WebJunction - Office Applications

Moving Around During the PowerPoint Presentation

When you're running a slide show, PowerPoint gives you many different control options.

HINT: You can press F1 during a slide show to see this list of controls.

Action	Control Option
Advance to the next slide	Click the mouse
Return to the previous slide	Press Backspace
Go to a slide	Type the slide number, press Enter
Black or un-black the screen	Press B
White or un-white the screen	Press W
Show or hide the arrow pointer	Press A
End slide show	Press Esc
Erase drawing on-screen	Press E
Go to next slide, if it's hidden	Press H
Rehearse with new timings	Press T
Rehearse with original timings	Press O
Rehearse with mouse-click advance	Press M
Return to the first slide	Hold down both mouse buttons for 2 seconds
Change pointer to pen	Press Ctrl + P
Change pen to pointer	Press Ctrl + A
Hide pointer and button	Press Ctrl + H
Hide pointer and button always	Press Ctrl + L
Display shortcut menu	Right mouse click