KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
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XLEV8 PowerPoint Add-in 
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D
Delete Picker - display several delete shortcuts (slide, shape, table, cells, etc.)
XLEV8 PowerPoint Add-in (1)Ctrl
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Shift
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E
Shape Alignment Picker - display several shape alignment shortcuts (vertical, horizontal, distribute, etc.)
XLEV8 PowerPoint Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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H
Shape Action Picker - display several shape shortcuts (insert, remove, rename, animation, etc.)
XLEV8 PowerPoint Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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L
Slide Layout Picker - display several slide layout shortcuts (blank, title, content, etc.)
XLEV8 PowerPoint Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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M
Misc Picker - display several misc shortcuts (toggle clipboard, selection pane, new window, etc.)
XLEV8 PowerPoint Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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Slide Action Picker - display several slide shortcuts (navigation, move, rename, select, hide, etc.)
XLEV8 PowerPoint Add-in (1)Ctrl
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Shift
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O
Shape Outline Picker - display several shape outline shortcuts (solid, dotted, colors, saved favorites, etc.)
XLEV8 PowerPoint Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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S
Select Picker - display several custom selection shortcuts (toggle selection pane, group/ungroup, select all, select by name, etc.)
XLEV8 PowerPoint Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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A
Insert Picker - display several insert shortcuts (file, slide, shape, picture, etc.)
XLEV8 PowerPoint Add-in (1)Ctrl
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Shift
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V
Paste Special Picker - display several custom paste shortcuts (text, formats, size/position, etc.)
XLEV8 PowerPoint Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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B
Add Background Shape - add a faded background to highlight item(s) on the slide
XLEV8 PowerPoint Add-in (1)Ctrl
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Shift
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W
Global Search - use search suggest form to find macros, files, slides, shapes, and favorite shapes
XLEV8 PowerPoint Add-in (1)Ctrl
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Shift
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C
Copy Special Picker - display several custom copy shortcuts (copy as text, formats, size/position, etc.)
XLEV8 Excel Add-in (1)Ctrl
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Shift
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O
Search Recent Files - use suggest search form to find files
XLEV8 Excel Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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P
Print Picker - display several print settings (saved favorites, margins, orientation, etc.)
XLEV8 Excel Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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Q
Comment Picker - display several comment actions (resize, copy, paste, insert, delete, etc.)
XLEV8 Excel Add-in (1)Ctrl
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Shift
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A
Insert Picker - display several insert shortcuts (sheets, cells, table, shape, etc.)
XLEV8 Excel Add-in (1)Ctrl
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Shift
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R
Show Cell References - display all cell references from formula to review or jump to
XLEV8 Excel Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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C
Copy Special Picker - display several custom copy shortcuts (copy as text, copy file, etc.)
XLEV8 Excel Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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S
Sheet Action Picker - display several sheet shortcuts (jump to, insert, rename, delete, etc.)
XLEV8 Excel Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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D
Delete Picker - display several delete shortcuts (sheets, cells, comment, etc.)
XLEV8 Excel Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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V
Paste Special Picker - display several custom paste shortcuts (values, formulas, formats, etc.)
XLEV8 Excel Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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F
Filter Picker - display several filter shortcuts (saved favorites, values, blanks, colors, etc.)
XLEV8 Excel Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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W
Global Search - use search suggest form to find macros, files, sheets, named ranges, and Lambdas
XLEV8 Excel Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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J
Select Picker - display several custom selection shortcuts (formulas, hard-coded, etc.)
XLEV8 Excel Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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Y
Toggle Cell Highlight - cycle through up to 5 favorite cell fill colors
XLEV8 Excel Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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Cell Action Picker - display several cell actions (format, clear, comments, etc.)
XLEV8 Excel Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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Reverse Sign - reverse the active cell value/formula
XLEV8 Excel Add-in (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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Toggle Number Format - cycle through up to 5 favorite number formats
Word (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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Q
Change the selection to the Symbol font
Word (0)Ctrl
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[
Decrease size of selected text by one point
PowerPoint (0)Ctrl
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q
Quit/exit PowerPoint
PowerPoint (0)Ctrl
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Home
Go to the beginning of the text block or if in slide mode, go to the first slide
Excel (0)Ctrl
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z
Undo action
Outlook (0)Ctrl
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4
Switch to Tasks view
Excel (0)Ctrl
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F7
Move window mode (Escape to cancel)
Outlook (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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M
Create message
Excel (0)Ctrl
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8
Toggle Outline symbols
Chrome (0)Alt
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Home
Open home page in current tab
Word (0)Ctrl
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h
Replace
Chrome (0)Alt
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e
Open the Chrome action menu
Chrome (0)Ctrl
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o
Open a file from your computer within Chrome
File Explorer (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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5
Toggle folder view to list
File Explorer (0)Windows
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e
Open file explorer
Word (0)Ctrl
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Delete
Delete one word to the right
PowerPoint (0)n
Next slide in slideshow mode
PowerPoint (0)F7
Spell check
Excel (2)F4
1) Repeat last action; 2) In edit/formula mode, toggles between absolute/relative references
Outlook (0)Ctrl
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f
Forward item
Excel (0)Alt
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DownArrow
Display list (data validation, AutoFilter, AutoComplete)
Outlook (0)Ctrl
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y
Swith to different folder
Excel (0)Ctrl
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Enter
1) Enter formula and stay focused on cell; 2) Fill the selected cell range with the current entry
Chrome (0)PageDown
Scroll down the page, one screen at a time
Chrome (0)Alt
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Shift
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A
Focus on inactive dialogs
File Explorer (0)Alt
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RightArrow
Move to next folder viewed
Word (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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C
Copy formats
Word (0)F12
Save as
PowerPoint (0)Ctrl
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g
Toggle guides
PowerPoint (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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J
Regroup
Excel (0)Ctrl
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n
New workbook
Outlook (0)Alt
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RightArrow
Go to next view in main Outlook window
Excel (0)Ctrl
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"
Copy value from cell above
Outlook (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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C
Create contact
Excel (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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*
Select the current region around the active cell
Chrome (0)Ctrl
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n
Open a new window
Excel (0)Alt
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;
Select the visible cells in the current selection
Chrome (0)Ctrl
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i
Jump to the address bar
Word (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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S
Apply a style
Word (0)Ctrl
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]
Increase size of selected text by one point
PowerPoint (0)Ctrl
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r
Right align paragraph
PowerPoint (0)Ctrl
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End
Go to the end of the text block or if in slide mode, go to the last slide
Excel (0)Ctrl
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Arrows
1) Jump to end of region; 2) In edit/formula mode, jump to end of word
Outlook (0)Ctrl
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5
Switch to Notes view
Excel (0)Ctrl
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F8
Resize window mode (Escape to cancel)
Outlook (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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N
Create note
Excel (0)Ctrl
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9
Hide rows
Chrome (0)Alt
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LeftArrow
Open previous history page in current tab
Word (0)Ctrl
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Italic
Chrome (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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B
Toggle showing the Bookmarks bar
Chrome (0)Ctrl
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u
Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page
File Explorer (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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7
Toggle folder view to tiles
Chrome (0)Ctrl
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g
Jump to the next match in your Find Bar search
File Explorer (0)Shift
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Tab
Toggle between side window and main window
Word (0)Ctrl
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q
Remove paragraph formatting
Word (0)Ctrl
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Backspace
Delete one word to the left
PowerPoint (0)p
Previous slide in slideshow mode
PowerPoint (0)F12
Save as
Excel (0)Ctrl
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a
Select all cells in worksheet
PowerPoint (0)Ctrl
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Backspace
Delete word left
Excel (0)F5
Go to
Outlook (0)Ctrl
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g
Go to calendar date
Excel (0)Alt
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’
Format style dialog box
Outlook (0)Ctrl
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z
Undo
Excel (0)Ctrl
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Spacebar
Select the entire column
Chrome (0)Shift
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Space
Scroll up the page, one screen at a time
Chrome (0)Ctrl
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p
Open options to print the current page
File Explorer (0)F2
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Tab
F2: Rename folder/file; Tab: rename next folder/file
Word (0)Ctrl
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Shift
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D
Double-underline text
Word (0)Alt
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F8
Macro dialog box
PowerPoint (0)Ctrl
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h
Replace
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XLEV8 Add-in Shortcut
This is a default keyboard shortcut in the XLEV8 Excel/PowerPoint Add-ins, a collection of hundreds of shortcuts and bulk automations that make Excel and PowerPoint easier and faster, helping you save 200+ hours a year. Learn more here.
