As you use Google Slides a few times, you can speed up your work by using keyboard shortcuts for some of the functions you use often. Here’s a list of some of the common ones for a PC that you might find helpful.
| Action | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Working with a Presentation | |
| Open a presentation | CTRL + O |
| New slide | CTRL + M |
| Print a presentation | CTRL + P |
| Presenting the Show | |
| Present from beginning | CTRL + SHIFT + F5 |
| Present from current slide | CTRL + F5 |
| Exit the show | ESC |
| Editing Shortcuts Common to Many Apps | |
| Undo | CTRL + Z |
| Redo | CTRL + Y |
| Copy | CTRL + C |
| Cut | CTRL + X |
| Paste | CTRL + V |
| Paste without formatting | CTRL + SHIFT + V |
| Duplicate | CTRL + D |
| Select all | CTRL + A |
| Text Shortcuts Common to Many Apps | |
| Bold text | CTRL + B |
| Italic text | CTRL + I |
| Underline text | CTRL + U |
| Insert a numbered list | CTRL + SHIFT + 7 |
| Insert a bulleted list | CTRL + SHIFT + 8 |
| Insert a comment | CTRL + ALT + M |
| Insert a link | CTRL + K |
| Increase font size of selected text | CTRL + SHIFT + > |
| Decrease font size of selected text | CTRL + SHIFT + < |
| Working with Objects | |
| Bring object forward | CTRL + ↑ |
| Bring object to front | CTRL + SHIFT + ↑ |
| Send object backward | CTRL + ↓ |
| Send object to back | CTRL + SHIFT + ↓ |
| Move to the next object | TAB |
| Duplicate an object | Select the object, press CTRL, and drag |
If I’ve missed any that you use and find helpful, please let me know. Next, I’ll make a list of keyboard shortcuts for Google Docs.