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title: "Work with Text and Objects Shortcut Keys in PowerPoint 2007"  
description: "Work with Text and Objects Shortcut Keys in PowerPoint 2007"  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-04-17  
updated: 2017-11-30  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1254/work-with-text-and-objects-shortcut-keys-in-powerpoint-2007  
category: "shortcut keys"  
tags: ["shortcut keys"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Work with Text and Objects Shortcut Keys in PowerPoint 2007

##### Work with Text and Objects

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| alt+shift+arrow left | Promote a paragraph. |
| alt+shift+arrow right | Demote a paragraph. |
| alt+shift+arrow up | Move selected paragraphs up. |
| alt+shift+arrow down | Move selected paragraphs down. |
| alt+shift+1 | Show heading level 1. |
| alt+shift++ | Expand text below a heading. |
| alt+shift+- | Collapse text below a heading. |
| shift+arrow right | Select one [character](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23551/an-investigate-distinctive-seafood-restaurant-for-your-image-stamp-character) to the right. |
| shift+arrow left | Select one character to the left. |
| ctrl+shift+arrow right Select to the end of a word. |  |
| ctrl+shift+arrow left | Select to the beginning of a word. |
| shift+arrow up | Select one line up. |
| shift+arrow down | Select one line down. |
| esc | Select an object (with text selected inside the object). |
| tab or shift+tab until the object you want is selected | Select an object (with an object selected). |
| enter | Select text within an object (with an object selected). |
| ctrl+a (on the Slides tab) | Select all objects. |
| ctrl+a (in the Slide Sorter view) | Select all slides. |
| ctrl+a (On the Outline tab) | Select all text. |
| backspace | Delete one character to the left. |
| ctrl+backspace | Delete one word to the left. |
| delete | Delete one character to the right. |
| ctrl+delete | Delete one word to the right. |
| ctrl+x | Cut [selected object](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/109819/how-to-add-a-transition-to-a-selected-object-in-powerpoint). |
| ctrl+c | Copy selected object. |
| ctrl+v | Paste cut or copied object. |
| ctrl+z | Undo the last action. |
| ctrl+y | Redo the last action. |
| ctrl+shift+c | Copy formatting only. |
| ctrl+shift+v | Paste formatting only. |
| ctrl+alt+v | Paste special. |

Work with Text and Objects keys in power point

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