Today I have a complete list of keyboard shortcuts for Keynote. As before, the list is divided into categories. There are quite a few shortcuts, so I encourage you to find the ones that will be most useful to you using the ⌘ + F.
General
Start dictation: Fn+D
Open the theme chooser: Command+N
Open the theme chooser and show the Language pop+up menu: Option+Command+N
Close the theme chooser: Esc
Open an existing presentation: Command+O
Save a presentation: Command+S
Save as: Option+Shift+Command+S
Duplicate a presentation: Shift+Command+S
Print a presentation: Command+P
Open the Keynote User Guide: Shift+Command+Question Mark (?)
Close a window: Command+W
Close all windows: Option+Command+W
Minimize a window: Command+M
Minimize all windows: Option+Command+M
Enter full+screen view: Control+Command+F
Zoom in: Shift+Command+Right Angle Bracket (>)
Zoom out: Shift+Command+Left Angle Bracket (<)
Show the Settings window: Command+Comma (,)
Zoom to selection: Shift+Command+0
Zoom to fit content (including objects on the extended canvas) in the window: Option+Shift+Command+0
Fit slide in the window: Option+Command+0
Return to actual size: Command+0
Show the presentation rulers: Command+R
Choose a file to insert: Shift+Command+V
Show the Colors window: Shift+Command+C
Hide or show the toolbar: Option+Command+T
Rearrange an item in the toolbar: Command+drag
Remove an item from the toolbar: Command+drag away from the toolbar
Hide or show inspector sidebars: Option+Command+I
Hide or show the object list: Shift+Command+L
Select all object types in the object list filter menu: Command+A
Deselect all object types in the object list filter menu: Shift+Command+A
Open the next tab in the sidebar: Control+Grave (`)
Open the previous tab in the sidebar: Shift+Control+Grave (`)
Enter or exit Edit Slide Layouts view: Shift+Command+E
Add a new slide layout (from Edit Slide Layouts view): Shift+Command+N
Hide Keynote: Command+H
Hide other windows: Option+Command+H
Undo the last action: Command+Z
Redo the last action: Shift+Command+Z
Quit Keynote: Command+Q
Quit Keynote and keep windows open: Option+Command+Q
Move around within a presentation
Move one character to the left: Left Arrow
Move one character to the right: Right Arrow
Move one character backward (works for left+to+right and right+to+left text): Control+B
Move one character forward (works for left+to+right and right+to+left text): Control+F
Move to the line above: Up Arrow
Move to the line below: Down Arrow
Move to the beginning of the current or previous word: Option+Left Arrow or Control+Option+B
Move to the end of the current or next word: Option+Right Arrow or Control+Option+F
Move to the beginning of the current text area: Command+Up Arrow
Move to the bottom of the current text area: Command+Down Arrow
Move to the beginning of the current line: Command+Left Arrow
Move to the end of the current line: Command+Right Arrow
Move to the beginning of the current paragraph: Option+Up Arrow
Move to the end of the current paragraph: Option+Down Arrow
Find the selected item in the presentation: Command+E
Jump to a selection in a presentation: Command+J
Scroll to the beginning of the slide: Home or Fn+Up Arrow
Scroll to the end of the slide: End or Fn+Down Arrow
Center the insertion point in the app window: Control+L
Move to the next slide: Fn+Down Arrow or Page Down
Move to the previous slide: Fn+Up Arrow or Page Up
Move to the first slide: Fn+Left Arrow or Home
Move to the last slide: Fn+Right Arrow or End
Go to a specific slide: Control+Command+G
Select text
Select one or more characters: Click in front of the first character and drag across the characters you want to select
Select a word: Double+click the word
Select a paragraph: Triple+click in the paragraph
Select all objects and text: Command+A
Deselect all objects and text: Shift+Command+A
Extend the text selection: Click in the text, then Shift+click in another location in the text
Extend the selection one character to the right: Shift+Right Arrow
Extend the selection one character to the left: Shift+Left Arrow
Extend the selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of subsequent words: Option+Shift+Right Arrow
Extend the selection to the beginning of the current word: Option+Shift+Left Arrow
Extend the selection to the end of the current line: Shift+Command+Right Arrow
Extend the selection to the beginning of the current line: Shift+Command+Left Arrow
Extend the selection to the line above: Shift+Up Arrow
Extend the selection to the line below: Shift+Down Arrow
Extend the selection to the beginning of the current paragraph: Option+Shift+Up Arrow
Extend the selection to the end of the current paragraph: Option+Shift+Down Arrow
Extend the selection to the beginning of the text: Shift+Command+Up Arrow or Shift+Home
Extend the selection to the end of the text: Shift+Command+Down Arrow or Shift+End
Select a bullet and its text: Click the bullet
Move a bullet and its text, with its sub+bullets and text: Click the bullet and drag
Format text
Show the Fonts window: Command+T
Show the Colors window: Shift+Command+C
Apply boldface to selected text: Command+B
Apply italic to selected text: Command+I
Apply underline to selected text: Command+U
Delete the previous character or selection: Delete
Delete the next character or selection: Fn+Delete or Forward Delete (not available on all keyboards)
Delete the word before the insertion point: Option+Delete
Delete the word after the insertion point: Option+Forward Delete (not available on all keyboards)
Delete the text between the insertion point and the next paragraph break: Control+K
Make the font size bigger: Command+Plus Sign (+)
Make the font size smaller: Command+Minus Sign (-)
Decrease the space between selected characters: Option+Command+Left Bracket ([)
Increase the space between selected characters: Option+Command+Right Bracket (])
Make the text superscript: Control+Command+Plus Sign (+)
Make the text subscript: Control+Command+Minus Sign (-)
Align the text flush left: Command+Left Brace ({)
Center the text: Command+Vertical Bar (|)
Align the text flush right: Command+Right Brace (})
Align the text flush left and flush right (justify): Option+Command+Vertical Bar (|)
Decrease the indent level of a block of text or a list item: Command+Left Bracket ([)
Increase the indent level of a block of text or a list item: Command+Right Bracket (])
Decrease the indent level of a list item or headline: Shift+Tab
Increase the indent level of a list item or headline: Tab
Turn text or an object into a link: Command+K
Cut the selection: Command+X
Copy the selection: Command+C
Copy the paragraph style: Option+Command++C
Paste the selection: Command+V
Paste the paragraph style: Option+Command+V
Paste and match the style of the destination text: Option+Shift+Command+V
Add a range to (or remove it from) the selection: Shift+drag or Command+drag
Insert a nonbreaking space: Option+Space bar
Insert a line break (soft return): Shift+Return
Insert a paragraph break: Return
Insert a new line after the insertion point: Control+O
Enter special characters: Control+Command+Space bar
Transpose the characters on either side of the insertion point: Control+T
Apply a paragraph, character, or list style using your own shortcut: Assign a shortcut key
Find and delete text, use comments and check spelling
Find: Command+F
Find next (while in the Find window): Command+G
Find previous (while in the Find window): Shift+Command+G
Place the selected text in the Find & Replace text field: Command+E
Replace text: Return
Scroll the window to show the selected text or object: Command+J
Hide the Find window: Esc
Look up the word at the insertion point: Control+Command+D
Display a list of words to complete the selected word: Option+Esc
Check spelling and grammar: Command+Semicolon (;)
Show the “Spelling and Grammar” window: Shift+Command+Colon (:)
Open a new comment for the selected text, object, or table cell: Shift+Command+K
Save a comment: Command+Return
Show the next comment: Option+Command+K
Show the previous comment: Option+Shift+Command+K
Move, group, layer and resize objects
Show or hide the object list: Shift+Command+L
Select all objects: Select one object, then press Command+A
Deselect all objects: Select one object, then press Shift+Command+A
Select objects by dragging: Drag from a blank part of the slide around objects. Option+drag to select objects outward from the starting point
Scroll zoom: For Magic Mouse or a trackpad. Option+Command+scroll
Add or remove objects from the selection: Command+drag
Select the next object on the slide: Tab
Select the previous object on the slide: Shift+Tab
Select or deselect additional objects: Command+click or Shift+click
Move selected objects: Drag
Move the selected object one point: Press an arrow key
Move the selected object ten points: Press Shift and an arrow key
Move the selected object one screen pixel: Press an arrow key
Move the selected object ten screen pixels: Press Shift and an arrow key
Copy the graphic style of text: Option+Command+C
Paste the graphic style of text: Option+Command+V
Send the selected object to the back: Shift+Command+B
Send the selected object one layer back: Option+Shift+Command+B
Bring the selected object to the front: Shift+Command+F
Bring the selected object one layer forward: Option+Shift+Command+F
Group selected objects: Option+Command+G
Ungroup selected objects: Option+Shift+Command+G
Select an object in a group: Double+click the object
Lock selected objects: Command+L
Unlock selected objects: Option+Command+L
Duplicate the object: Command+D or Option+drag
Constrain the movement of the object to 45°: Shift+drag
Resize the object: Drag a selection handle
Disable alignment guides while resizing: Command+drag
Resize the object from the center: Option+drag a selection handle
Constrain the aspect ratio when resizing the object: Shift+drag a selection handle
Constrain the aspect ratio when resizing the object from the center: Option+Shift+drag a selection handle
Rotate the object: Command+drag a selection handle
Rotate the object 45°: Press Shift while rotating
Rotate the object around the opposite handle (instead of the center): Option+Command+drag a selection handle
Rotate the object 45° around the opposite handle (instead of the center): Option+Shift+Command+drag a selection handle
Turn off alignment guides while moving an object: Command+drag
Mask or unmask the object: Shift+Command+M
Hide mask controls: Return, Enter, or double+click
Show mask controls: Double+click the masked image
Open the shortcut menu for the selected item: Control+click the item
Exit text editing and select the object: Command+Return
Define the object as a media placeholder: Control+Option+Command+I
Define the selected text as a text placeholder: Control+Option+Command+T
Modify editable shapes
Make a custom shape editable: Double+click the edge of the shape
Draw a custom shape with the Pen tool: Option+Shift+Command+P
Move a point of an editable shape: Drag the point to another location
Delete a point of an editable shape: Click the point, then press Delete on your keyboard
Add a sharp point to an editable shape: Command+drag the midpoint of a line
Add a smooth point to an editable shape: Drag the midpoint of a line
Add a Bézier point to an editable shape: Option+drag the midpoint of a line
Change a curve point of an editable shape into a corner point: Double+click the curved point
Reshape the curve of a smooth point: Drag the line adjacent to the smooth point
Reshape the curve of a Bézier point: Click a Bézier point and drag the control
Work with tables
Insert an equation: Option+Command+E
Add a row above the selected cells: Option+Up Arrow
Add a row below the selected cells: Option+Down Arrow
Add a column to the right of the selected cells: Option+Right Arrow
Add a column to the left of the selected cells: Option+Left Arrow
Insert a row at the bottom of the table: Select a cell in the bottom row, then press Option+Return
Insert a column on the right of the table: Select a cell in the right most column, then press Tab
Select an entire row or column: Click the table, then click the letter for the column or the number for the row
Select all rows that intersect the current selection: Option+Command+Return
Select all columns that intersect the current selection: Control+Command+Return
Select additional rows: Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow
Select additional columns: Shift+Right Arrow or Shift+Left Arrow
Select additional cells: Shift+click
Select only body cells in a row or column: Double+click the letter for the column or the number for the row
Move the cell selection to the beginning of the next row: Select a cell in the rightmost column, then press Tab
Stop the reordering of rows or columns: Press Esc while dragging
Select all content in a table: Command+A
Delete the selected table, or the contents of selected cells: Delete
Constrain the movement of the table and snap to guides: Shift+drag the table
Replace the contents of the selected cell with the contents of the destination cell: Drag the selected cell to another cell
Copy the contents of the selected cell into the destination cell: Option+drag the selected cell to another cell
Copy cell style: Option+Command+C
Paste cell style: Option+Command+V
Paste and preserve the style of the destination cell: Option+Shift+Command+V
Select a cell: Click a cell in a selected table (double+click a cell in an unselected table)
Edit a cell: Select a cell, then press Return
Highlight the row and column for a cell: Press Option as you move over a cell
Open a pop+up menu in a selected cell: Space bar
Add a cell to (or remove it from) the selection: Command+click a selected or unselected cell
Auto+align cell content: Option+Command+U
Stop editing the cell and select the cell: Command+Return
Stop editing the cell and select the table: Command+Return twice
Move the selected table one point: Press an arrow key
Move the selected table ten points: Press Shift and an arrow key
Resize all columns in a table proportionately: Select the table, then Shift+drag a resize handle
Select the next cell or, if the last cell is selected, add a new row: Tab
Select the previous cell: Shift+Tab
Select the cell below: Return
Select the cell above: Shift+Return
Select the cell to the left, right, up, or down: Press an arrow key (from a selected cell)
Extend the cell selection by one cell: Press Shift and an arrow key (from a selected cell)
Select the parent of the current selection: Command+Return
Insert a tab when editing text or a formula: Option+Tab
Insert a line break (soft return) when editing text in a cell: Control+Return
Insert a paragraph break (hard return) when editing text in a cell: Return
Open the formula editor for the selected nonformula cell: Equal Sign (=)
Open the formula editor for the cell containing a formula or formatted number: Double+click or Option+Return
In the formula editor, save changes: Return or Tab
In the formula editor, discard changes: Esc (Escape)
Select the first populated cell in the current row: Option+Command+Left Arrow
Select the last populated cell in the current row: Option+Command+Right Arrow
Select the first populated cell in the current column: Option+Command+Up Arrow
Select the last populated cell in the current column: Option+Command+Down Arrow
Delete selected rows: Option+Command+Delete
Delete selected columns: Control+Command+Delete
Select the table name: Shift+Tab
Paste a formula result: Shift+Command+V
Select the first cell in a selected table: Return
Expand the current selection to include the first populated cell in the current row: Option+Shift+Command+Left Arrow
Expand the current selection to include the last populated cell in the current row: Option+Shift+Command+Right Arrow
Expand the current selection to include the first populated cell in the current column: Option+Shift+Command+Up Arrow
Expand the current selection to include the last populated cell in the current column: Option+Shift+Command+Down Arrow
Merge selected cells: Control+Command+M
Unmerge selected cells: Control+Shift+Command+M
Add or remove the top border: Control+Option+Command+Up Arrow
Add or remove the bottom border: Control+Option+Command+Down Arrow
Add or remove the right border: Control+Option+Command+Right Arrow
Add or remove the left border: Control+Option+Command+Left Arrow
Turn on autofill mode: Command+Backslash (\)
Autofill from the column before: Control+Command+Backslash (\)
Autofill from the row above: Option+Command+Backslash (\)
Edit chart data
Show or hide the Chart Data Editor: Shift+Command+D
Complete a cell entry and move the selection down: Return
Complete a cell entry and move the selection up: Shift+Return
Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the right: Tab
Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the left: Shift+Tab
Move one character to the left or right: Press the Left Arrow or Right Arrow key
Move to the beginning of text or to the end of text: Press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow key
Move the chart legend one point: Select the legend, then press an arrow key
Move the chart legend ten points: Select the legend, then hold down Shift and press an arrow key
Create cell references in formulas
Navigate to and select a single cell: Press Option and an arrow key
Extend or shrink a selected cell reference: Press Option+Shift and an arrow key
Navigate to the first or last nonheader cell in a row or column: Press Option+Command and an arrow key
Insert a line break: Option+Return
Insert a tab: Option+Tab
Specify absolute and relative attributes of selected cell references: Press Command+K or Shift+Command+K to move forward or backward through options
Specify absolute and relative attributes of the first and last cells of selected cell references: Press Option+Command+K or Option+Shift+Command+K to move forward or backward through options
Use Navigator view
Create a new slide at same level as last selected slide: Return or Shift+Command+N
Indent selected slides to the right: Tab
Move indented slides to the left: Shift+Tab
Select multiple slides: Shift+Drag
Extend or decrease the slide selection: Shift+click
Add (or remove) a single noncontiguous slide from the selection: Command+click
Use the default slide layout to create a new slide after the selected slide: Option+click the Add Slide button in the toolbar
Duplicate a slide: Command+D
Delete selected slides: Delete
Move to the next slide: Down Arrow
Move to the previous slide: Up Arrow
Expand a slide group: Right Arrow
Collapse a slide group: Left Arrow
Skip a slide so it doesn’t show in a presentation, or show a slide that’s being skipped: Shift+Command+H
Use Light Table view
Move to the next slide: Right arrow
Move to the previous slide: Left Arrow
Extend the selection to the next slide: Shift+Right arrow
Extend the selection to the previous slide: Shift+Left Arrow
Extend the selection to the first slide: Shift+Command+Up Arrow
Extend the selection to the last slide: Shift+Command+Down Arrow
Select the first slide: Command+Up Arrow
Select the last slide: Command+Down Arrow
Play a presentation and use the presenter mode
Play a presentation Option+Command+P
Play a presentation beginning with the first slide: Option+click the Play button in the toolbar
Advance to the next slide or build: Right Arrow or Down Arrow
Go to previous slide: Left Arrow or Up Arrow
Advance to the next build or slide without animation: Shift+Right Arrow
Advance to the next slide without builds and animations: Shift+Down Arrow
Show or hide presenter notes: Shift+Command+P
Go back to previous build: Shift+Left Arrow or Shift+Up Arrow
Go back through previously viewed slides: Z
Pause the presentation: F
Pause the presentation and show a black screen: B
Pause the presentation and show a white screen: W
Show or hide the pointer: C
Display the slide number: S
Open the slide switcher: Press a slide number
Go to the next slide in the slide switcher: Plus Sign (+)
Go to the previous slide in the slide switcher: Minus Sign (-)
Go to the current slide and close the slide switcher: Return
Close the slide switcher: Esc
Switch the primary and presenter displays: X
Reset timer: R
Scroll the presenter notes up: U
Scroll the presenter notes down: D
Increase note font size: Command+Plus Sign
Decrease note font size: Command+Minus Sign
Quit presentation mode: Esc or Q
Hide the presentation and switch to last app used: H
Show or hide keyboard shortcuts: Question Mark (?) or Forward Slash (/)
Go to first slide: Home or Fn+Up Arrow
Go to last slide: End or Fn+Down Arrow
Switch displays in rehearsal mode: Option+X
Control a video during a presentation
Play the video: Space bar
Pause or resume playing the video: K
Rewind the video (by frame, if it’s paused): J
Fast forward the video (by frame, if it’s paused): L
Jump to the beginning of the video: I
Jump to the end of the video: O
And that's all the shortcuts available in Keynote.
This is our final post on keyboard shortcuts. I hope everyone has found some that will be useful in their daily work.
Paula Szypula
