Using Zoom Slides keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts in Zoom Slides help you work faster when creating, editing, and presenting slides. You can use shortcuts for text formatting, slide navigation, object arrangement, and presentation control. These shortcuts are available on Windows, Linux, and macOS .

Note: Shortcuts will differ between macOS, Windows, and Linux computers. You can refer to the section below to determine what’s appropriate for you.

Requirements using Zoom Slides keyboard shortcuts 

Zoom Slides enabled 

Table of Contents

Shorts for General use

FunctionWindows / LinuxmacOS

Print/Export

Ctrl + P

Cmd + P

Undo/Redo

Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Y(Ctrl + Shift + Z)

Cmd + Z / Cmd + Shift + Z(Cmd + Y)

Find

Ctrl + F

Cmd + F

Shortcuts for slide management

FunctionWindows / LinuxmacOS

New Slide

Ctrl + M

⌃+M

Duplicate Slide

Ctrl + D

Cmd + D

Delete Slide

Del/Backspace

Del/Backspace

Move Slide Up/Down

Ctrl + ↑/↓

Cmd + ↑/↓

Move Slide to First/Last Position

Ctrl + Shift + ↑/↓

Cmd + Shift+↑/↓

Jump to First/Last Slide

Home / End

Fn + ← / Fn + →

Previous/Next Slide (in Edit View)

↑/↓

↑/↓

Canvas Zoom In/Out

Ctrl + +/-

Cmd + +/-

Shortcuts for object selection and manipulation

 
FunctionWindows / LinuxmacOS

Select All

Ctrl + A

Cmd + A

Copy/Cut/Paste

Ctrl + C/X/V

CmdC/X/V

Duplicate Object

Alt + drag

Alt + drag

Quick Repeat/Duplicate

Ctrl + D

Cmd + D

Fine Movement (1px)

Arrow keys

Arrow keys

Quick Movement (10px)

Shift + Arrow keys

Shift + Arrow keys

Group/Ungroup

Ctrl + G / Ctrl+ Shift + G

Cmd + G / Cmd + Shift + G

Shortcuts for layer management

FunctionWindows / LinuxmacOS

Bring to Front/Send to Back (Layer)

Ctrl + Shift + ↑/ Ctrl + Shift + ↓

Cmd + Shift + ↑/ Cmd + Shift + ↓

Bring Forward/Send Backward One Layer

Ctrl + ↑/ Ctrl + ↓

Cmd + ↑ / Cmd + ↓

Shortcuts for element alignment

FunctionWindows / LinuxmacOS

Align Right

Alt + D

Alt + D

Align Left

Alt + A

Alt + A

Align vertical Centers

Alt + V

Alt + V

Align Top

Alt + W

Alt + W

Align Bottom

Alt + S

Alt + S

Align horizontal centers

Alt + H

Alt + H

Tidy up

Ctrl + Alt + T

⌃ + Alt + T

Distribute vertical spacing

Ctrl + Alt + V

⌃ + Alt + V

Distribute horizontal spacing

Ctrl + Alt + H

⌃ + Alt + H

Shortcuts for text formatting

FunctionWindows / LinuxmacOS

Bold/Italic/Underline

Ctrl + B/I/U

Cmd + B/I/U

Strikethrough

Alt + Shift + S

Cmd + Shift + X

Increase/Decrease Font Size

Ctrl + Shift + > / Ctrl + Shift + <

Cmd + Shift + > / Cmd + Shift + <

Ordered/Unordered List

Ctrl + Shift + 7 / Ctrl + Shift + 8

Cmd + Shift + 7 / Cmd + Shift + 8

Increase Indent

Tab

Tab

Decrease Indent

Shift + Tab

Shift + Tab

Shortcuts for text selection

FunctionWindows / LinuxmacOS

Move Cursor and Increase/Decrease Text Selection Line by Line

Shift + ↑/↓

Shift + ↑/↓

Move Cursor and Increase/Decrease Text Selection Character by Character

Shift + ←/→

Shift + ←/→

Highlight Text Between Cursor and Start of Line

Ctrl + Shift + ↑

Cmd + Shift + ↑

Highlight Text Between Cursor and End of Line

Ctrl + Shift + ↓

CmdShift + ↓

Insert/Edit Link

Ctrl + K

Cmd + K

Exit Text Editing

Esc

Esc

Shortcuts for commenting

FunctionWindows / LinuxmacOS

Add Comment

Ctrl + Shift + M

Cmd + Shift + M

Submit Comment

Ctrl + Enter

Cmd + Enter

Show/Hide Comment Panel

Alt + C

Alt + C

Shortcuts for Presentation mode

FunctionWindows / LinuxmacOS

Start Slideshow from Beginning

F5

F5

Start Slideshow from Current Slide

Ctrl + Enter

Cmd + Enter

Stop/Exit Slideshow

Esc

Esc

Previous/Next Page

←/↑ / →/↓

←/↑ / →/↓; Space for Next Page

Black Screen/White Screen

B / W

B / W

Jump to Slide Number

Enter number + Enter

Enter number + Enter

Search for Objects/Text in Presentation

Ctrl + F

Cmd + F

Shortcuts for shape drawing

FunctionWindows / LinuxmacOS

Rectangle

R

R

Line

L

L

Text

T

T