PowerPoint · Insert a new slide
Slides
Windows · Linux
Ctrl+MMac
Cmd+Shift+NAdds a slide after the current one; the Mac had to move this because Cmd+M minimises the window there, and the new slide inherits the layout of the one before it.
- Group
- Slides
- Keys held
- 2
Half of PowerPoint's shortcuts only listen while the show is running — blanking the screen with B, the laser on Ctrl+L — and in edit view those same keys do something else entirely.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
Q. What is the shortcut for Insert a new slide in PowerPoint?
Adds a slide after the current one; the Mac had to move this because Cmd+M minimises the window there, and the new slide inherits the layout of the one before it. It is Ctrl+M on Windows and Cmd+Shift+N on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Ctrl+M on Windows, Cmd+Shift+N on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Slides in PowerPoint.
Shortcuts nearby
Duplicate the selected slideCtrl+Shift+DMove the slide up in the orderCtrl+UpMove the slide down in the orderCtrl+DownSwitch between the outline and the thumbnailsCtrl+Shift+TabPromote the bullet one levelShift+Alt+LeftDemote the bullet one levelShift+Alt+RightGroup the selected objectsCtrl+GUngroup the selected groupCtrl+Shift+G