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100 PowerPoint Shortcuts for PC and Mac

So you think you’re fancy, huh? Just because you know how to copy and paste without the click of the mouse in PowerPoint. Well, get ready to be even fancier (and more productive) because we’ve curated 100 of the best PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts.

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Select faster in PowerPoint with these shortcuts.

Shortcut	Windows	Mac
Extend selection one character left With at least one character already selected, this shortcut allows you to extend your selection character by character to the left of your starting point. You can also hold down the shortcut to extend your selection by multiple characters.	`Shift` `←`	`Shift` `◄`
Extend selection one character right With at least one character already selected, this shortcut allows you to extend your selection character by character to the right of your starting point. You can also hold down the shortcut to extend your selection by multiple characters.	`Shift` `→`	`Shift` `►`
Extend selection one word left With at least one word already selected, this shortcut allows you to extend your selection word by word to the left of your starting point. You can also hold down the shortcut the extend your selection by multiple words.	`Ctrl` `Shift` `←`	`Shift` `Option` `◄`
Extend selection one word right With at least one word already selected, this shortcut allows you to extend your selection word by word to the right of your starting point. You can also hold down the shortcut the extend your selection by multiple words.	`Ctrl` `Shift` `→`	`Shift` `Option` `►`
Extend selection to end of line Want to grab control of an entire line without having to drag your mouse all over your PowerPoint? As long as you have already made a selection within a line, this shortcut allows you to control all text from your cursor to the end of a line with ease.	`Shift` `End`	`⌘` `Shift` `►`
Extend selection to beginning of line Want to grab control of an entire line without having to drag your mouse all over your PowerPoint? As long as you have already made a selection within a line, this shortcut allows you to control all text from your cursor to the beginning of a line with ease	`Shift` `Home`	`⌘` `Shift` `◄`
Extend selection one line down Gain control of the entire line below a selection you have already made. Even if you only have one word selected in your current line, this shortcut will select the entire line below. Thus, it is mostly useful for mass edits and selections.	`Shift` `↓`	`Shift` `▼`
Extend selection one line up Gain control of the entire line above a selection you have already made. Even if you only have one word selected in your current line, this shortcut will select the entire line above. Thus, it is mostly useful for mass edits and selections.	`Shift` `↑`	`Shift` `▲`
Extend selection to the end of a paragraph Extend your control to include all text from your current selection to the end of the paragraph you are operating in.	`Ctrl` `Shift` `↓`	`⌘` `Shift` `▼`
Extend selection to the beginning of a paragraph Extend your control to include all text from your current selection to the beginning of the paragraph you are operating in.	`Ctrl` `Shift` `↑`	`⌘` `Shift` `▲`
Extend selection to the beginning of a text box Need to conduct mass edits? This shortcut gives you control over all text from your current selection all the way to the very beginning of your text box. don’t worry, any mistakes made can be undone with Ctrl/Command + Z!	`Ctrl` `Shift` `Home`	`⌘` `Shift` `◄`
Extend selection to the end of a text box Need to conduct mass edits? This shortcut gives you control over all text from your current selection all the way to the very end of your text box don’t worry, any mistakes made can be undone with Ctrl/Command + Z!	`Ctrl` `Shift` `End`	`⌘` `Shift` `►`
Select the entire textbox Edit the entire text box you have selected with this shortcut. All text will be added to your selection no matter where it is located within the text box.	`Ctrl` `A`	`⌘` `A`