PowerPoint '97: Moving the cursor around a Slide using Shortcut Keys

Moving to the left or the right

To Move one character to the left press the LEFT ARROW.

To Move one character to the right press the RIGHT ARROW.

Moving one line up or down

To Move one line up press the UP ARROW.

To Move one line down press the DOWN ARROW.

Moving one word to the left or right

To Move one word to the left press CTRL+LEFT ARROW.

To Move one word to the right press CTRL+RIGHT ARROW.

Moving to the end or beginning of a line

To Move to the end of a line press END.

To Move to the beginning of a line press HOME.

Moving one paragraph up or down

To Move up one paragraph press CTRL+UP ARROW.

To Move down one paragraph press CTRL+DOWN ARROW.

Moving to the beginning or end of a textbox, title or placeholder

To Move to the end of a text box press CTRL+END.

To Move to the beginning of a text box press CTRL+HOME.

To Move to the next title or body text placeholder press CTRL+ENTER.

Repeating the last Find command

To repeat the last Find action press SHIFT+F4.

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