Is it time to begin designing your PowerPoint? Relax.

There are far too many tricks and shortcuts in PowerPoint, proven to be very useful! They have been thought to speed up your tasks big times and save you hours of work. That being said, let’s review them. Hope it helps!

Please note that these shortcuts are meant for computers whose default language is set to English. For other languages, these shortcuts may be different.

If you need to move between panes This the shortcut you need
Move clockwise among panes in Normal view. F6
Move counterclockwise among panes in Normal view. Shift+F6
Switch between the Thumbnail pane and the Outline View pane. Ctrl+Shift+Tab

 

If you need to work in an outline This the shortcut you need
Promote a paragraph. Alt+Shift+Left Arrow
Demote a paragraph. Alt+Shift+Right Arrow
Move selected paragraphs up. Alt+Shift+Up Arrow
Move selected paragraphs down. Alt+Shift+Down Arrow
Show heading level 1 Alt+Shift+1
Expand text below a heading. Alt+Shift+Plus Sign (+)
Collapse text below a heading. Alt+Shift+Minus Sign (-)

 

If you need to work in an outline This the shortcut you need
Promote a paragraph. Alt+Shift+Left Arrow
Demote a paragraph. Alt+Shift+Right Arrow
Move selected paragraphs up. Alt+Shift+Up Arrow
Move selected paragraphs down. Alt+Shift+Down Arrow
Show heading level 1 Alt+Shift+1
Expand text below a heading. Alt+Shift+Plus Sign (+)
Collapse text below a heading. Alt+Shift+Minus Sign (-)