• Keyboard Shortcut For Centering Text
• Excel Shortcut For Centering Text

Windows Action. Mac OS Action. Move focus to the next or previous row when in the body of the file list on the left. Up Arrow or Down Arrow. Up Arrow or Down Arrow. If pressed in the body of the file list, navigate one level up from within a folder. The keyboard shortcuts for text alignment on a Windows PC are: Control plus L for left alignment. Control plus R for right alignment. Control plus E for centre alignment. There is just one. In the Alignment Tab select the following options: Horizontal - Center Across Selection. Step 5: Click OK. Your text will now be centered in the selected cells. Collapse text under a heading. This keyboard shortcut conflicts with a default Mac OS X key assignment. To use this Office keyboard shortcut, you must first turn off the Mac OS X keyboard shortcut for this key. On the Apple menu, click System Preferences. Under Hardware, click Keyboard.

Many users find that using an external keyboard with keyboard shortcuts for PowerPoint on Mac helps them work more efficiently. For users with mobility or vision disabilities, keyboard shortcuts can be easier than using the touchscreen and are an essential alternative to using a mouse. This article itemizes the keyboard shortcuts for PowerPoint on Mac.

Notes:

• Keyboard shortcut descriptions refer to the U.S. keyboard layout. Keys on other keyboard layouts might not correspond to the keys on a U.S. keyboard. Keyboard shortcuts for laptop computers might also differ.
• If a shortcut requires pressing two or more keys at the same time, this topic separates the keys with a plus sign (+). If you have to press one key immediately after another, the keys are separated by a comma (,).
• The settings in some versions of the Macintosh operating system and some utility applications might conflict with keyboard shortcuts and function key operations in Office. For information about changing the key assignment of a keyboard shortcut, see Mac Help for your version of the Macintosh operating system or see your utility application.
• If you don't see a keyboard shortcut here that meets your needs, you can create a custom keyboard shortcut.

In this topic

Editing text and objects

To	Press
Delete one character to the left	DELETE
Delete one character to the right	FUNCTION + DELETE
Cut selected text or object	+ X
Copy selected text or object	+ C
Paste cut or copied text or object	+ V
Paste special	+ CONTROL + V
Increase the font size	+ SHIFT + >
Decrease the font size	+ SHIFT + <
Apply bold formatting	+ B
Apply an underline	+ U
Apply italic formatting	+ I
Center a paragraph	+ E
Justify a paragraph	+ J
Left align a paragraph	+ L
Right align a paragraph	+ R
Redo the last action	+ Y
Undo the last action	+ Z
Open the Format Text dialog box, Font options	+ T
Open the Format Text dialog box, Paragraph options	+ OPTION + M

Moving around in text

To move	Press
To the beginning of a word or one word to the left	OPTION + LEFT ARROW
One word to the right	OPTION + RIGHT ARROW
To the end of a line	+ RIGHT ARROW
To the beginning of a line	+ LEFT ARROW
To the beginning of a paragraph or up one paragraph	OPTION + UP ARROW
Down one paragraph	OPTION + DOWN ARROW
To the start or end of all the text in the object you are editing	+ UP/DOWN ARROW

Working with objects

To	Press
Select the next object	TAB
Select the previous object	SHIFT + TAB
Select all objects and all text	+ A
Move the selected object in the direction of the arrow	Arrow keys or + arrow key
Group the selected objects	+ OPTION + G
Ungroup the selected objects	+ OPTION + SHIFT + G
Regroup the selected objects	+ OPTION + J
Rotate the selected object clockwise	OPTION + right arrow
Rotate the selected object counterclockwise	OPTION + left arrow
Format the selected object	+ SHIFT + 1
Duplicate selected objects	+ D
Resize selected objects	SHIFT + arrow keys

Presentations

To	Press
Create a new presentation	+ N
Create a new presentation with a template from the PowerPoint Presentation gallery	+ SHIFT + P
Insert a new slide	+ SHIFT + N
Zoom out	+ MINUS SIGN
Zoom in	+ PLUS SIGN
Make a copy of the selected slide	+ SHIFT + D
Open a presentation	+ O
Close a presentation	+ W
Print a presentation	+ P
Save a presentation	+ S
Save a presentation with a different name, location, or file format.	+ SHIFT + S
Quit PowerPoint	+ Q
Find text and formatting	+ F
Add a hyperlink to selected text, an image, or an object	+ K
Cancel a command, such as Save As	ESC
Undo an action	+ Z
Redo or repeat an action	+ Y
Move through multiple open presentations.	+ ~
Open a recent file	+ SHIFT+ O

Changing views

To	Press
Switch to normal view	+ 1
Switch to slide sorter view	+ 2
Switch to notes page view	+ 3
Switch to outline view	+ 4
Switch to slide show	+ SHIFT + RETURN
Switch to full screen (hide menus)	+ CONTROL + F
Switch to presenter view	OPTION + RETURN
Show or hide guides	+ OPTION + CONTROL + G
Switch to handout master view	+ OPTION + 2 or SHIFT + click Slide Sorter View
Switch to slide master view	+ OPTION + 1 or SHIFT + click Normal View
Switch to notes master view	+ OPTION + 3

Selecting text

To select	Press
One character to the right	SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW
One character to the left	SHIFT + LEFT ARROW
From the insertion point to the same point one line up	SHIFT + UP ARROW
From the insertion point to the same point one line down	SHIFT + DOWN ARROW
All text to the start of the line	+ SHIFT + LEFT ARROW
All text to the end of the line	+ SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW
From the insertion point to the end of the paragraph	SHIFT + OPTION + DOWN ARROW
From the insertion point to the beginning of the paragraph	SHIFT + OPTION + UP ARROW

Slide shows

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts while running your slide show in full-screen mode, with or without the presenter view.

Tip: You can press the / key during a slide show to see a list of keyboard shortcuts.

To	Press
Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide	N , PAGE DOWN , RIGHT ARROW , DOWN ARROW , or the SPACEBAR (or click the mouse button)
Return to the previous animation or return to the previous slide	P , PAGE UP , LEFT ARROW , UP ARROW , or DELETE
Go to slide number	The number of the slide that you want to view, and then press RETURN
Display a black screen, or return to the slide show from a black screen	B PERIOD SHIFT + B
Display a white screen, or return to the slide show from a white screen	W COMMA SHIFT + W
Play slide show from the first slide	+ SHIFT+ RETURN
Play slide show from the current slide	+ RETURN
End a slide show	ESC , + PERIOD , or HYPHEN
Erase on-screen annotations	E SHIFT + E
Go to next hidden slide if the next slide is hidden	H
Hide the mouse pointer	+ I
Automatically make the hidden mouse pointer appear when the mouse is touched	+ U
Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to a pen	+ P
Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to an arrow	+ A
Hide the pointer on mouse move	CONTROL + H
Display the contextual menu	Hold down CONTROL and click the mouse button
Show Thesaurus entry for a selected word	+ OPTION + CONTROL + R
Show Smart Lookup entry for a selected word or phrase	+ OPTION + CONTROL + L
Switch to presenter view	OPTION + RETURN

Working in tables

To	Press
Move to the next cell	TAB
Move to the preceding cell	SHIFT + TAB
Move to the next line or row	DOWN ARROW
Move to the preceding line or row	UP ARROW
Start a new paragraph in a cell	RETURN
Add a new row at the bottom of the table	TAB at the end of the last row

Keyboard Shortcut For Centering Text

Windows and dialog boxes

To	Press
Close the active window	+ W
Perform the action assigned to a default button in a dialog box	RETURN
Cancel a command and close the dialog box	ESC
Hide the current window	+ H
Minimize the current window	+ M

Drawing

To	Press
Toggle Drawing mode	+ CONTROL + Z

See also

Technical support for customers with disabilities

Microsoft wants to provide the best possible experience for all our customers. If you have a disability or questions related to accessibility, please contact the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk for technical assistance. The Disability Answer Desk support team is trained in using many popular assistive technologies and can offer assistance in English, Spanish, French, and American Sign Language. Please go to the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk site to find out the contact details for your region.