Thankfully, there are many keyboard sequences that work for these tasks in PowerPoint 2019 for Windows. Most sequences entail that you press two buttons, and then press the third button after a moment.
So if the keyboard sequence is listed as Alt + S > H, then you must press the Alt and S keys together, let go of those two keys and then press the H key.
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PowerPoint Keyboard Sequences: 2019 for Windows
Animation Sequences
First, access the Animation Task Pane:
Alt + A > C
Brings up the Animation Task Pane
Then reorder your animations:
Alt + A > E
Move the selected animation to play one step earlier
Alt + A > L
Move the selected animation to play one step later
Selection
Alt + H > G > P
Brings up the Selection Task Pane
Working with Slides
Alt + H > I > L
Opens the Insert Outline dialog box
Alt + H > F > O
Show the Office Clipboard Task Pane
Alt + H > I > R
Brings up the Reuse Slides Task Pane
Alt + N > T > X
Insert Excel Spreadsheet
Select some text and then, Alt + R > RS
Opens the Smart Lookup Task Pane
Alt + S > H
Hide / Unhide the selected slide
Alt + W > N
Open a new window containing a view of the current presentation
Alt + H > Q
Reset the position, size, and formatting of the slide placeholders to their default settings
Alt + N > C
Opens the Insert Chart dialog box
Alt + S > N > R
Start recording from the current slide
Alt + W > E
Cascade the open document windows on the screen so that they overlap
Alt + W > F
Fits the slide to current window
Alt + W > X
Opens the Grid and Guides dialog box
Backstage View Options /h3>
Alt + F > I
Brings up the Info Pane
Alt + F > T
Opens the PowerPoint Options dialog box
Alt + F > Z
Brings up the Share Pane
Alt + F > E
Brings up the Export Pane
Alt + F > D
Brings up the Account Pane
PowerPoint Tools
Alt + T > A
Brings up the AutoCorrect Options dialog box
Alt + T > L
Brings up the Language dialog box
Alt + T > O
Brings up the PowerPoint Options dialog box
Alt + T > R
Brings up the Research Task Pane
Alt + T > S
Brings up the Spelling Task Pane
Aligning and Distributing Slide Objects
First make sure you choose whether you want to align objects to each other or to the slide:
Alt + H > G > A > O
Activates the Align Selected Objects to Each Other option
Alt + H > G > A > A
Activates the Align Selected Objects to Slide option
Then choose the Alignment options:
Alt + H > G > A > B
Align objects Bottom
Alt + H > G > A > C
Align objects Center
Alt + H > G > A > L
Align objects Left
Alt + H > G > A > M
Align objects Middle
Alt + H > G > A > R
Align objects Right
Alt + H > G > A > T
Align objects Top
You can also distribute selected slide objects:
Alt + H > G > A > H
Distribute objects Horizontally
Alt + H > G > A > V
Distribute objects Vertically
Working with Themes and Backgrounds
Alt + G > T > F
Brings up the Format Background Task Pane
Alt + G > H > M
Opens the Choose Theme or Themed Document dialog box
Alt + G > H > S
Opens the Save Current Theme dialog box
Alt + G > V > C > C
Opens the Create New Theme Colors dialog box
Alt + G > V > F > C
Opens the Create New Theme Fonts dialog box
PowerPoint Views
Alt + W > L
Change to Normal view
Alt + W > D
Change to Reading view
Alt + W > H
Change to Handout Master view
Alt + W > T
Change to Notes Page view
Alt + W > I
Change to Slide Sorter view
Alt + W > K
Change to Notes Master view
Alt + W > M
Change to Slide Master view
Alt + W > P > O
Change to Outline view
Alt + S > B
Keyboard shortcut: F5
Play in Slide Show view from the first slide
Alt + S > C
Keyboard shortcut: Shift + F5
Play in Slide Show view from the current slide
PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts
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