PowerPoint · Paste the copied animation
Animation
Windows · Linux
Shift+Alt+VMac
Cmd+Shift+Option+VApplies the animation you picked up to the selected object; whatever effects it had are replaced rather than added to, so decide the order before you paste.
- Group
- Animation
- Keys held
- 3
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 Paste the copied animation in PowerPoint?
Applies the animation you picked up to the selected object; whatever effects it had are replaced rather than added to, so decide the order before you paste. It is Shift+Alt+V on Windows and Cmd+Shift+Option+V on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Shift+Alt+V on Windows, Cmd+Shift+Option+V on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
3 pressed together. The combination sits under Animation in PowerPoint.