Keynote keyboard shortcuts

Keynote is Apple's presentation app, free on every Mac, iPad, and iPhone. These keys create and save decks, move between slides, format text, find and comment, arrange objects, add table rows, and control video and slides while you present.

macOS · 135 shortcuts

Files and window

Create, save, print, close, and change the view of a Keynote presentation.

ActionShortcuts
Start dictation
Fn + D
Open the theme chooser
Cmd + N
Open the theme chooser with language options
Option + Cmd + N
Close the theme chooser
Esc
Open an existing presentation
Cmd + O
Save the presentation
Cmd + S
Save the presentation as a new file
Option + Shift + Cmd + S
Duplicate the presentation
Shift + Cmd + S
Print the presentation
Cmd + P
Close the Keynote window
Cmd + W
Close all Keynote windows
Option + Cmd + W
Minimize the window
Cmd + M
Minimize all Keynote windows
Option + Cmd + M
Enter or exit full-screen mode
Ctrl + Cmd + F
Zoom in
Shift + Cmd + >
Zoom out
Shift + Cmd + <
Zoom to the selection
Shift + Cmd + 0
Fit the content in the window
Option + Shift + Cmd + 0
Fit the slide in the window
Option + Cmd + 0
View at actual size
Cmd + 0
Show or hide rulers
Cmd + R
Insert a file
Shift + Cmd + V
Open the Colors window
Shift + Cmd + C
Show or hide the toolbar
Option + Cmd + T
Show or hide the inspectors
Option + Cmd + I
Show or hide the object list
Shift + Cmd + L
Edit slide layouts
Shift + Cmd + E
Add a slide layout
Shift + Cmd + N
Hide Keynote
Cmd + H
Hide other apps
Option + Cmd + H
Undo
Cmd + Z
Redo
Shift + Cmd + Z
Quit Keynote
Cmd + Q

Slide navigation

Move through slides and jump to a particular slide while editing or organizing the deck.

ActionShortcuts
Go to the next slide
Fn + Down
Go to the previous slide
Fn + Up
Go to the first slide
Fn + Left
Go to the last slide
Fn + Right
Go to a specific slide
Ctrl + Cmd + G
Create a new slide
Return
Indent a slide
Tab
Outdent a slide
Shift + Tab
Duplicate a slide
Cmd + D
Delete selected slides
Delete
Expand a slide group
Right
Collapse a slide group
Left
Skip a slide in the presentation
Shift + Cmd + H

Text editing and formatting

Move through text, format a selection, change paragraph layout, and work with links and the clipboard.

ActionShortcuts
Move back one character
Ctrl + B
Move forward one character
Ctrl + F
Move back one word
Option + Left
Move forward one word
Option + Right
Move to the beginning of the line
Cmd + Left
Move to the end of the line
Cmd + Right
Move to the previous paragraph
Option + Up
Move to the next paragraph
Option + Down
Move to the beginning of the text area
Cmd + Up
Move to the end of the text area
Cmd + Down
Center the insertion point
Ctrl + L
Bold selected text
Cmd + B
Italicize selected text
Cmd + I
Underline selected text
Cmd + U
Delete the character after the insertion point
Fn + Delete
Delete the previous word
Option + Delete
Delete the next word
Option + Fn + Delete
Open the Fonts window
Cmd + T
Increase font size
Cmd + +
Decrease font size
Cmd + -
Align text left
Cmd + {
Center text
Cmd + |
Align text right
Cmd + }
Justify text
Option + Cmd + |
Decrease the paragraph indent
Cmd + [
Increase the paragraph indent
Cmd + ]
Outdent a list item
Shift + Tab
Indent a list item
Tab
Cut the selection
Cmd + X
Copy the selection
Cmd + C
Paste from the clipboard
Cmd + V
Copy paragraph style
Option + Cmd + C
Paste paragraph style
Option + Cmd + V
Paste and match style
Option + Shift + Cmd + V
Open the special characters window
Ctrl + Cmd + Space
Transpose the characters around the insertion point
Ctrl + T

Find, comments, and objects

Search a presentation, add comments, select objects, and change their stacking and grouping.

ActionShortcuts
Find text
Cmd + F
Find the next match
Cmd + G
Find the previous match
Shift + Cmd + G
Find the selected text
Cmd + E
Replace the current match
Return
Hide the Find window
Esc
Look up the selected word
Ctrl + Cmd + D
Show spelling and grammar
Shift + Cmd + :
Add a comment
Shift + Cmd + K
Save a comment
Cmd + Return
Go to the next comment
Option + Cmd + K
Go to the previous comment
Option + Shift + Cmd + K
Select all objects
Cmd + A
Deselect all objects
Shift + Cmd + A
Select the next object
Tab
Select the previous object
Shift + Tab
Send an object to the back
Shift + Cmd + B
Send an object back one layer
Option + Shift + Cmd + B
Bring an object to the front
Shift + Cmd + F
Bring an object forward one layer
Option + Shift + Cmd + F
Group selected objects
Option + Cmd + G
Ungroup selected objects
Option + Shift + Cmd + G
Lock selected objects
Cmd + L
Unlock selected objects
Option + Cmd + L
Duplicate a selected object
Cmd + D
Mask or unmask an object
Shift + Cmd + M
Exit object text editing
Cmd + Return
Set an image placeholder
Ctrl + Option + Cmd + I
Set a text placeholder
Ctrl + Option + Cmd + T

Tables and presentation mode

Insert equations and rows, then use the live presentation and video controls while presenting.

ActionShortcuts
Insert an equation
Option + Cmd + E
Add a row above the selected row
Option + Up
Add a row below the selected row
Option + Down
Select the entire table
Cmd + A
Stop editing a table cell
Cmd + Return
Play the presentation
Option + Cmd + P
Advance to the next build or slide
Right
Return to the previous build or slide
Left
Advance without animation
Shift + Right
Advance to the next slide without builds
Shift + Down
Go back through viewed slides
Z
Pause the presentation
F
Show a black screen
B
Show a white screen
W
Show the pointer
C
Show the slide number
S
Show or hide presentation shortcuts
?
End the presentation
Esc
Play or pause a video
Space
Rewind a video
J
Fast-forward a video
L
Go to the beginning of a video
I
Go to the end of a video
O

Source

Apple Keynote for Mac keyboard shortcuts · Checked

Keyboard shortcuts from Apple's current Keynote for Mac User Guide, checked September 1, 2026. Some commands are context-sensitive, and presentation-mode keys apply only while a slideshow is running.

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