Presentation keyboard shortcuts

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts while you run your presentation in full screen mode.

Press	To do this
F5	Start a presentation from the beginning.
N, ENTER, PAGE DOWN, RIGHT ARROW, DOWN ARROW, or SPACEBAR	Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide.
P, PAGE UP, LEFT ARROW, UP ARROW, or BACKSPACE	Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide.
number+ENTER	Go to slide number.
B or PERIOD	Display a blank black slide, or return to the presentation from a blank black slide.
W or COMMA	Display a blank white slide, or return to the presentation from a blank white slide.
S	Stop or restart an automatic presentation.
ESC or HYPHEN	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 mouse-click to advance while rehearsing.
1+ENTER	Return to the first slide.
CTRL+P	Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to a pen.
CTRL+A	Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to an arrow.
CTRL+H	Hide the pointer and navigation 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.

Tip You can press F1 during your presentation to see a list of controls.