| Action | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Complete a cell entry and move the selection right | ⇥ |
| Move one character/one lines | Arrow Keys |
| Complete a cell entry and move the selection left | ⇧+⇥ |
| Show/hide chart data editor | ⌘+⇧+D |
| Move to the end | End |
| Complete a cell entry and select the cell | ↩ |
| Extend the selection by one character/cell/line | ⇧+Arrow Keys |
| Extend the selection to the beginning of the row | ⇧+Home |
| Complete a cell entry and move the selection down | ↩ |
| Move one cell in given direction | Arrow keys |
| Move to the begining | Home |
| Extend the selection to the end of the row | ⇧+End |
| Complete a cell entry and move the selection up | ⇧+↩ |
| Action | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Open formula editor for cell containing formula | =/enter/enter |
| Discard Changes | Esc/Click Cancel |
| Save changes | Enter/enter/Click Accept |
| Open formula editor | = |
| Navigate to first or last nonheader cell | ⌥+⌘+Arrow Keys |
| Insert a tab | ⌥+⇥ |
| Insert line break | ⌥+↩ |
| Change a selected cell references | ⌥+↩ |
| Extend/Shrink cell references | ⌥+⇧+Arrow keys |
| Action | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Display colors window | ⌘+⇧+C |
| Show/hide toolbar | ⌘+⌥+T |
| Display font window | ⌘+T |
| Display Inspector window | ⌘+⌥+I |
| Show.hide format bar | ⌘+⇧+R |
| Display Rulers | ⌘+R |
| Keynote Help | ⌘+? |
| Zoom in/Zoom out | ⌘+>/command+< |
| Create new documnet | ⌘+⇧+N |
| Action | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Move by one pixel | Arrow Keys |
| Open Shortcut menu | ⌃+Click |
| Next object | ⇥ |
| Exit mask mode | ↩ |
| Resize | Drag |
| Resize from center | ⇧+Drag |
| Rotate object 45 | ⌘+⇧+Drag |
| Previous object | ⇧+⇥ |
| Rotate object | ⌘+Drag |
| Ungroup objects | ⌘+⌥+⇧+G |
| Choose object to insert | ⌘+⇧+V |
| Send object to back | ⌘+⇧+B |
| Move by Ten pixel | ⇧+Arrow Keys |
| Duplicate object | ⌘+D |
| Bring object front | ⌘+⇧+F |
| Lock objects | ⌘+L |
| Mask/Umnask Image | ⌘+⇧+M |
| Unlock object | ⌘+⌥+V |
| Group objects | ⌘+⌥+G |
| Action | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Jump to beginnig of movie | I |
| Jump to end of movie | O |
| Rewind movie | J |
| Fast forward | L |
| Play/Pause movie | K |
| Action | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Make Curved to corner point | Double Click curved point |
| Reshape the curve editable shape | Click point and Move control handles |
| Make shape editable | Double Click shape |
| Change a corner point of an editable shape into curved point | Double click c+Ner point |
| Delete a point of an editable shape | Click point+⌫ |
| Add a point to editable shape | ⌥+Click shape b+Der |
| MOve a point of editable shape | Click point and Drag |
| Action | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Go to first slide | Home |
| Close slide switcher | ⎋ |
| Scroll notes up in presenter display | U |
| Pause and show current slide | F |
| Go to previous slide(Slide Switcher) | - |
| Quit Presentation | Q |
| Play Slideshow | ⌘+⌥+P |
| Go to next slide(Slide Switcher) | |
| Show/hide pointers | C |
| Pause and show white screen | W |
| Scroll notes down in presenter display | D |
| Go to next build | N |
| Play from beginning | ⌥+Click |
| Resume | Any Key |
| Go back through visited slides | Z |
| Go to previous build | ⇧+← |
| Pause and show black screen | B |
| Go to last slide | End |
| Go to previous slide | P |
| Go to next slide | ⇧+↓ |
| Reset the timer | R |
| Action | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Move object Ten pixels | ⇧+Arrow Keys |
| Add a row below the selected cells | ⌥+↓ |
| Selected Previous cell | ⇧+⇥ |
| Cycle through absoluteness of selected references of start an d end of cell | ⌘+⌥+K |
| Select border | Double Click b+Der |
| Stop editing cell | ⌘+↩ |
| Stop editing table and select table | ⌘+Enter twice |
| Move object one pixel | Arrow Key |
| Extend selection of cells to destination cell | ⇧+Click in destination cell |
| Delete selected object | ⌫ |
| Cycle through absoluteness of selected references | ⌘+K |
| Select the next table cell | Arrow Keys |
| Open table formatting menu | ⌃+Click table |
| Add a column right the selected cells | ⌥+Right Arrow |
| Switch contents of cells | Drag cell |
| Select cell | Double Click cell |
| Move border to new position | Drag selected b+Der |
| Add a row above the selected cells | ⌥+↑ |
| Add cell to selection | ⌘+Click selected/unselected cell |
| Add border to selection | ⇧+Click b+Der |
| Duplicate table on move | Hold option and Drag |
| Add border segment | Double Click b+Der segment |
| Copy contents of cells | ⌥+Drag cells |
| Constrain the movement of the table | ⇧+Drag |
| Select next cell | ⇥ |
| Add a column left the selected cells | ⌥+← |
| In Text edit mode | ↩ |
| Action | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Scroll to end of canvas | End |
| Select a word | Double Cick |
| Select a paragraph | Triple click |
| Select text bullet | Click bullet |
| Scroll to top of canvas | Home |
| Move bullet and text with all other objects | Select bullet and Drag |
| Extend Select by characters | ⇧+Arrow Keys |
| Increase/Decrease font size | ⌘+/command+- |
App Cheat Sheet
With its powerful tools and dazzling effects, Keynote makes it easy to create stunning and memorable presentations, and comes included with most Apple devices. Use Apple Pencil on your iPad to create diagrams or illustrations that bring your slides to life. And with real‑time collaboration, your team can work together, whether they’re on Mac, iPad, iPhone, or a PC.
Keynote keyboard shortcuts are organized by category and available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Search by keyword or browse by section.