Microsoft PowerPoint 2001 for Mac OSX

How To's | Shortcut Keys | Selecting Text

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PowerPoint How To's

Animation	Slide Show Animations.
Arrange Windows	Window-Arrange All.
Auto Correct	Tools-Auto Correct.
Background	Format-Background.
Black and White	Grayscale Preview Icon. View Grayscale.
Bold	Bold Icon. -B. Format-Font, choose. Bold from the Font Style box.
Bullets	Bullet icon. Format-Bullet and Numbering.
Cancel/Interrupt	Esc (escape) key.
Center	Center Text icon. Format-Alignment-Center. -E.
Change Case	(select text) Format-Change Case.
Chart	Chart icon. Insert-Chart.
Clip Art	Clip Art icon. Insert-Picture-Clip Art.
Close File	-W File-Close.
Comment (insert)	Insert-Comment.
Comment (view)	Rest pointer on comment box.
Copy	Copy icon. -C. Edit-Copy.
Cut	Cut icon
	Ctrl-X. Edit-Cut.
Date and Time	Insert-Date and Time.
Delete Character (left)	Delete key.
Delete Character (current)	Del key.
Delete Word	-Delete. Select text and press the delete key.
Exit File	File Quit.
	-Q.
Save	Save icon. -S. File-Save.
Find	-F. Edit-Find.
Find File	File-Open, Find File, type information, click OK.
Font	Format-Font. Font-Drop down menu.
Font Effects	Format-Font, choose options from Effects area.
Font (replace)	Format - Replace Fonts.
Font Size	Font Size icon (adjusts size by one point per click). Font Size icon. Format-Font, choose options from Size area.
Graphics	Insert-Picture, select from the listed options. Insert-Objects.
Headers and Footers	View-Header and Footer.
Help	Help icon. Help-Microsoft Power-Point Help. Help Key.
Hide Slide	Slide Show-Hide Slide.
Italics	Italics icon. -I. Format-Font, choose Italics from the Font Style area.
Justification	Justify icon. Format-Alignment-Justify.
Master Handout	View-Master-Handout Master.
Master Notes	View-Master-Notes Master.
Master Slide	View-Master-Slide-Master.
Minutes	Tools-Meeting Minder.
New Presentation	New icon. -N. File-New Presentation.
New Slide	New Slide icon. Insert-New Slide. -M.
Notes	View-Notes Page.
Number of Copies	File-Print, enter the desired numbers in the Numbers of Copies area.
Object	Insert-Object.
Open Document	Open icon. -O. File open.
Paper Size	File-Page Setup, choose your selected size from the Slide Sized For: area or enter the desired height and width.
Paragraph Spacing	Increase Paragraph Spacing icon. Decrease Paragraph Spacing icon.
Paste	Paste icon. -V. Edit-Paste.
Presentation	Format-Line Spacing. Slide Show Presentation icon. Slide Show-View Show.
Print	Print icon. -P. File Print.
Replace	-H. Edit-Replace.
Save	Save icon. -S. File-Save.
Save as	File-Save As.
Select All	-A Edit-Select-All.
Select Printer	File-Print-Printer. Apple Menu-Chooser-select printer.
Select Line	Hold down the Option key and click the line.
Select Word	Double-click the word
Slide (duplicate)	Insert-Duplicate Slide.
Slide Layout	Format-Slide Layout.
Slide Numbering	Insert-Slide Number.
Slide	Slide Sorter icon. View-Slide Sorter.
Sounds	Insert-Movies and Sounds, Select from options listed. Slide Show-Animations Custom, choose effect from Effects Panel. Select a sound from the entry sound pull down or the exit sound pull down.
Spelling	Spelling icon. Tools-Spelling.
Spreadsheet (new)	Insert-Object, Select. Create New. Select Object Type: Microsoft Excel Chart or Microsoft Excel Worksheet; click Ok. Enter data. To return to Power-Point Select File-Close and return to presentation.
Spreadsheet (import)	Insert-Object, select Create from File, browse to find desired file. Click Open.
New Paragraph	Return Key.
Subscript	Format-Font-select Subscript from the Effects area. -=.
Superscript	Format-Font-select Superscript from the Effects area. -Shift-=.
Switch Document	Click on the Window menu and select the document.
Symbol	Insert-Symbol
Tables (import)	Insert-Table
Templates	File-Project Gallery click on the Select Category from the left side of the screen.
Timing	Slide Show-Rehearse Timings.
Transitions	Slide Show-Slide Transition
Underline	Underline icon. -U Format-Font, select Underline from the Effects area.
Undo	Undo icon. -Z Edit-Undo.
Zoom	View-Zoom Zoom icon.

Shortcut Keys

-A	Select All
-B	Bold
-C	Copy
-E	Center Justify
-F	Find
-G	Go to
-H	Replace
-I	Italics
-J	Full Justify
-K	Insert Hyperlink
-L	Left Justify
-M	Formal Slide
-N	New Document
-O	Open Document
-P	Print
-R	Align Right
-S	Save
-T	Open Font window
-U	Underline
-V	Paste
-W	Close Document
-Z	Undo

Selecting Text

Drag Over Text	Select all text the mouse pointer is dragged over
Double-click	Selects a word
Option-click	Selects a line