The boss just called you into their office and explained that they are extreme pressure by the CEO to get a slide deck together quickly for the new marketing project. You have to move quickly. The slides have to come from several different current PowerPoint presentation decks. Your mouse just died, and the IT Service desk is not answering! Panic sets in. What to do? PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts can make the difference and save your day.
Creating a powerful PowerPoint presentation takes skill! It requires multitasking all sorts of PowerPoint components like charts, tables, pictures, object formatting, text, and shapes just to author your slide deck in the first place. Then there is the delivery of the presentation itself, but we will leave that to the Boss! On top of that, everyone wants everything finished yesterday. For you, that means a lot of pressure to perform and perform quickly. You have to get more done in less time and do it efficiently.
Additionally, for users with mobility or vision disabilities, keyboard shortcuts can be easier than using the touchscreen and are an essential alternative to using a mouse. This article itemizes some of the keyboard shortcuts for PowerPoint on Windows.