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Text Formatting
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To do this: |
Windows Keyboard: |
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Change Font |
CTRL+Shift+F, then use up/down arrow keys, click Enter |
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Change Point Size |
CTRL+Shift+P, then use up/down arrow keys, click Enter |
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Increase Font Size |
CTRL+Shift+> |
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Decrease Font Size |
CTRL+Shift+< |
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Bold |
CTRL+B |
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Underline |
CTRL+U |
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Italic |
CTRL+I |
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Superscript |
ALT+CTRL+Shift+> |
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Subscript |
ALT+CTRL+Shift+< |
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Plain Text |
CTRL+Shift+Z |
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Spelling Checker |
F7 |
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Center Paragraph |
CTRL+E |
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Justified Paragraph |
CTRL+J |
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Left-Aligned Paragraph |
CTRL+L |
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Right-Aligned Paragraph |
CTRL+R |
Deleting and Copying
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Delete Character Left |
Backspace |
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Delete Word Left |
CTRL+Backspace |
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Delete Character Right |
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Delete Word Right |
CTRL+Delete |
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Cut |
CTRL+X |
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Copy |
CTRL+C |
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Paste |
CTRL+V |
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Undo |
CTRL+Z |
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Create a copy of the text |
CTRL+Drag |
Delete
Working with Text
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Character Right |
Shift+Right Arrow |
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Character Left |
Shift+Left Arrow |
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End of Word |
CTRL+Shift+Right Arrow |
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Beginning of Word |
CTRL+Shift+Left Arrow |
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Line Up |
Shift+Up Arrow |
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Line Down |
Shift+Down Arrow |
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Select All |
CTRL+A or F2 |
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Select Any Text |
Drag with left mouse button depressed |
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Select Word |
Double-Click |
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Select Paragraph |
Triple-Click |
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Drag and Drop |
Select and Drag |
Working with Slides and Files
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New Presentation |
CTRL+N |
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Open a Presentation |
CTRL+O, CTRL+F12 |
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Save |
CTRL+S, F12 |
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Save As |
F12 |
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CTRL+P |
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Find |
CTRL+F |
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Replace |
CTRL+H |
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New Slide (menu) |
CTRL+M |
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New Slide (no menu) |
Shift+CTRL+M |
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Exit/Quit |
CTRL+Q or ALT F4 |
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Move from Title to Text |
CTRL+Enter |
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Move from Body text to Title of Next Slide |
CTRL+Enter |
Standard Toolbar
Formatting Toolbar
