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FIVE POWERPOINT SHORTCUTS
THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Shortcuts are great
Shortcuts are great
Shortcuts are great
They save us time…
Shortcuts are great
And effort..
Shortcuts are great
They save us time
and effort
and generally just make our lives easier
Shortcuts are great
And generally just make our lives easier.
Shortcuts are great
They save us time
and effort
and generally just make our lives easier
Shortcuts are great
Shortcuts apply to everything, from Farmer’s fields..
to lifehacks in the Kitchen..
And to PowerPoint.
If you’re looking to speed up that arduous act of
presentation making then these 5 shortcuts
will change your life
Ctrl
1.
1.
Ctrl
Shortcuts are great
We’ve seen this before
ctrl+c to copy and ctrl+v to paste, or ctrl+s to save and ctrl+o to open
Ctrl
Ctrl
C V S O
CtrlCtrl Ctrl
+ + + +
Did you know you could use it to SELECT ALL?
Did you know you could use it to SELECT ALL?
Hold ctrl while you click on multiple objects to
select more than one at a time
Ctrl
If you hold down ctrl whilst clicking and
dragging you can duplicate your object.
(ctrl+d also works for this)
If you hold down ctrl whilst clicking and
dragging you can duplicate your object.
Shift
2.
2.
shift
Shortcuts are great
The modest younger brother of ctrl still has a wealth of functions.
Shift
shift
Shortcuts are great
Hold down shift when you make a shape or line
And it stays perfectly regular
shift
Hold down shift when you make a shape or line
and it stays perfectly regularShortcuts are great
shift
This also works when you resize an object
Shift+Ctrl
Hold down shift when you make a shape or line
and it stays perfectly regularShortcuts are great
shift Ctrl
Shift Ctrl
+
Shift+Ctrl
Hold down shift when you make a shape or line
and it stays perfectly regularShortcuts are great
shift Ctrl
Shift Ctrl
+
A fearsome combination
Hold down shift when you make a shape or line
and it stays perfectly regularShortcuts are great
Hold down ctrl+shift when you click and drag to
duplicate an object in perfect alignment
shift Ctrl
+
1. 2.
Shift+Ctrl
Hold down shift when you make a shape or line
and it stays perfectly regularShortcuts are great
Press ctrl+shift+c when an object is highlighted to copy the
formatting and then ctrl+shift+v to paste them elsewhere
shiftCtrl
+ C
+
Alignment Alignment
3.3.
Lining objects up manually is hard
Alignment
Lining objects up manually is hard
NUDGE!
Lining objects up manually is hard
NUDGE!
NUDGE!
Lining objects up manually is hard
NUDGE!
NUDGE!
NUDGE!
Alignment
Lining objects up manually is hard
Nudges up
Nudges up
Nudges up
JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED
Lining objects up manually is hard
NUDGE!
NUDGE!
NUDGE!
NUDGE!
WHOOPS!
Alignment
Lining objects up manually is hard
Nudges up
Nudges up
Nudges up
JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED
Hold down ctrl when using the arrows to move an
object will allow you to do small regular moves
Ctrl
+
Alignment
Lining objects up manually is hard
Nudges up
Nudges up
Nudges up
JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDEDCtrl
+ HOORAY!!
But if that is still too much try using
PowerPoint’s wealth of alignment tools..
Selection PaneAlignment Selection
Pane
4.
4.
Alignment
Lining objects up manually is hard
Nudges up
Nudges up
Nudges up
JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED
Selection
Pane
This is the needle in a Haystack tool..
NEEDLE
HAYSTACK
Alignment
Lining objects up manually is hard
Nudges up
Nudges up
Nudges up
JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED
You’ll find it at the right hand
side of the home bar..
HOME
Selection
Textbox
Rectangle
Mountains
Rectangle 2
Moon
Farmer
Mountains
Picture 2
Haystack
Triangle
Picture 3
Picture 4
Moon
Square 2
Needle
Textbox 3
5 point Star
Alignment
Lining objects up manually is hard
Nudges up
Nudges up
Nudges up
JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED
It’s a map of different layers
on your slide.
HOME
Selection
LAYERS
Textbox
Rectangle
Mountains
Rectangle 2
Moon
Farmer
Mountains
Picture 2
Haystack
Triangle
Picture 3
Picture 4
Moon
Square 2
Needle
Textbox 3
5 point Star
Alignment
Lining objects up manually is hard
Nudges up
Nudges up
Nudges up
JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED
So you can hide all the hay and
have a look at that needle without
having to move anything
HOME
Selection
Textbox
Rectangle
Mountains
Rectangle 2
Moon
Farmer
Mountains
Picture 2
Haystack
Triangle
Picture 3
Picture 4
Moon
Square 2
Needle
Textbox 3
5 point Star
Alignment
Lining objects up manually is hard
Nudges up
Nudges up
Nudges up
JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED
Or just move it
to the top of
the Haystack!
HOME
Selection
Textbox
Rectangle
Mountains
Rectangle 2
Moon
Farmer
Mountains
Needle
Haystack
Triangle
Picture 3
Picture 4
Moon
Square 2
Picture 2
Textbox 3
5 point Star
Selection PaneAlignment Quick
Access
Toolbar
5.
5.
Alignment
Lining objects up manually is hard
Nudges up
Nudges up
Nudges up
JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED
Quick Access Toolbar
Do you have favourite
PowerPoint tools?
Alignment
Lining objects up manually is hard
Nudges up
Nudges up
Nudges up
JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED
We do, so we put them in a ribbon of convenience
at the top of our PowerPoint workspace.
RIBBON OF CONVENIENCE
Alignment
Lining objects up manually is hard
Nudges up
Nudges up
Nudges up
JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED
To add an element, right click and choose
‘Add to Quick Access Toolbar’
RIBBON OF CONVENIENCE
‘Add to Quick Access Toolbar’
Alignment
Lining objects up manually is hard
Nudges up
Nudges up
Nudges up
JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED
RIBBON OF CONVENIENCE
Alignment
Lining objects up manually is hard
Nudges up
Nudges up
Nudges up
JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED
But if this sounds like hard work, BrightCarbon
has one of its own you can download.
RIBBON OF CONVENIENCE
Click here to download
Slide creation will never be the same againAlignment
Lining objects up manually is hard
Nudges up
Nudges up
Nudges up
JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED
Slide creation will never be the same again…
Slide creation will never be the same againAlignment
Lining objects up manually is hard
Nudges up
Nudges up
Nudges up
JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED
Click here to find out more
Slide creation will never be the same againAlignment
Lining objects up manually is hard
Nudges up
Nudges up
Nudges up
JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED
THE END

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5 PowerPoint Shortcuts That Will Save Your Life

  • 1. FIVE POWERPOINT SHORTCUTS THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE
  • 3. Shortcuts are great They save us time…
  • 5. Shortcuts are great They save us time and effort and generally just make our lives easier Shortcuts are great And generally just make our lives easier.
  • 6. Shortcuts are great They save us time and effort and generally just make our lives easier Shortcuts are great Shortcuts apply to everything, from Farmer’s fields..
  • 7. to lifehacks in the Kitchen..
  • 9. If you’re looking to speed up that arduous act of presentation making then these 5 shortcuts will change your life
  • 11. Shortcuts are great We’ve seen this before ctrl+c to copy and ctrl+v to paste, or ctrl+s to save and ctrl+o to open Ctrl Ctrl C V S O CtrlCtrl Ctrl + + + +
  • 12. Did you know you could use it to SELECT ALL?
  • 13. Did you know you could use it to SELECT ALL? Hold ctrl while you click on multiple objects to select more than one at a time Ctrl
  • 14. If you hold down ctrl whilst clicking and dragging you can duplicate your object.
  • 15. (ctrl+d also works for this) If you hold down ctrl whilst clicking and dragging you can duplicate your object.
  • 17. Shortcuts are great The modest younger brother of ctrl still has a wealth of functions. Shift shift
  • 18. Shortcuts are great Hold down shift when you make a shape or line And it stays perfectly regular shift
  • 19. Hold down shift when you make a shape or line and it stays perfectly regularShortcuts are great shift This also works when you resize an object
  • 20. Shift+Ctrl Hold down shift when you make a shape or line and it stays perfectly regularShortcuts are great shift Ctrl Shift Ctrl +
  • 21. Shift+Ctrl Hold down shift when you make a shape or line and it stays perfectly regularShortcuts are great shift Ctrl Shift Ctrl + A fearsome combination
  • 22. Hold down shift when you make a shape or line and it stays perfectly regularShortcuts are great Hold down ctrl+shift when you click and drag to duplicate an object in perfect alignment shift Ctrl + 1. 2.
  • 23. Shift+Ctrl Hold down shift when you make a shape or line and it stays perfectly regularShortcuts are great Press ctrl+shift+c when an object is highlighted to copy the formatting and then ctrl+shift+v to paste them elsewhere shiftCtrl + C +
  • 25. Lining objects up manually is hard Alignment
  • 26. Lining objects up manually is hard NUDGE!
  • 27. Lining objects up manually is hard NUDGE! NUDGE!
  • 28. Lining objects up manually is hard NUDGE! NUDGE! NUDGE!
  • 29. Alignment Lining objects up manually is hard Nudges up Nudges up Nudges up JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED Lining objects up manually is hard NUDGE! NUDGE! NUDGE! NUDGE! WHOOPS!
  • 30. Alignment Lining objects up manually is hard Nudges up Nudges up Nudges up JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED Hold down ctrl when using the arrows to move an object will allow you to do small regular moves Ctrl +
  • 31. Alignment Lining objects up manually is hard Nudges up Nudges up Nudges up JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDEDCtrl + HOORAY!! But if that is still too much try using PowerPoint’s wealth of alignment tools..
  • 33. Alignment Lining objects up manually is hard Nudges up Nudges up Nudges up JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED Selection Pane This is the needle in a Haystack tool.. NEEDLE HAYSTACK
  • 34. Alignment Lining objects up manually is hard Nudges up Nudges up Nudges up JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED You’ll find it at the right hand side of the home bar.. HOME Selection Textbox Rectangle Mountains Rectangle 2 Moon Farmer Mountains Picture 2 Haystack Triangle Picture 3 Picture 4 Moon Square 2 Needle Textbox 3 5 point Star
  • 35. Alignment Lining objects up manually is hard Nudges up Nudges up Nudges up JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED It’s a map of different layers on your slide. HOME Selection LAYERS Textbox Rectangle Mountains Rectangle 2 Moon Farmer Mountains Picture 2 Haystack Triangle Picture 3 Picture 4 Moon Square 2 Needle Textbox 3 5 point Star
  • 36. Alignment Lining objects up manually is hard Nudges up Nudges up Nudges up JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED So you can hide all the hay and have a look at that needle without having to move anything HOME Selection Textbox Rectangle Mountains Rectangle 2 Moon Farmer Mountains Picture 2 Haystack Triangle Picture 3 Picture 4 Moon Square 2 Needle Textbox 3 5 point Star
  • 37. Alignment Lining objects up manually is hard Nudges up Nudges up Nudges up JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED Or just move it to the top of the Haystack! HOME Selection Textbox Rectangle Mountains Rectangle 2 Moon Farmer Mountains Needle Haystack Triangle Picture 3 Picture 4 Moon Square 2 Picture 2 Textbox 3 5 point Star
  • 39. Alignment Lining objects up manually is hard Nudges up Nudges up Nudges up JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED Quick Access Toolbar Do you have favourite PowerPoint tools?
  • 40. Alignment Lining objects up manually is hard Nudges up Nudges up Nudges up JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED We do, so we put them in a ribbon of convenience at the top of our PowerPoint workspace. RIBBON OF CONVENIENCE
  • 41. Alignment Lining objects up manually is hard Nudges up Nudges up Nudges up JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED To add an element, right click and choose ‘Add to Quick Access Toolbar’ RIBBON OF CONVENIENCE ‘Add to Quick Access Toolbar’
  • 42. Alignment Lining objects up manually is hard Nudges up Nudges up Nudges up JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED RIBBON OF CONVENIENCE
  • 43. Alignment Lining objects up manually is hard Nudges up Nudges up Nudges up JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED But if this sounds like hard work, BrightCarbon has one of its own you can download. RIBBON OF CONVENIENCE Click here to download
  • 44. Slide creation will never be the same againAlignment Lining objects up manually is hard Nudges up Nudges up Nudges up JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED Slide creation will never be the same again…
  • 45. Slide creation will never be the same againAlignment Lining objects up manually is hard Nudges up Nudges up Nudges up JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED Click here to find out more
  • 46. Slide creation will never be the same againAlignment Lining objects up manually is hard Nudges up Nudges up Nudges up JUMPS LIKE IT’S BEEN SCALDED THE END