New Keyboard Shortcuts Speed Up Your Workflow

Product Updates

Chloe Pham 16 August, 2024 2 min read

We’re thrilled to share a range of new features, improvements, and upcoming changes designed to enhance your presentation experience. From New Hotkeys to updated PDF exporting, these updates aim to streamline your workflow, offer greater flexibility, and address key user needs. Dive into the details below to see how these changes can benefit you!

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🔍 What’s New?

✨ Enhanced Hotkey Functionality

Available on all plans
We’re making AhaSlides faster and more intuitive! 🚀 New keyboard shortcuts and touch gestures speed up your workflow, while the design remains user-friendly for everyone. Enjoy a smoother, more efficient experience! 🌟

How it works?

  • Shift + P: Quickly start presenting without fumbling through menus.
  • K: Access a new cheat sheet that displays hotkey instructions in presenting mode, ensuring you have all the shortcuts at your fingertips.
  • Q: Display or hide the QR Code effortlessly, streamlining interaction with your audience.
  • Esc: Return to the Editor quickly, enhancing your workflow efficiency.

Applied for Poll, Open Ended, Scaled and WordCloud

  • H: Easily toggle the Results view on or off, allowing you to focus on the audience or data as needed.
  • S: Show or hide Submission Controls with a single click, making it simpler to manage participant submissions.

🌱 Improvements

PDF Export

We’ve fixed an issue with an unusual scrollbar appearing on open-ended slides in PDF exports. This fix ensures that your exported documents appear correctly and professionally, preserving the intended layout and content.

Editor Sharing

The bug preventing shared presentations from appearing after inviting others to edit has been resolved. This enhancement ensures that collaborative efforts are seamless and that all invited users can access and edit shared content without issues.


🔮 What’s Next?

AI Panel Enhancements
We’re working on resolving a significant issue where AI-generated content disappears if you click outside the dialog in the AI Slides Generator and PDF-to-Quiz tools. Our upcoming UI overhaul will ensure that your AI content remains intact and accessible, providing a more reliable and user-friendly experience. Stay tuned for more updates on this enhancement! 🤖


Thank you for being a valued member of the AhaSlides community! For any feedback or support, feel free to reach out.

Happy presenting! 🎤