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| | Whether you use a mouse or a remote control to navigate through a PowerPoint slide show presentation, it is also handy to use keyboard shortcuts. Here is a selection to try: - Run a slide show: [F5].
- Run a slide show from the current slide: [Shift] + [F5] (PowerPoint 2003 and newer).
- Advance to the next slide (any of these): [Right], [Down], N (for Next), [Spacebar], [Page Down] (or click the left mouse).
- Return to the previous slide (any of these): [Left], [Up], P (for Previous), [Backspace], [Page Up].
- Go to specific slide number: type slide number and press [Enter]. One of my favorite tips to quickly skip past slides or to return to a previous slide. To display the slide number temporarily in handouts, choose View > Header and Footer, check Slide Number, Apply to All. Repeat steps to turn off after printing handouts.
- Display a black screen or go back to slide show: B or [Period].
- Display a white screen or go back to slide show: P or [Comma]. (Use carefully as the bright screen can be distracting to an audience).
- End a slide show: [Esc].
- Hide the mouse pointer: [Ctrl] + H. Hiding the mouse pointer should be part of your presentation preparation to avoid the accidental display of your mouse in the middle of your presentation.
- Activate the mouse pointer/arrow: [Ctrl] + A.
- Help during slide show (displays these and other keyboard shortcuts): [F1].
Note: you can also right-click anywhere on the slide show screen for a shortcut menu with many of these same actions. © 2007 by Dawn Bjork Buzbee
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