iWork Keynote Hotkeys - Keyboard Shortcuts





Manipulating objects

Action Shortcut
Select the next object on the canvas Tab
Select the previous object on the canvas Shift-Tab
Move selected object by one pixel Arrow keys
Move selected object by ten pixels Shift-arrow key
Add (or remove) selected object to previously selected objects Shift-click, Command-click
Add (or remove) selected range to previously selected range Shift-drag, Command-drag
Constrain movement of object to 45?? angles Shift-drag
Resize object Drag handle
Resize object from center Option-drag handle
Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object Shift-drag handle
Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object from center Option-Shift-drag handle
Rotate object Command-drag handle
Rotate object 45?? Command-Shift-drag handle
Turn off alignment guides Command-drag
Open shortcut menu for selected object Control-click
Exit text edit mode and select object Command-Return
Mask or unmask object Shift-Command-M
Exit mask mode Return, Enter, Command-Return, double-click
Reenter mask mode Double-click masked image
Drag to create an object of desired size Option-click Table, Chart, or Shapes toolbar button, then drag to size (continue pressing Option to size the object from center)
Duplicate selected object Command-D, Option-drag

Editing text

Action Shortcut
Move one character to the right Right Arrow
Move one character to the left Left Arrow
Extend selection one character to the right Shift-Right Arrow
Extend selection one character to the left Shift-Left Arrow
Move to end of current word Option-Right Arrow
Move to beginning of current word Option-Left Arrow
Extend selection to end of current word Shift-Option-Right Arrow
Extend selection to beginning of current word Shift-Option-Left Arrow
Move to end of current line Command-Right Arrow
Move to beginning of current line Command-Left Arrow
Extend selection to end of current line Shift-Command-Right Arrow
Extend selection to beginning of current line Shift-Command-Left Arrow
Move to the line above Up Arrow
Move to the line below Down Arrow
Extend selection to the line above Shift-Up Arrow
Extend selection to the line below Shift-Down Arrow
Move to beginning of current paragraph Option-Up Arrow
Move to end of current paragraph Option-Down Arrow
Extend selection to beginning of current paragraph Shift-Option-Up Arrow
Extend selection to end of current paragraph Shift-Option-Down Arrow
Move to beginning of text Command-Up Arrow
Move to end of text Command-Down Arrow
Extend selection to beginning of text Shift-Command-Up Arrow
Extend selection to end of text Shift-Command-Down Arrow
Delete previous character or selection Delete
Delete next character or selection Forward Delete (Del button; not available on all keyboards)
Delete the part of the word to the left of the insertion point Option-Delete
Delete the part of the word to the right of the insertion point Option-Forward Delete
Indent bullet Tab
Move indented bullet to the left Shift-Tab
Insert tab (in body placeholders) Option-Tab
Insert soft return (in body text) Option-Return
Scroll to top of canvas (in text edit mode) Home
Scroll to bottom of canvas (in text edit mode) End
Stop editing text and select the text box or shape Command-Return
Select text bullet and text Click bullet
Select bullet and text, all sub-bullets and text, and move Drag bullet

Playing a slideshow

Action Shortcut
Play slideshow Click the Play button in the toolbar, Option-Command-P
Play slideshow from the beginning Option-click the Play button in the toolbar
Advance to next build Click, N, Space bar, Return, Page Down, Right Arrow, Down Arrow, Shift-Right Arrow*
Go back to previous build Shift-Left Arrow*, Shift-Page Up*, [ (left bracket)
Advance to next slide Shift-Page Down*, Shift-Down Arrow*, ] (right bracket)
Go back to previous slide P, Delete, Page Up, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, Shift-Up Arrow*
Go to first slide Home
Go to last slide End
Retreat through previously viewed slides Z
Pause presentation and show current slide F (to resume, press any key)
Pause presentation and show black screen B (to resume, press any key)
Show or hide the pointer C
Show or hide the Presenter Keyboard Shortcuts window ?, Help, / (slash)
Hide presentation and show last application used H
Go to a particular slide in the slide switcher Slide number
Go to the next slide in the slide switcher + (plus sign), = (equal sign)
Go to the previous slide in the slide switcher - (hyphen)
Go to the current slide and close the slide switcher Return, Enter
Close the slide switcher Escape
Reset the timer in the presenter display R
Scroll notes up in the presenter display U
Scroll notes down in the presenter display D
Quit presentation Escape, Q, Command-. (period), . (period)
*To use these keys without having to press Shift, turn on Caps Lock.

Using the slide organizer

Action Shortcut
Create new slide at same level as last selected slide Return, Enter
Indent slides to the right Tab
Move indented slides to the left Shift-Tab
Extend selection to the selected slide Shift-click
Add the selected range to previously selected slides Shift-drag
Add (or remove) selected slide to previously selected slides Command-click, Shift-click
Add (or remove) selected range to previously selected slides Command-drag
Duplicate slide Command-D
Select next slide Down Arrow
Extend selection to the next slide Shift-Down Arrow
Select last slide Command-Down Arrow
Extend selection to the last slide Shift-Command-Down Arrow
Select previous slide Up Arrow
Extend selection to previous slide Shift-Up Arrow
Select first slide Command-Up Arrow
Extend selection to first slide Shift-Command-Up Arrow
Delete selected slides Delete
Move to next slide Down Arrow
Move to previous slide Up Arrow

Editing chart data

Action Shortcut
Complete a cell entry and move the selection down Return
Complete a cell entry and move the selection up Shift-Return
Complete a cell centry and move the selection to the right Tab
Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the left Shift-Tab
Delete the character to the left of the insertion point, or delete the selection Delete
Move one character left, right, to the beginning of text (up), or to the end of text (down) Arrow keys (in text edit mode)
Complete a cell entry and select the cell Enter
Move one cell in a given direction Arrow keys (in cell selection mode)
Move to the beginning of the row Home
Move to the last non-blank cell to the right in the current row End
Extend the selection by one cell Shift-arrow keys
Extend the selection to the beginning of the row Shift-Home
Extend the selection to the end of the row Shift-End

Working with tables

Action Shortcut
Constrain the movement of the table and snap to guides Shift-drag table
Duplicate table on move Option-drag table
Switch contents of selected cell with contents of destination cell Drag selected cell to another cell
Copy contents of selected cell into destination cell Option-drag selected cell to another cell
Extend selection from selected cell to destination cell Shift-click
Add cell to (or remove cell from) selection Command-click selected or unselected cell
Stop editing text and select cell Command-Return or Command-click cell (in text edit mode)
Select entire row or column border Click border of selected table or double-click border of unselected table
Add border to (or remove border from) selection Shift-click border
Select border segment If table is selected: Option-double-click border segment
If table is unselected: Option-click border segment
Add border segment to (or remove segment from) selection Shift-Option-click border, Command-Option-click border
Move border or border segment to new position Drag selected border or border segment
Move selected table, border, or border segment one pixel Arrow keys
Move selected table, border, or border segment ten pixels Shift-arrow keys
Select the next table cell to the left, right, up, or down Arrow keys (in cell selection mode)
Extend cell selection by one cell Shift-arrow keys (in cell selection mode)
Select text in next cell (or, if in last cell, add new row) Tab
Select text in previous cell Shift-Tab
Insert a Tab at insertion point in the selected cell Option-Tab (in text edit mode)


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