precedents
Select Cells - Trace Dependents and Precedents

Ctrl + [


Google Slides (Windows)
Decrese indent
Text Editing

Ctrl + [


Adobe Photoshop CC (Windows)
Move target layer down/up
Basic Shortcuts for Photoshop CC 2015 - Layers Panel

Ctrl + [ / ]


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Align Left
Database Management Shortcuts - Format Text

Ctrl + [


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Select direct precedents
Format Cells - Trace Dependents and Precedents

Ctrl + [


Finale (Windows)
Fit to window
View Menu

Ctrl + [


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Select direct precedents
Formulas - Trace Dependents and Precedents

Ctrl + [


Anime Studio (Windows)
Timeline
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + [


Nuke 10 (Windows)
Load Previous/Next Script
Script Editor

Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + ]


Nuke 10 (Linux)
Load Previous/Next Script
Script Editor

Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + ]


Finale (Windows)
Left justify
Lyrics Tool

Ctrl + [


Adobe Photoshop CC (Windows)
Move target layer down/up
Manage Panels - Layers Panel

Ctrl + [ / ]


ArchiCAD 20 (Windows)
Previous Zoom
Display Menu

Ctrl + [


Dynamics CRM 2015 (Windows)
Tab to Command Bar when in the updated user experience
Form Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl + [


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Select direct precedents
Manage Workbooks - Trace Dependents and Precedents

Ctrl + [


Dynamics SL 2015 (Windows)
Tab to the Command Bar
Navigation in forms

Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + ]


Dynamics CRM 2015 (Windows)
Move to the first tab / last tab on the ribbon
General Purpose Shortcuts

Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + ]


AutoCAD 2016 (Windows)
Cancels current command
General

Ctrl + [


Silhouette Studio (Windows)
Send backward
Arrange

Ctrl + [


CyberLink PhotoDirector 8 (Windows)
Rotate photo left 90 degrees
Operational

Ctrl + [


AutoCAD 2016 (MacOS)
Cancels
Manage Workflow

Ctrl + [


Microsoft Excel 2016 (Windows)
Select direct precedents
Excel Auto Tables and Data Forms - Trace Dependents and Precedents

Ctrl + [


Sublime Text (Linux)
Unindent Current Lines
General Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + [


JetBrains PyCharm (Windows)
Move to code block end/start
Navigation

Ctrl + ] / Ctrl + [


Adobe Dreamweaver (Windows)
Select Parent Tag
Coding Shortcuts

Ctrl + [


JetBrains RubyMine (Windows)
Move to code block end/start
Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + ] / Ctrl + [


JetBrains RubyMine (Linux)
Move to code block end/start
Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + ] / Ctrl + [


Adobe XD (Experience Design) (Windows)
Send Backward
Arrange

Ctrl + [


Bash (Linux)
Escape
Editing

Ctrl + [


jEdit (Windows)
Select Code Block
Selecting Text

Ctrl + [


Adobe RoboHelp (Windows)
Increase/Decrease Font Size by 1 px
Text Formatting

Ctrl + ] / Ctrl + [


JetBrains PhpStorm (Windows)
Move to code block end/start
Navigation

Ctrl + ] / Ctrl + [


JetBrains PhpStorm (Linux)
Move to code block end/start
Navigation

Ctrl + ] / Ctrl + [


DAZ Studio (Windows)
Polygon selection
Weight Map Commands

Ctrl + [


Corel Ventura 10 (Windows)
Kern Looser
Text Formatting

Ctrl + [


HTML-Kit (Windows)
Go to Previous Paragraph
87 Shortcuts for HTML-Kit (Windows)

Ctrl + [


InCopy CC (Windows)
Go to beginning of sentence forward/backward (Galley and Story views)
Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + ] / Ctrl + [


Adobe ColdFusion Builder 2.0 (Windows)
Jump to Previous Attribute Value
Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + [


Corel Quattro Pro X8 (Windows)
Select Object First/Last Created on Active Spreadsheet
Object Keys

Ctrl + ] / Ctrl + [


Yahoo Mail (Web Application)
Navigate through tabs-right to left motion
General

Ctrl + [


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
Jump in
3D View

Ctrl + [


Poser Pro (Windows)
Display>Camera View > Right hand camera
Display

Ctrl + [


Brackets (Windows)
Unindent
99 Shortcuts for Brackets (Windows)

Ctrl + [


Brackets (Windows)
Previous Document in List.
99 Shortcuts for Brackets (Windows)

Ctrl + [


WinSCP 5 (Windows)
Copy current local path to the clipboard
File Panels

Ctrl + [


Krita Painting 3 (Windows)
Rotate left
Rotate

Ctrl + [


MPS 2017 (Windows)
Move the caret to the current code block start, highlighting the block limits
Basic Editing

Ctrl + [


VideoPad Video Editor (Windows)
Previous Frame in Clip
Clip Player

Ctrl + [


Jupyter Notebook (Windows)
dedent
Edit Mode (press Enter to enable)

Ctrl + [


Vegas Pro 14 (Windows)
Move cursor to edge of previous selected event
Event Selection and Editing

Ctrl + [


MPS 2017 (Windows)
Navigate to the start of the current code block
Navigation between Source Code

Ctrl + [


Synfig (Windows)
Move backward to previous Keyframe
73 Shortcuts for Synfig (Windows)

Ctrl + [


GeoModeller3D (Windows)
Go back 10 points
Points List

Ctrl + [


Titanium (Windows)
Forward/Backward History
Navigation

Ctrl + [ / ]


CodeLite 10 (Windows)
Previous paragraph. Shift extends selection.
Editor

Ctrl + [


Affinity Photo
Move Back One
Layer operations

Ctrl + [


App Maker
Remove one indent from the line or selection
Code editor shortcuts

Ctrl + [


Easel
Move object backward
General

Ctrl + [


GibbsCAM (Windows)
Show Geometry
View Menu

Ctrl + [


Vectorworks (Windows)
Edit
Modify Menu

Ctrl + [


Balsamiq Mockups (Windows)
Decrease font or icon size
Selection

Ctrl + [


Balsamiq Mockups (Windows)
Shrink/Decrease Text Size
Working with Text

Ctrl + [


AVS Video Editor (Windows)
Mark in
Trim

Ctrl + [


AVS Video Editor (Windows)
Mark in
Multitrim

Ctrl + [


Brave Browser (Windows)
Go Back
Page Navigation and Display

Ctrl + [


Figma (Web Application)
Send Backward
Arrange

Ctrl + [


SuperMemo (Windows)
Decrease Font Size
129 Shortcuts for SuperMemo (Windows)

Ctrl + [


Adobe Photoshop Elements (Windows)
Move target layer down/up
Layers Panel

Ctrl + [ / ]


JS Bin
Indent selected lines
Code based

Ctrl + [


Adobe Illustrator
Send a selection backward
Work with selections

Ctrl + [


Nuclide (Mac)
Collapse the current directory.
Project Explorer’s file tree

Ctrl + [


AutoCAD
Cancel current command
Manage Workflow

Ctrl + [


Jupyter Notebook
Dedent
Edit mode

Ctrl + [


FastMail
Remove quote
Compose

Ctrl + [


PyCharm 2018.2
Navigate to the start of the current code block.
Navigation in source code

Ctrl + [


Adobe Bridge CC
Rotate 90° counter clockwise
Edit menu

Ctrl + [


Adobe Lightroom Classic
Rotate photo left (counterclockwise)
Working in the Print module

Ctrl + [


ActivePresenter 7
Decrease font size
Canvas

Ctrl + [


Bluebeam Revu
Send backward
Markup & editing

Ctrl + [


Wrike
Moves a task one level up in task hierarchy (ex: subtask to task)
Gantt Chart

Ctrl + [


jEdit
Select code block.
Selecting text

Ctrl + [


Discord
Start call in private message or group
General

Ctrl + [


Atom (Windows)
(Source: Tree View) tree-view:collapse-directory
All shortcuts

Ctrl + [


Zoho Mail
Previous tab
Global: Tab

Ctrl + [


Xodo
Jump back
Navigating

Ctrl + [


Microsoft FrontPage
Go to definition of function.
Work with coding tools

Ctrl + [


Camtasia
Previous marker
Editor's timeline

Ctrl + [


Corel Painter
Set shape attributes
Shapes

Ctrl + [


Inkscape
rotate character(s) by 90 degrees
Text tool

Ctrl + [


Adobe Premiere Pro (Windows)
Send Backward
Marker

Ctrl + [


Microsoft Word 2016
Decrease the font size by 1 point
Change or resize font

Ctrl + [


Clip Studio Paint Pro
(Before operation) Reduce opacity
Shortcuts used during operation

Ctrl + [


CodeMirror
Dedent the current line or selection by one indent unit
General (Windows)

Ctrl + [


Adobe Photoshop CC
Move target layer down/up
Using the Layers panel

Ctrl + [


Adobe XD (Windows)
Send Backward
Arrange

Ctrl + [


Nuke
Load previous script
Script editor

Ctrl + [


NetBeans
Move caret to matching bracket
Navigating through source code

Ctrl + [


IntelliJ IDEA (Windows, Linux)
Move to code block start
Navigation

Ctrl + [


GoldWave
Plays three seconds of audio after the start marker.
Main Window

Ctrl + [


Brackets
Previous Document in List.
General

Ctrl + [


REAPER
Item navigation: Move cursor left to edge of item
Section: Main

Ctrl + [


Qt Creator
Switch to background
Image Viewer

Ctrl + [


FileMaker
Align left
Text

Ctrl + [


Sublime Text
Un-indent current line(s)
Editing

Ctrl + [


KompoZer
Increase Indent
Composition shortcuts

Ctrl + [


Visual Studio Code (Linux)
Indent/outdent line
Basic editing

Ctrl + [


Visual Studio Code (Windows)
Indent/outdent line
Basic editing

Ctrl + [


Eclipse
Collapse / expand current method or class
Navigation in editor window

Ctrl + [


The Bat!
Convert current word to upper case
Message Editor

Ctrl + [


Krita 3.0
Rotate left
Rotate

Ctrl + [


Chrome DevTools
Focus the previous panel
Global shortcuts

Ctrl + [


Zimbra Web Client
Select previous unread message
Chat list view

Ctrl + [


iTunes 11 for Windows
Go to previous page in the iTunes Store
iTunes Store

Ctrl + [


WinSCP
Copy current local path to the clipboard
File panels

Ctrl + [


Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts)
Image.PreviousColor
VC Image Editor

Ctrl + [


Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
Zoom in / out
Zoom features

Ctrl + [


Outlook 2016 and Outlook 2013
Decrease font size
Text formatting

Ctrl + [


Android Studio
Move to code block start
Writing code

Ctrl + [


Audacity
Go to Selection Start
View menu

Ctrl + [


Opera
Go to previous page in history
Navigation: History

Ctrl + [


Gmail
Indent less
Formatting text

Ctrl + [


Mozilla Thunderbird
Decrease indent
Styling the message text

Ctrl + [


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Decrease / Increase font size one point
Navigate within Documents - Format Text

Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + ]


Dynamics CRM 2011 (Windows)
Move to the first tab / last tab on the ribbon
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + ]


InDesign CS5 (Windows)
Send object backward
Selecting and moving objects

Ctrl + [


Adobe After Effects CS5 (Windows)
Toggle Output Device preference between Desktop Only and video preview device
Previews

Ctrl + [ / on numeric keypad


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Windows)
Rotate image right
Shortcut Keys for using the Camera Raw dialog box

R / Ctrl + [


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Decrease / Increase font size one point
Edit Documents - Format Text

Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + ]


Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Windows)
Increase font size.
Shortcuts for Formatting Text

Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + Shift + <


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Decrease / Increase font size one point
Formats - Format Text

Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + ]


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Decrease / Increase font size one point
Manage Word View - Format Text

Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + ]


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Windows)
Move target layer down/up
Shortcut Keys for using the Layers panel

Ctrl + [ / ]


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Decrease / Increase font size one point
Tables - Format Text

Ctrl + [ / Ctrl + ]


DBeaver 6.0.3
Open SQL editor for current connection (***). Shows script selector popup
Database Navigator

Ctrl + [


Figma
Send backward
Arrange

Ctrl + [


Scrivener 1.9.9
Current editor back
View

Ctrl + [


Pinnacle Studio 22
Fit timeline to window
Edit tab

Ctrl + [