Productivity Cheat Sheet 7: PowerPoint - 3

"Using PowerPoint is like having a loaded AK-47 on the table; you can do very bad things with it," squeaked Peter Norvig of Google one dull Monday morn. In fact, another wise guy has even gone to extent of calling PPT presentations are a new form of anesthesia and torture. Why? Because they were even used at the Abu Ghraib Prison. To help you make your presentations simpler, slicker, more memorable and fascinating to look at and fun to read, here’s the concluding part of keyboard quickies for PowerPoint.

OUTLINING
Alt + Shift + 1: Collapses to titles
Alt + Shift + +: Expands text under a heading
Alt + Shift + -: Collapses text under a heading
Alt + Shift + A: Shows all text and headings
Keypad / (numlock off): Displays character formatting

TEXT SELECTION
Shift + Right Arrow: Selects character on the right
Shift + Left Arrow: Selects character on the left
Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow: Till beginning of word
Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow: Till end of Word
Shift + Up Arrow: Line up
Shift + Down Arrow: Line down
Ctrl + A or F2: Selects all
Drag with left mouse button pressed: Selects any text
Double-Click: Selects word
Triple-Click: Selects paragraph
Select and Drag: Drags and drops
Ctrl + Select and Drag: Drags and drops copy

WORKING WITH PRESENTATION WINDOWS
Ctrl + Shift + F6: Goes to previous window
Ctrl + F6: Goes to next window
Alt + F5: Un-maximises window
Alt + F10: Maximises application window
Ctrl + F10: Maximises presentation window
Ctrl + F5: Restores presentation window to previous size
Ctrl + F5: Puts presentation in its own window

DRAWING & FORMATTING
Ctrl + G: Shows/hides guides (toggle)
Shift + Click Slide View Button: Switches from normal view to master view
Ctrl + Shift + G: Groups
Ctrl + Shift + H: Ungroups
Ctrl + Shift + J: Regroups
Shift + Resize: Resizes while maintaining proportions
Ctrl + Resize: Resizes from center
Ctrl + Shift + Resize: Resizes from center while maintaining proportions
Shift + Rotate tool: Rotates in 15 degree increments
Ctrl + Rotate tool: Rotates from corner
Shift + Ctrl + Rotate tool: Rotates in 15 degree increments from corner
Shift + Resize: Extends line along same angle
Ctrl + Alt + Click (using curve tool): Makes straight segment while using curve tool
Arrow Key: Nudges object one grid unit
Ctrl + Arrow Key: Nudges object one pixel
Alt: Temporarily releases grid/guide snap
Ctrl + Drag Guide: Creates multiple guides

HELP & PROGRAMMING TOOLS
F1: Brings up help
Shift + F1: Calls menu and dialog explanations
Shift + F10: Acts as right mouse click without using a mouse
Alt + F11: Brings up Visual Basic Editor
Alt + F8: Calls Macro Recorder