Keyboard Sequences for PowerPoint 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

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