Use keyboard shortcuts to deliver your presentation

This topic itemizes keyboard shortcuts for delivering your presentation in PowerPoint 2016.

The shortcuts in this topic refer to the US keyboard layout. Keys for other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a US keyboard.
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 (,).

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Control your slide show during the presentation

Control video and other media during a presentation

Control your slide show during the presentation

The following keyboard shortcuts apply while you're delivering your presentation in Slide Show (full-screen) mode. To enter Slide Show mode, press Alt+S, B.

To do this	Press
Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide.	N, Enter, Page Down, Right Arrow, Down Arrow, or Spacebar
Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide.	P, Page Up, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Backspace
Go to slide number.	number+Enter
Display a blank black slide, or return to the presentation from a blank black slide.	B or Period
Display a blank white slide, or return to the presentation from a blank white slide.	W or Comma
Stop or restart an automatic presentation.	S
End a presentation.	ESC
Erase on-screen annotations.	E
Go to the next slide, if the next slide is hidden.	H
Set new timings while rehearsing.	T
Re-record slide narration and timing	R
Return to the first slide.	Press and hold Left Mouse button for several seconds
Change the pointer to a pen.	Ctrl+P
Change the pointer to an arrow.	Ctrl+A
Change the pointer to an eraser	Ctrl+E
Show or hide ink markup	Ctrl+M
Hide the pointer and navigation button immediately.	Ctrl+H
Hide the pointer and navigation button in 15 seconds.	Ctrl+U
View the All Slides dialog box	Ctrl+S
View the computer task bar	Ctrl+T
Display the shortcut menu.	Shift+F10
Go to the first or next hyperlink on the current slide.	Tab
Go to the last or previous hyperlink on the current slide.	Shift+Tab
Perform the "mouse click" behavior of the selected hyperlink. (Follow a selected hyperlink)	Enter while a hyperlink is selected

Control video and other media during a presentation

These keyboard shortcuts work with video files imported from your computer or other device. They don't work with online video files.

During your presentation, if you want to see the list of media shortcuts, press F1. Then, in the Slide Show Help dialog box, go to the Media tab.

To do this	Press
Stop media playback.	Alt+Q
Play or pause media.	Ctrl+Space
Toggle between play and pause.	Alt+P
Go to the next bookmark.	Alt+End
Go to the previous bookmark.	Alt+Home
Increase the sound volume.	Alt+Up
Decrease the sound volume.	Alt+Down
Mute the sound.	Alt+U
Seek forward three seconds.	Alt+Shift+Page Down
Seek backward three seconds.	Alt+Shift+Page Up
Seek forward 0.25 seconds, then pause	Alt+Shift+Right Arrow
Seek backward 0.25 seconds, then pause	Alt+Shift+Left Arrow
Show/Hide audio and subtitles menu (for videos that have multiple audio tracks and/or subtitle tracks in supported formats.)	Alt+J