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What is the shortcut key for starting the slideshow from the selected or active slide?

Indrek
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To start a presentation from the current slide:

  • in PowerPoint 2003 or later, press Shift+F5
  • in PowerPoint X/Macintosh, press Control+Shift+B

To start a presentation from the beginning:

  • in PowerPoint for Windows, press F5
  • in PowerPoint X/Mac, press Control+Shift+S
Indrek
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Powerpoint 2016 has the following keyboard shortcuts to play a slideshow.

From the current slide:

  • Windows: Shift + F5
  • Mac: Command + Return

From the first slide:

  • Windows: F5
  • Mac: Command + Shift + Return

References: Windows and Mac

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In LibreOffice Impress Shift + F5 works fine.