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title: "Power Point 2007 Shortcut Keys"  
description: "PowerPoint 2007 Shortcut Keys"  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-04-17  
updated: 2020-06-09  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1252/power-point-2007-shortcut-keys  
category: "shortcut keys"  
tags: ["shortcut keys"]  
reading_time: 3 minutes  

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# Power Point 2007 Shortcut Keys

##### PowerPoint 2007 Shortcut Keys

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| f5 | Start the presentation from the beginning. |
| n, enter, page down, arrow right, arrow down, or spacebar | Perform the next [animation](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13040/seven-helpful-tips-to-start-and-grow-an-animation-video-company) or advance to the next slide. |
| p, page up, arrow left, arrow up, or backspace | Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide. |
| number+enter | Go to slide number. |
| b or . | Display a blank black slide, or return to the presentation from a blank black slide. |
| w or , | Display a blank white slide, or return to the presentation from a blank white slide. |
| s | Stop or restart an [automatic](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45147/what-is-the-rule-relating-to-automatic-suspension-of-a-member) presentation. |
| esc or - | End a presentation. |
| e | Erase on-screen annotations. |
| h | Go to the next slide, if the next slide is hidden. |
| t | Set new timings while rehearsing. |
| o | Use original timings while rehearsing. |
| m | Use a mouse click to advance while rehearsing. |
| 1+enter | Return to the first slide. |
| ctrl+p | Redisplay hidden pointer or change the pointer to a pen. |
| ctrl+a | Redisplay hidden pointer or change the pointer to an arrow. |
| ctrl+h | Hide the pointer and [navigation](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/62/different-navigation-in-asp-dot-net) button immediately. |
| ctrl+u | Hide the pointer and navigation button in 15 seconds. |
| shift+f10 | Display the shortcut menu. |
| tab | Go to the first or next hyperlink on a slide. |
| shift+tab | Go to the last or previous hyperlink on a slide. |
| enter while a hyperlink is selected | Perform the "mouse click" behavior of the selected hyperlink. |
| shift+f5 | Start the presentation from the slide you are currently on. |

##### Manage Smart Tags

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| alt+shift+f10 | Display the menu or [message](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/682/which-are-the-various-message-map-macros) for a smart tag. If more than one smart tag is present, switch to the next smart tag and display its menu or message. |
| arrow down | Select the next item on a smart tag menu. |
| arrow up | Select the previous item on a smart tag menu. |
| enter | Perform the action for the selected item on a smart tag menu. |
| esc | Close the smart tag menu or message. |

#####

##### Shortcuts available with PowerPoint Shortcut Tools Add-in

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| alt + 1 | Align [objects](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159749/what-are-data-transfer-objects-dtos-and-why-are-they-used-in-api-development) left. |
| alt + 2 | Align objects center. |
| alt + 3 | Align objects right. |
| ctrl + shift + 3 | Align left edge to right edge. |
| alt + R | [Duplicate](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/160730/contain-duplicate) object to the right. |
| alt + T | Insert textbox. |
| alt + N | Insert rectangle. |
| alt + B | Make objects same width / equalize width. |
| alt + H | Make objects same height / equalize height. |
| ctrl + 3 | Resize/stretch object width to right edge. |
| alt + F | Select format painter. |
| F1 | Zoom in object. |

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