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AhaSlides provides presenters with a convenient way to control their slides using keyboard shortcuts. This ensures you maintain control over your presentation even when you don’t have access to a mouse or pointer. To view all available keyboard shortcuts at any time during your presentation, simply press K on your keyboard.
AhaSlides present mode with keyboard shortcut labels for Back to Editor, Show or Hide QR Code, Confetti and Hide results

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Keyboard shortcuts

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Display QR code

To quickly display both ways for your audience to join, press Q while presenting. It shows or hides the join panel on the left of the slide, which holds your QR code and, under Join at:, your join link with the access code.

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Start presenting

If you’re in the editor and ready to start your presentation, press Shift + P. Presenting opens in a window unless you tick Full screen in the Present drop-down (the arrow beside the Present button); AhaSlides remembers your choice. While presenting, you can also open Menu at the bottom left and choose Switch to full screen or Switch to windowed view.

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Return to editor

During your presentation, return to the editor by pressing the Esc key.

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Show / hide results

  • Show results: press H while presenting to display the results on screen.
  • Hide results: press H again to hide them.

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Open / close submission

  • Open submission: press S while presenting to allow participants to submit responses.
  • Close submission: press S again to stop accepting responses.

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Effects

AhaSlides offers a variety of fun effects to enhance your presentation. To access these, hover over the Effect icon in the bottom-left menu while presenting. The available effect hotkeys are:
  • Confetti: press C to shower the screen with confetti.
  • Applause: press A to play an applause sound.
  • Drumroll: press D to start a drumroll.

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Leaderboard shortcut

  • Show leaderboard: press L while presenting to display the leaderboard.
  • Close leaderboard: press L again, or click anywhere outside the leaderboard, to close it.
Using these keyboard shortcuts, you can seamlessly navigate and control your AhaSlides presentation. Remember, pressing K will always show you the list of available hotkeys during your presentation. Have a question? Contact our support team — if you’re logged in, use the chat bubble in the bottom-right of your dashboard; otherwise contact us here or email hi@ahaslides.com. Want to connect with other users? Join the AhaSlides community to share tips, request features, and see how others engage their audiences.