During an onscreen PowerPoint 2016 slide show, you can use the keyboard and mouse to control your presentation. The following tables list the keys and clicks that you can use.
| To Do This | Press Any of These Keys |
|---|---|
| Display next slide | Enter, spacebar, Page Down, or N |
| Display preceding slide | Backspace, Page Up, or P |
| Display first slide | 1+Enter |
| Display specific slide | Slide number+Enter |
| Toggle screen black | B or . (period) |
| Toggle screen white | W or , (comma) |
| Show or hide pointer | A or = (equal sign) |
| Erase screen doodles | E |
| Stop or restart automatic show | S or + (plus sign) |
| Display next slide even if hidden | H |
| Display specific hidden slide | Slide number of hidden slide+Enter |
| Change pen to arrow | Ctrl+A |
| Change arrow to pen | Ctrl+P |
| End slide show | Esc, Ctrl+Break (the Break key doubles as the Pause key), or – (minus) |
| To Do This | Do This |
|---|---|
| Display next slide | Click. |
| Move through slides | Roll the wheel on your mouse (if your mouse has a wheel). |
| Call up menu of actions | Right-click. |
| Display first slide | Hold down both mouse buttons for two seconds. |
| Use the laser pointer | Hold down the Ctrl key and then hold the left mouse button and move the mouse. |
| Doodle | Press Ctrl+P to change the mouse arrow to a pen and then draw onscreen like John Madden. |
If the cursor is hidden, you can summon it by jiggling the mouse. Then, when the cursor is visible, a faint menu appears in the lower-left corner of the slide. You can use this menu to activate various slide show features.
