Microsoft PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts for Presentation

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts while you run your presentation in full screen mode.

To do this	Press
Start a presentation from the beginning.	F5
Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide.	N, ENTER, PAGE DOWN, RIGHT ARROW, DOWN ARROW, or SPACEBAR
Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide.	P, PAGE UP, LEFT ARROW, UP ARROW, or BACKSPACE
Go to slide number.	number+ENTER
Display a blank black slide, or return to the presentation from a blank black slide.	B or PERIOD
Display a blank white slide, or return to the presentation from a blank white slide.	W or COMMA
Stop or restart an automatic presentation.	S
End a presentation.	ESC or HYPHEN
Erase on-screen annotations.	E
Go to the next slide, if the next slide is hidden.	H
Set new timings while rehearsing.	T
Use original timings while rehearsing.	O
Use mouse-click to advance while rehearsing.	M
Return to the first slide.	1+ENTER
Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to a pen.	CTRL+P
Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to an arrow.	CTRL+A
Hide the pointer and navigation button immediately.	CTRL+H
Hide the pointer and navigation button in 15 seconds.	CTRL+U
Display the shortcut menu.	SHIFT+F10
Go to the first or next hyperlink on a slide.	TAB
Go to the last or previous hyperlink on a slide.	SHIFT+TAB
Perform the “mouse click” behavior of the selected hyperlink.	ENTER while a hyperlink is selected

Tip You can press F1 during your presentation to see a list of controls.