The basic document shortcuts that work in Microsoft Office software, as well as several other document processing applications, are a really good way to get started with keyboard shortcuts. Most of the keyboard shortcuts on Windows computers are based on the Control (Ctrl), Alternate (Alt), Shift, and Function (Fn) keys on Windows computers; on macOS devices, almost every shortcut uses one or more of the Command (Cmd), Control (Ctrl), Option, Shift, and Function (Fn) keys.
Although they serve different purposes for each application, these basic shortcuts generally follow the same scheme. In PowerPoint in particular, you can use your keyboard to open a presentation document (Ctrl + O in Windows and Cmd + O in macOS), create a new presentation document (Ctrl + N in Windows and Cmd + N in macOS), to print a slide deck (Ctrl + P in Windows and Cmd + P in macOS), save a presentation you are currently working on in PowerPoint format (Ctrl + S in Windows and Cmd + S in macOS), or save this presentation in another type file (Fn + F12 on Windows and Cmd + Shift + S on macOS).
Basic shortcuts also let you undo steps (Ctrl + Z on Windows and Cmd + Z on macOS) and redo steps (Ctrl + Y on Windows and Cmd + Y on macOS). And when you’re done working or want to take a break, you can close the specific slide slide on the screen (Ctrl + W on Windows and Cmd + W on macOS) or close the entire PowerPoint application (Ctrl + Q on Windows and Cmd + Q on macOS).
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