Pause a PowerPoint Slideshow Easily with Handy Keyboard Shortcuts

July 15, 2011Homefield IT

When presenting in front of an audience, sometimes it’s necessary to pause your PowerPoint slideshow for a few minutes to highlight a point, answer audience questions, or to simply take a break.

Instead of leaving the presentation or covering the projector lens with a piece of paper, you can press “B” to show a black screen or “W” to show a white screen.