Presenter comes with many keyboard shortcuts—learning just a few of them can help you put together presentations even faster.
You’ll find most shortcuts on the main menu, next to their actions.
These shortcuts deal with the File menu and work alongside default macOS shortcuts) such as copy/paste and select all.
Shortcut | Action |
---|---|
⌘N | New presentation |
⌘O | Open existing presentation |
⌘W | Close presentation |
⌘S | Save presentation |
⌥⇧⌘S | Save presentation as new file |
⇧⌘S | Duplicate |
You’ll find all these shortcuts in the Inspector’s Text tab.
Shortcut | Action |
---|---|
⇧⌘L | Ordered list |
⌘L | Unordered list |
⌥ ⌘L | Task list |
⌘> | Blockquote |
Shortcut | Action |
---|---|
⇧⌘- | Slide break |
⌘T | Add empty slide |
⇥ | Body text |
⌘1 | Title |
⌘2 | Subtitle |
⌘3 | Heading |
⌘4 | Subheading |
⌘5 | Header 5 |
⌘6 | Header 6 |
Shortcut | Action |
---|---|
⌘B | Bold text |
⌘I | Italic |
⌘/ | Comment |
⌥⌘U | Strikethrough |
⇧⌘U | Highlight |
⌃⌘K | Footnote |
⌘K | Link |
Shortcut | Action |
---|---|
⌥⌘` | Inline code |
⌃⌘M | Inline math |
Configure Editor and pane visibility shortcuts.
Shortcut | Action |
---|---|
⇧⌘\ | Show all tabs |
⌘D | Focus Mode |
⌘+ | Zoom in |
⌘0 | Default text size |
⌘- | Zoom out |
⇧⌘S | Show/Hide Thumbnails |
⌥⌘I | Show/Hide Inspector |
⌥⌘P | Show/Hide presentation |
⌘R | Presentation Preview |
Slide navigation shortcuts when using the Editor.
Shortcut | Action |
---|---|
⌥⌘↑ | Go to previous slide |
⌥⌘↓ | Go to next slide |
⌥⌘← | Go to first slide |
⌥⌘→ | Go to last slide |
You can customize keyboard shortcuts and add your own for menu items that don’t have them yet. To do so:
When successful you’ll see the shortcut added next to the menu item in iA Presenter and you’ll be able to trigger the action with your shortcut.
Note that some key combinations will not work due to being mapped to system functions or other restrictions. If this happens, please repeat the steps above to re-map the menu item to a new key combination.
If you are experiencing a problem that our support section doesn’t solve please reach out to us. We take a break on the weekends (JST), but during weekdays we aim to reply within 1-2 business days.
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