If you’re ready to format text in PowerPoint 2016, this table gets you on the road toward ooohs and aaahs of doing so. If you use PowerPoint 2016 templates as the basis for your presentations, your text is already formatted acceptably. To really pull out the pyrotechnic stops, however, you have to know a few basic formatting tricks.
| Command | Shortcut | Ribbon Location |
|---|---|---|
| Bold | Ctrl+B | Home tab, Font group |
| Italic | Ctrl+I | Home tab, Font group |
| Underline | Ctrl+U | Home tab, Font group |
| Center | Ctrl+E | Home tab, Paragraph group |
| Left Align | Ctrl+L | Home tab, Paragraph group |
| Right Align | Ctrl+R | Home tab, Paragraph group |
| Justify | Ctrl+J | Home tab, Paragraph group |
| Normal | Ctrl+spacebar | Home tab, Paragraph group |