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title: "Dialog Boxes Shortcut Keys in PowerPoint 2007"  
description: "In this article I am trying to explain Dialog Boxes Shortcut Keys in PowerPoint 2007."  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-04-13  
updated: 2017-11-30  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1248/dialog-boxes-shortcut-keys-in-powerpoint-2007  
category: "shortcut keys"  
tags: ["shortcut keys"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Dialog Boxes Shortcut Keys in PowerPoint 2007

In this article I [am trying](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36834/which-two-programming-languages-should-i-master-in-if-i-am-trying-to-get-into-google-or-facebook) to explain [Dialog Boxes](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156528/types-of-dialog-boxes-in-javascript) [Shortcut Keys](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/477/shortcut-keys-for-formatting-elements-in-pivottable-view-for-ms-access) in [PowerPoint](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/136404/how-to-make-a-powerpoint-presentation-attractive) 2007.

##### Work with Dialog Boxes

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| tab | Move to the next option or option group. |
| shift+tab | Move to the [previous](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81421/unlock-2-0-is-just-like-previous-corona-lockdowns) option or option group. |
| ctrl+tab | Switch to the next tab in a [dialog box](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/157/dialog-box-in-dot-net). |
| ctrl+shift+tab | Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box. |
| alt+arrow down | Open a selected drop-down list. |
| First letter of an option in a drop-down list | Open the list if it is closed and move to an option in the list. |
| arrow keys | Move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options. |
| esc | Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box. |
| spacebar | Perform the action assigned to the selected button; select or clear the selected check box. |
| alt+ the letter underlined in an option | Select an option; select or clear a check box. |
| enter | Perform the action assigned to a default button in a dialog box. |
| home | Move to the beginning of the entry. |
| end | Move to the end of the entry. |
| arrow left, arrow right | Move one [character](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23551/an-investigate-distinctive-seafood-restaurant-for-your-image-stamp-character) to the left or right, respectively. |
| ctrl+arrow left | Move one word to the left. |
| ctrl+arrow right | Move one word to the right. |
| shift+arrow left | Select or cancel selection one character to the left. |
| shift+arrow right | Select or cancel selection one character to the right. |
| ctrl+shift+arrow left | Select or cancel selection one word to the left. |
| ctrl+shift+arrow right | Select or cancel selection one word to the right. |
| shift+home | Select from the cursor to the beginning of the entry. |
| shift+end | Select from the cursor to the end of the entry. |

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