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Slides: Features, Tips, and Best Practices

Design engaging presentations that captivate your audience. Add multimedia and collaborate with others.

Slides Keyboard Shortcuts

Common actions
Common actions
Keyboard shortcut
New slide
Ctrl + m
Select all
⌘/Ctrl + a
Open link
Alt + Enter
Select none
⌘/Ctrl + Shift + a
Insert or edit link
Ctrl + k
Format text
Format text
Keyboard shortcut
Bold
⌘/Ctrl + b
Italic
⌘/Ctrl + i
Underline
⌘/Ctrl + u
Increase font size
⌘/Ctrl + Shift + >
Decrease font size
⌘/Ctrl + Shift + <
Bulleted list
⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 8
Move and arrange objects
Switch between slides
Move and arrange objects
Keyboard shortcut
Group
⌘/Ctrl + Alt + g
Ungroup
⌘/Ctrl + Alt + Shift + g
Nudge up, down, left, or right
Arrow keys
Select next shape
Tab
Select previous shape
Shift + Tab
Navigate presentations
Navigate presentations
Keyboard shortcut
Open speaker notes panel
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + s
Open animations panel
⌘/Ctrl + Alt + Shift + b
Switch between slides
Keyboard shortcut
Move to previous slide
Page Up Up arrow
Move to next slide
Page Down Down arrow
Add notes and comments
Add notes and comments
Keyboard shortcut
Insert comment
⌘/Ctrl + Alt + m
Enter current comment
Holding ⌘/Ctrl + Enter
Open comment discussion thread
⌘/Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a
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