Shortcut Manager for PowerPoint is supported on the following versions:
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2021 (32-bit, 64-bit)
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 (32-bit, 64-bit)
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (32-bit, 64-bit)
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 (32-bit, 64-bit)
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (32-bit, 64-bit)
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To assign keyboard shortcuts to ribbon buttons and menu items, follow these steps:
PowerPoint 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007 |
PowerPoint 2003, 2002, 2000 |
- Select Home tab, click Customize button in
the
Keyboard Shortcuts group to bring up the Customize
Shortcuts dialog box.
- In the Customize Shortcuts dialog, locate the
appropriate category and the command in that category for
which you wish to assign a keyboard shortcut.
- In the Assign shortcut to command
box, press the key combination that you wish to assign to
the selected command.
- You can optionally select whether you would use your
keyboard shortcut during slide design and/or slide show.
- Click OK.
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- Select
Tools | Customize Shortcuts... menu item to
bring up the Customize Shortcuts dialog box.
- In the Customize Shortcuts dialog, locate the
appropriate category and the command in that category for
which you wish to assign a keyboard shortcut.
- In the Assign shortcut to command
box, press the key combination that you wish to assign to
the selected command.
- You can optionally select whether you would use your
keyboard shortcut during slide design and/or slide show.
- Click OK.
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When the assigned key combination is pressed, the corresponding set of
commands will be executed.
To assign keyboard shortcuts to macros within PowerPoint files, your
macros need to meet the following 3 requirements:
- The macro needs to be in a code Module (not a UserForm or a Class
Module).
- The macro should be taking in no parameters.
- The macro signature should be as follows:
Sub YourMacroName()
'
' Your macro code.
'
End Sub
Shortcut Manager for PowerPoint automatically discovers macros that meet
the above 3 conditions. To assign keyboard shortcuts to the macros, follow
these steps:
PowerPoint 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007 |
PowerPoint 2003, 2002, 2000 |
- Open the PowerPoint file.
- Select Home tab, click Customize button in
the
Keyboard Shortcuts group to bring up the Customize
Shortcuts dialog box.
- In the Customize Shortcuts dialog, locate and select the
Macros category. The macros in your PowerPoint file will
be listed in the Commands list. Locate and select the macro
for which you wish to assign a keyboard shortcut.
- In the Assign shortcut to command
box, press the key combination that you wish to assign to
the selected command.
- Click OK.
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- Open the PowerPoint file.
- Select Tools | Customize Shortcuts... menu
item to bring up the Customize Shortcuts dialog box.
- In the Customize Shortcuts dialog, locate and select the
Macros category. The macros in your PowerPoint file will
be listed in the Commands list. Locate and select the macro
for which you wish to assign a keyboard shortcut.
- In the Assign shortcut to command
box, press the key combination that you wish to assign to
the selected command.
- Click OK.
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When the assigned key combination is pressed, the corresponding macro
will be executed.
To assign keyboard shortcuts to macros within PowerPoint files, your
macros need to meet the following 3 requirements:
- The macro needs to be in a code Module (not a UserForm or a Class
Module).
- The macro should be taking in no parameters.
- The macro signature should be as follows:
Sub YourMacroName()
'
' Your macro code.
'
End Sub
Shortcut Manager for PowerPoint automatically discovers macros that meet
the above 3 conditions.
Additionally, there are two points to check here:
PowerPoint 2002 (XP) introduces a new option that enables users to
disallow add-ins from using macros in PowerPoint files. This option is
disabled by default. You need to enable this option for Shortcut Manager
to see the macros in the PowerPoint file. To enable the option, follow
these steps:
PowerPoint 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010 |
PowerPoint 2007 |
PowerPoint 2003, 2002, 2000 |
- Select the File or press Alt+F key
combination.
- Click Options button in the left pane.
- Select Trust Center in the left pane.
- Click Trust Center Settings button in the right
pane.
- Select Macro Settings in the left pane.
- Make sure that Trust access to the VBA project object
model is checked.
- Click OK buttons.
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- Select the Office Button or press Alt+F key
combination.
- Click PowerPoint Options button.
- Select Trust Center in the left pane.
- Click Trust Center Settings button in the right
pane.
- Select Macro Settings in the left pane.
- Make sure that Trust access to the VBA project object
model is checked.
- Click OK buttons.
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- Select Tools | Macro | Security...
menu item.
- Select the Trusted Sources page.
- Make sure that Trust access to Visual Basic Project
is checked.
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PowerPoint 2007 introduced new file formats. In the new file formats,
the presentations hosting macros need to have .pptm file extension. You
need to ensure that your macros are in such a file for Shortcut Manager
to correctly determine the macros in the presentation.
Yes. You can assign shortcuts to password protected VBA code. Shortcut
Manager needs to access the macros only while defining the shortcuts.
Once the shortcuts are defined, then the key combinations would work
even if the VBA code is password protected and not available for
viewing. Follow these steps:
- Enable access to the VBA code by supplying the password to the VBA
editor.
- Assign the shortcuts using the Home | Keyboard Shortcuts
| Customize button in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 and later
versions or Tools | Customize Shortcuts... menu item in
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 and previous versions.
- Save and close the presentation.
Now when you open this presentation again, the defined shortcuts would
work. You don't need to supply the password while using the shortcuts.
The Clear All button in Customize Shortcuts dialog box
clears the shortcuts defined through Shortcut Manager. It does not
affect the shortcuts defined by PowerPoint.
For shortcuts to macros, Shortcut Manager stores the shortcut
definitions in the same file as the macros. For shortcuts to menu items,
Shortcut Manager uses the Windows Registry to store the definitions.