Scott's PowerPoint Tips:

  1. Use the same sized fonts
  2. Center you text horizontally and vertically
  3. Keep a master slide file for songs
  4. Transition song slides a second early
  5. Use spellcheck several times

Chris's Keyboard Shortcut Suggestions:

Take a few moments to learn keyboard shortcuts of your most used apps. Here's a few to get you going.

Web browser shortcuts starter shortcuts

  • ctrl/cmd + l (selects url)
  • ctrl/cmd + t (new tab)
  • ctrl/cmd + shift + t (opens recently closed tab)

Working with text starter shortcuts (at least on Macs)

  • cmd + k (hyperlink)
  • cmd + left or right arrow (go to the beginning or end of the line)
  • cmd + up or down arrow (go to the top or bottom of the page)
  • option + left or right arrow (move cursor one word at a time)
  • shift + left or right arrow (begin text selection on the left or right of the cursor, one character at a time)
  • option + shift + left or right arrow (select previous or next word)
  • shift + cmd + left or right arrow (select the entire line, left or right of the cursor
  • option + shift + up or down arrow (select all text above or below the cursor, one line at a time)
  • shift + cmd + up or down (select all text above or below the cursor, one line at a time)

Other starter shortcuts (at least on Macs)

  • cmd + option + v (moves copied file to current location)
  • ctrl + up arrow (see all open windows)
  • ctrl + down arrow (see all windows for current application

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