PowerPoint 2010 cheat sheet: Quick reference charts

New to Microsoft PowerPoint 2010? Find your favorite commands from earlier versions of PowerPoint with these charts.

Format menu

PowerPoint 2003 location PowerPoint 2007 location PowerPoint 2010 location Keyboard shortcut
Format menu > Font Home tab > Font group Home tab > Font group Alt-O, F
Format menu > Bullets and Numbering Home tab > Paragraph group > Bullets or Numbering Home tab > Paragraph group > Bullets or Numbering Alt-O, B
Format menu > Alignment > Align Left Home tab > Paragraph group > Align Text Left Home tab > Paragraph group > Align Text Left Ctrl-L
Format menu > Alignment > Center Home tab > Paragraph group > Center Home tab > Paragraph group > Center Ctrl-E
Format menu > Alignment > Align Right Home tab > Paragraph group > Align Text Right Home tab > Paragraph group > Align Text Right Ctrl-R
Format menu > Alignment > Justify Home tab > Paragraph group > Justify Home tab > Paragraph group > Justify

In PP 2003: Alt-O, AJ

In PP 2007/2010: Alt-O, AJ or Alt-H, AJ
Format menu > Line Spacing Home tab > Paragraph group > Line Spacing Home tab > Paragraph group > Line Spacing

In PP 2003: Alt-O, S

In PP 2007/2010: Alt-O, S or Alt-H, K
Format menu > Change Case Home tab > Font group > Change Case Home tab > Font group > Change Case

In PP 2003: Alt-O, E

In PP 2007/2010: Alt-H, 7
Format menu > Replace Fonts Home tab > Editing group > Replace > Replace Fonts Home tab > Editing group > Replace > Replace Fonts Alt-O, R
Format menu > Slide Design Design tab > Themes group Design tab > Themes group

In PP 2003: Alt-O, D

In PP 2007/2010: Alt-G, H
Format menu > Slide Layout Home tab > Slides group > Layout Home tab > Slides group > Slide Layout

In PP 2003: Alt-O, L

In PP 2007/2010: Alt-H, L
Format menu > Background Design tab > Background group > Background Styles > Format Background Design tab > Background group > Background Styles > Format Background

In PP 2003: Alt-O, K

In PP 2007/2010: Alt-O, K or Alt-G, BB
Format menu > Object Double-click the object and look for object-specific tabs in the Ribbon Double-click the object and look for object-specific tabs in the Ribbon

In PP 2003: Alt-O, O

In PP 2007/2010: n/a

Tools menu

Slide Show menu

PowerPoint 2003 location PowerPoint 2007 location PowerPoint 2010 location Keyboard shortcut
Slide Show menu > View Show

Slide Show tab > Start Slide Show group

or

View tab > Presentation Views group > Slide Show
Slide Show tab > Start Slide Show group > From Beginning F5
Slide Show menu > Set Up Show Slide Show tab > Set Up group > Set Up Slide Show Slide Show tab > Set Up group > Set Up Slide Show

In PP 2003: Alt-D, S

In PP 2007/2010: Alt-D, S or Alt-S, S
Slide Show menu > Rehearse Timings Slide Show tab > Set Up group > Rehearse Timings Slide Show tab > Set Up group > Rehearse Timings

In PP 2003: Alt-D, R

In PP 2007/2010: Alt-D, R or Alt-S, T
Slide Show menu > Record Narration Slide Show tab > Set Up group > Record Narration Slide Show tab > Set Up group > Record Slide Show > Start Recording from Beginning

In PP 2003: Alt-D, N

In PP 2007/2010: Alt-D, N or Alt-S, N
Slide Show menu > Action Buttons

Home tab > Drawing group > Shapes

or

Insert tab > Illustrations group > Shapes

Home tab > Drawing group > Shapes

or

Insert tab > Illustrations group > Shapes

In PP 2003: Alt-D, I

In PP 2007/2010: Alt-H, SH or Alt-N, SH
Slide Show menu > Action Settings Insert tab > Links group > Action Insert tab > Links group > Action

In PP 2003: Alt-D, A

In PP 2007/2010: Alt-D, A or Alt-N, K
Slide Show menu > Animation Schemes Animations tab > Animations group > Animate Animations tab > Animation group > Animation Styles

In PP 2003: Alt-D, C

In PP 2007: Alt-A, A

In PP 2010: Alt-A, S
Slide Show menu > Custom Animation Animations tab > Animations group > Custom Animation Animations tab > Advanced Animation group > Animation Pane Alt-D, M
Slide Show menu > Slide Transitions Animations tab > Transition to This Slide Transitions tab > Transition to This Slide group

In PP 2003: Alt-D, T

In PP 2007: Alt-A, T

In PP 2010: Alt-K, T
Slide Show menu > Hide Slide Slide Show tab > Set Up group > Hide Slide Slide Show tab > Set Up group > Hide Slide

In PP 2003: Alt-D, H

In PP 2007/2010: Alt-D, H or Alt-S, H
Slide Show menu > Custom Shows Slide Show tab > Start Slide Show group > Custom Slide Show Slide Show tab > Start Slide Show group > Custom Slide Show > Custom Shows

In PP 2003: Alt-D, W

In PP 2007/2010: Alt-D, W or Alt-S, MW

Window menu

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