MS PowerPoint Shortcut Keys
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Q1.Which keyboard shortcut opens an existing PowerPoint presentation?
Correct Answer: B
CTRL+O is the standard shortcut to open an existing file, including a PowerPoint presentation.
Q2.Which command/shortcut key brings you to the first slide in your presentation?
Correct Answer: C
In MS PowerPoint, Ctrl + Home takes you to the first slide of the presentation. It is useful when working with a presentation containing many slides. Ctrl + End takes you to the last slide. These shortcuts help navigate quickly through a presentation. Additional information: • Page Up — Previous slide • Page Down — Next slide • Home — Go to first slide during Slide Show
Q3.Which shortcut key inserts a new slide in current presentation?
Correct Answer: B
In PowerPoint, Ctrl + M inserts a new slide into the active presentation, whereas Ctrl + N creates a completely new presentation file.
Q4.How can you change the order of slides in Microsoft PowerPoint?
Correct Answer: B
You can change slide order easily by dragging and dropping them into your preferred sequence within the Left Slides pane or Slide Sorter view.
Q5.What is the shortcut key to duplicate a slide in Microsoft PowerPoint?
Correct Answer: B
Ctrl + D is the keyboard shortcut used in PowerPoint to quickly duplicate a selected slide or object.
Q6.In MS PowerPoint we press _____ key to start slideshow from current slide.
Correct Answer: C
F5 starts the presentation from the beginning, while Shift + F5 starts it from the current slide.
Q7.To start the Microsoft PowerPoint application on Windows, you can _____?
Correct Answer: D
All of the listed methods are valid ways to start MS PowerPoint. Note that running 'powerpnt' (with or without .exe) is the executable command.
Q8.How do you select a chart in MS PowerPoint?
Correct Answer: A
In Microsoft PowerPoint, you can select a chart by single-clicking on it.
Q9.What is the shortcut key to adding a new slide in the PowerPoint?
Correct Answer: D
In PowerPoint, pressing Ctrl + M inserts a new blank slide into the current presentation. (Ctrl + N opens a new file).
Q10.Which shortcut key is used to start a presentation from the beginning in PowerPoint?
Correct Answer: B
The F5 function key is the standard shortcut to launch a PowerPoint slideshow from the very first slide, whereas Shift + F5 starts it from the currently active slide.
Q11.Ctrl + D is used in Powerpoint for _____?
Correct Answer: A
Ctrl + D is the default PowerPoint keyboard shortcut used to duplicate the currently selected slide or shape.
Q12.How to create a new presentation in PowerPoint?
Correct Answer: D
Ctrl + N opens a new blank presentation document in PowerPoint, while Ctrl + M is used to insert a new slide into an existing presentation.
Q13.Press ______ to repeat recent find in PowerPoint.
Correct Answer: A
The keyboard shortcut Shift + F4 is used in Microsoft Office applications like PowerPoint to repeat the most recent text search operation.
Q14.How to select multiple slides in a presentation?
Correct Answer: B
Holding down the Ctrl key while clicking on multiple slide thumbnails allows users to select several non-adjacent slides simultaneously.
Q15.To stop a slideshow in MS Power point which of the following option a correct?
Correct Answer: A
Pressing the Esc (Escape) key exits the running slide show and returns to editing mode in PowerPoint.
Q16.Which of the following actions allows you to select more than one slide in a PowerPoint presentation?
Correct Answer: B
Holding down the Ctrl key while clicking on slides allows the selection of multiple non-consecutive slides in a presentation.
Q17.A user can create a brand new presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint by completing all of the following actions EXCEPT ______?
Correct Answer: D
Clicking File > Open is used to locate and load an existing, previously saved presentation file, not to create a new one.
Q18.In Microsoft PowerPoint, which keyboard shortcut directly opens the Font formatting dialog box?
Correct Answer: A
In PowerPoint, pressing Ctrl + T opens the Font formatting dialog box. In Word, Ctrl + D or Ctrl + Shift + F serves this purpose.
Q19.During a PowerPoint slide presentation, what key can be pressed to select and move to one hyperlink after another?
Correct Answer: C
Pressing the Tab key during a slideshow cycles the focus sequentially through all active hyperlinks on the current slide.
Q20.Which keyboard shortcut can be used in Microsoft PowerPoint to quickly open an existing presentation?
Correct Answer: C
Pressing Ctrl + O is the universal keyboard shortcut used to access the Open file dialog box in Microsoft Office.