PowerPoint 2007 Cheat Sheet: Quick reference charts
Find your favorite PowerPoint 2003 commands in the new PowerPoint 2007 interface
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Wondering where your favorite PowerPoint 2003 commands went? Worry no more. Just use these quick reference charts, which list the most commonly used PowerPoint 2003 commands and tell you where they are in PowerPoint 2007. They're listed here according to the menu on which they're found in PowerPoint 2003. We've also included keyboard shortcuts for all the commands. Most of them are the same in PowerPoint 2003 and PowerPoint 2007; we've noted where they differ.
For a full listing of every menu and submenu item, download the PowerPoint Ribbon mapping workbook from Microsoft. Microsoft also lists more PowerPoint 2007 keyboard shortcuts at its Office Online Web site.
File Menu | Edit Menu | View Menu | Insert Menu | Format Menu | Tools Menu | Slide Show Menu | Window Menu
File MenuPowerPoint 2003 LocationPowerPoint 2007 LocationKeyboard ShortcutFile > NewOffice button > NewCtrl-NFile > OpenOffice button > OpenCtrl-OFile > CloseOffice button > CloseCtrl-WFile > SaveOffice button > Save
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Quick Access toolbar > Save iconCtrl-SFile > Save AsOffice button > Save AsF12File > Save As Web PageOffice button > Save As (in Save As dialog, choose Web Page from Save As Type drop-down)In PP 2003: Alt-F, G
In PP 2007: F12 (in Save As dialog, choose Web Page from Save As Type drop-down)File > File SearchWindows Start button > SearchIn PP 2003: Alt-F, H
In PP 2007: Window key, CFile > PermissionOffice button > Prepare > Restrict PermissionIn PP 2003: Alt-F, M
In PP 2007: Alt-F, E, RFile > Package for CDOffice button > Publish > Package for CDIn PP 2003: Alt-F, K
In PP 2007: Alt-F, U, KFile > Web Page PreviewAdd to Quick Access toolbar: Office button > PowerPoint Options > Customize > All Commands > Web Page Preview > OKIn PP 2003: Alt-F, B
In PP 2007: Alt-[number of position in QA toolbar]File > Page SetupDesign > Page Setup > Page SetupIn PP 2003: Alt-F, U
In PP 2007: Alt-G, SFile > Print PreviewOffice button > Print > Print PreviewIn PP 2003: Alt-F, V
In PP 2007: Alt-F, W, VFile > PrintOffice button > PrintCtrl-PFile > Send ToOffice button > Send
(for more Send options, see Office button > PowerPoint Options > Customize > All Commands)Alt-F, DFile > PropertiesOffice button > Prepare > PropertiesIn PP 2003: Alt-F, I
In PP 2007: Alt-F, E, PFile > Most Recently Used DocumentsOffice button > Recent DocumentsAlt-FFile > ExitOffice button > Exit PowerPointAlt-F, X
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