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Subscribers: How to Use Shortcuts in PowerPoint

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Who doesn't like to save time and keystrokes? As you all know I am all about saving time and keystrokes. Because of that, I am going to share some really good shortcuts to use in Microsoft PowerPoint with you. Follow the steps below to learn how: Creating Presentations: CTRL | N - New presentation CTRL

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More Microsoft Office Shortcuts

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As promised, this article is full of more useful Microsoft Office shortcuts.

Follow the steps below:

SHIFT F3 – Toggles between uppercase, lowercase, and title case

CTRL = – Will subscript highlighted text

CTRL SHIFT – Will superscript highlighted text

CTRL | SHIFT | F9 – Will remove any hyperlinks in your text

CTRL |Space – Will remove any font effects and reset it to the default size, font, and color

CTRL ] -Will increase font size

CTRL [ = Will decrease font size

ALT | W | R – will toggle your Ruler

CTRL M – Will add a new slide to your editor in PowerPoint

CTRL | SHIFT | D – will Duplicate your current slide

CTRL P – Will activate your Pen Tool

CTRL A – Invokes your cursor during a presentation

CTRL H – Hides your cursor during a presentation

ALT | P – will Play/Pause embedded media in your slide

ALT |  Q – Stops playback

ALT | Up or Down Arrow – will adjusts the volume of your playback

CTRL | Page up or Page down – Will scroll between multiple tabs

ALT | Enter – Enters a new line in an Excel cell

CTRL | ; – Will quickly enter the current date

CTRL | SHIFT | : – Will quickly enter the current time

CTRL 1 – Will invoke the Formatting dialog

CTRL ‘ – Will toggle between cells to reveal content or formulas

CTRL 0 – Will hide a column

CTRL 9 – Will hide a row

CTRL | SHIFT |0/9 – Will unhide anything hidden using shortcuts above

ALT |= – Will automatically apply SUM to any highlighted cells

CTRL | SHIFT | * – Will select your current row or column

Even if you only use a few of these fabulous shortcuts, it is well worth it!