70+ new PowerPoint shortcuts with improved performance and reliability
18 December 2025
v2.1.6 has been released with a massive expansion of PowerPoint shortcuts, performance improvements, and a refreshed visual style
This is a big one! We’ve added over 70 new shortcuts to PowerPoint, making it easier than ever to fly through your presentations without touching the mouse.
New PowerPoint Shortcuts
- Insert Tab (Alt+N): 48 new shortcuts for slides, tables, images, shapes, icons, 3D models, SmartArt, charts, links, comments, text boxes, equations, symbols, video, audio, and more.
- Draw Tab (Alt+JD): 18 new shortcuts for selecting, drawing, erasing, pens, highlighters, and converting ink to text, shapes, or math.
- Record Tab (Alt+C): 7 new shortcuts for inserting cameos, recording presentations, and managing recordings.
- Shape Format Tab (Alt+JO): Full support with smart detection for both wide and narrow window layouts.
- New Home Tab commands: New Slide with Copilot, Add-ins, Design Suggestions, and more.
- Faster and more responsive: We’ve eliminated occasional freezes that could occur when Office apps were busy. Accelerator Keys now responds instantly, every time.
- Smoother app switching: Fixed an issue where switching between Excel and PowerPoint could sometimes activate the wrong app.
- Better sub-menu reliability: Shortcuts that open sub-menus throughout the ribbon now work more consistently.
Updated for Excel 2024 & Microsoft 365
- Automate Tab updates: The Automate tab in Excel 2024 has a new layout, and Accelerator Keys now fully supports it — including the new “Create in Code Editor” and “Create from Recording” options under New Script.
- Better compatibility: Improved support across different Microsoft Office versions and locales, so shortcuts work reliably no matter which version you’re running.
Refreshed Look
- Modern Accelerator Key badges: The shortcut hint badges now match the native Excel style — darker, more rounded, and easier to read at a glance.
Thanks for choosing Accelerator Keys to get more done with Office on Mac. 🚀
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