PowerPoint Alt shortcuts on Mac: the full list

RibbonKeys draws the Windows Alt-key letters over PowerPoint for Mac, and this page lists them. Tap Option, then type the letters: H I D duplicates the slide, H G A C aligns to the centre, S B plays from the start, and W I is Slide Sorter.

The letters were seen on the live ribbon of a standard presentation for Home, Insert, Design, Transitions, Animations, Slide Show, Record, Review and View. Draw is in the tables too, and is marked not tested yet. The order is the ribbon's. A gallery has no letter of its own and stays on the arrow keys, as on Windows. PowerPoint gets no letters on its dialogs, on its menu bar, or on the tabs it adds for what is selected.

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Home

Tab H.

Keys	What it does
`H` `V`	Paste Home. Opens the menu.
`H` `V` `S`	Paste Special... Home, Paste
`H` `X`	Cut Home
`H` `C`	Copy Home. Opens the menu.
`H` `C` `C`	Copy Home, Copy
`H` `C` `L`	Duplicate Home, Copy
`H` `F` `P`	Format Home
`H` `I`	New Slide Home. Opens the menu.
`H` `I` `D`	Duplicate Slide Home, New Slide
`H` `I` `R`	Reuse Slides... Home, New Slide
`H` `S` `X`	New Slide with Copilot Home
`H` `L`	Layout Home
`H` `Q`	Reset Home
`H` `T`	Section Home. Opens the menu.
`H` `T` `T`	Add Section Home, Section
`H` `F` `F`	Font: Home
`H` `F` `S`	Font Size: Home
`H` `F` `G`	Increase Font Size Home
`H` `F` `K`	Decrease Font Size Home
`H` `E`	Clear Formatting Home
`H` `1`	Bold Home
`H` `2`	Italic Home
`H` `3`	Underline Home
`H` `4`	Strikethrough Home
`H` `5`	Subscript Home
`H` `6`	Character Spacing Home
`H` `7`	Change Case Home
`H` `F` `C`	Font Colour Home. Opens the menu.
`H` `F` `C` `M`	More Colours... Home, Font Colour
`H` `U`	Bulletpoints Home. Opens the menu.
`H` `U` `N`	Bulletpoints and Numbering... Home, Bulletpoints
`H` `N`	Numbering Home. Opens the menu.
`H` `N` `N`	Bulletpoints and Numbering... Home, Numbering
`H` `A` `O`	Promote Home
`H` `A` `I`	Demote Home
`H` `K`	Line Spacing Home
`H` `J`	Columns Home. Opens the menu.
`H` `J` `M`	More Columns... Home, Columns
`H` `A` `L`	Align to Left Home
`H` `A` `C`	Centre Home
`H` `A` `R`	Align to Right Home
`H` `A` `J`	Justify Home. Opens the menu.
`H` `A` `J` `J`	Justify Home, Justify
`H` `A` `J` `L`	Justify Low Home, Justify
`H` `A` `J`	Justify Home
`H` `A` `D`	Distributed Home
`H` `A` `H`	Distribute Home
`H` `9`	Left to Right Home
`H` `0`	Right to Left Home
`H` `A` `X`	Text Direction Home. Opens the menu.
`H` `A` `X` `M`	More Options... Home, Text Direction
`H` `A` `T`	Align Text Home. Then the arrow keys.
`H` `M`	Convert to SmartArt Home
`H` `P`	Picture Home. Opens the menu.
`H` `P` `P`	Picture from File... Home, Picture
`H` `P` `S`	Stock Images... Home, Picture
`H` `P` `O`	Online Pictures... Home, Picture
`H` `P` `B`	Brand Images... Home, Picture
`H` `S` `H`	Shapes Home
`H` `G`	Arrange Home. Opens the menu.
`H` `G` `R`	Bring to Front Home, Arrange
`H` `G` `K`	Send to Back Home, Arrange
`H` `G` `F`	Bring Forwards Home, Arrange
`H` `G` `B`	Send Backwards Home, Arrange
`H` `G` `G`	Group Home, Arrange
`H` `G` `U`	Ungroup Home, Arrange
`H` `G` `E`	Regroup Home, Arrange
`H` `G` `A`	Align Home, Arrange. Opens the menu.
`H` `G` `A` `L`	Align to Left Home, Arrange, Align
`H` `G` `A` `C`	Align to Centre Home, Arrange, Align
`H` `G` `A` `R`	Align to Right Home, Arrange, Align
`H` `G` `A` `T`	Align to Top Home, Arrange, Align
`H` `G` `A` `M`	Align to Middle Home, Arrange, Align
`H` `G` `A` `B`	Align to Bottom Home, Arrange, Align
`H` `G` `A` `H`	Distribute Horizontally Home, Arrange, Align
`H` `G` `A` `V`	Distribute Vertically Home, Arrange, Align
`H` `G` `A` `A`	Align to Slide Home, Arrange, Align
`H` `G` `A` `O`	Align Selected Objects Home, Arrange, Align
`H` `G` `O`	Rotate Home, Arrange. Opens the menu.
`H` `G` `O` `R`	Rotate Right by 90° Home, Arrange, Rotate
`H` `G` `O` `L`	Rotate Left by 90° Home, Arrange, Rotate
`H` `G` `O` `V`	Flip Vertical Home, Arrange, Rotate
`H` `G` `O` `H`	Flip Horizontal Home, Arrange, Rotate
`H` `G` `O` `M`	More Rotation Options... Home, Arrange, Rotate
`H` `G` `P`	Selection Pane... Home, Arrange
`H` `S` `S`	Quick Styles Home. Opens the menu.
`H` `S` `S` `O`	Other Theme Fills Home, Quick Styles
`H` `S` `F`	Shape Fill Home. Opens the menu.
`H` `S` `F` `M`	More Fill Colours... Home, Shape Fill
`H` `S` `F` `P`	Picture... Home, Shape Fill
`H` `S` `F` `G`	Gradient Home, Shape Fill. Opens the menu.
`H` `S` `F` `G` `M`	More Gradients... Home, Shape Fill, Gradient
`H` `S` `F` `T`	Texture Home, Shape Fill. Opens the menu.
`H` `S` `F` `T` `M`	More Textures... Home, Shape Fill, Texture
`H` `S` `O`	Shape Outline Home. Opens the menu.
`H` `S` `O` `M`	More Outline Colours... Home, Shape Outline
`H` `S` `O` `W`	Weight Home, Shape Outline. Opens the menu.
`H` `S` `O` `W` `L`	More Lines... Home, Shape Outline, Weight
`H` `S` `O` `K`	Sketched Home, Shape Outline. Opens the menu.
`H` `S` `O` `K` `L`	More Lines... Home, Shape Outline, Sketched
`H` `S` `O` `S`	Dashes Home, Shape Outline. Opens the menu.
`H` `S` `O` `S` `L`	More Lines... Home, Shape Outline, Dashes
`H` `S` `O` `R`	Arrows Home, Shape Outline. Opens the menu.
`H` `S` `O` `R` `M`	More Arrows... Home, Shape Outline, Arrows
`H` `A` `S`	Add‑ins Home
`H` `D`	Designer Home
`H` `B` `K`	Brand Home

Insert

Tab N.

Keys	What it does
`N` `S` `I`	New Slide Insert. Opens the menu.
`N` `S` `I` `D`	Duplicate Slide Insert, New Slide
`N` `S` `I` `R`	Reuse Slides... Insert, New Slide
`N` `S` `X`	New Slide with Copilot Insert
`N` `T`	Table Insert. Opens the menu.
`N` `T` `I`	Insert Table... Insert, Table
`N` `P`	Pictures Insert. Opens the menu.
`N` `P` `P`	Picture from File... Insert, Pictures
`N` `P` `B`	Brand Images... Insert, Pictures
`N` `S` `C`	Screenshot Insert. Opens the menu.
`N` `S` `C` `C`	Screen Clipping Insert, Screenshot
`N` `A` `S`	Get Add‑ins Insert
`N` `A` `P`	My Add-ins Insert. Opens the menu.
`N` `A` `P` `S`	See All... Insert, My Add-ins
`N` `A` `P` `X`	Extensibility Experimentation Pane Insert, My Add-ins
`N` `A` `1`	Add-in 1 Insert
`N` `A` `2`	Add-in 2 Insert
`N` `A` `3`	Add-in 3 Insert
`N` `A` `4`	Add-in 4 Insert
`N` `A` `5`	Add-in 5 Insert
`N` `A` `6`	Add-in6 Insert
`N` `S` `H`	Shapes Insert
`N` `S` `3`	3D Models Insert. Opens the menu.
`N` `S` `3` `D`	This Device... Insert, 3D Models
`N` `S` `3` `S`	Stock 3D Models... Insert, 3D Models
`N` `S` `3`	3D Models Insert
`N` `M`	SmartArt Insert. Then the arrow keys.
`N` `I`	Link Insert
`N` `K`	Action Insert
`N` `C`	Comment Insert
`N` `X`	Text Box Insert
`N` `X`	Text Box Insert. Opens the menu.
`N` `X` `H`	Draw Horizontal Text Box Insert, Text Box
`N` `X` `V`	Vertical Text Box Insert, Text Box
`N` `H`	Header & Footer Insert
`N` `W`	WordArt Insert
`N` `D`	Date & Time Insert
`N` `S` `N`	Slide Number Insert
`N` `J`	Object Insert
`N` `E`	Equation Insert. Then the arrow keys.
`N` `U`	Symbol Insert
`N` `V`	Video Insert. Opens the menu.
`N` `V` `F`	Video from File... Insert, Video
`N` `V` `S`	Stock Videos... Insert, Video
`N` `V` `W`	Video from Website... Insert, Video
`N` `V` `O`	Online Film... Insert, Video
`N` `O`	Audio Insert. Opens the menu.
`N` `O` `F`	Audio from File ... Insert, Audio
`N` `O` `R`	Record Audio... Insert, Audio

Draw Not tested yet

Tab J I. These letters are in the tables and have not been tested on a live ribbon yet.

Keys	What it does
`J` `I` `E`	Eraser Draw. Opens the menu.
`J` `I` `E` `E`	Stroke Eraser Draw, Eraser
`J` `I` `E` `S`	Small Eraser Draw, Eraser
`J` `I` `E` `M`	Medium Eraser Draw, Eraser
`J` `I` `E` `G`	Segment Eraser Draw, Eraser
`J` `I` `L`	Lasso Select Draw
`J` `I` `G`	Pens Draw. Then the arrow keys.
`J` `I` `I` `T`	Ink to Text Draw
`J` `I` `I` `S`	Ink to Shape Draw
`J` `I` `M`	Ink to Maths Draw

Design

Tab G.

Keys	What it does
`G` `H`	Themes Design. Opens the menu.
`G` `H` `M`	Browse for Themes... Design, Themes
`G` `H` `S`	Save Current Theme... Design, Themes
`G` `V`	Variants Design
`G` `T` `C`	Colours Design. Opens the menu.
`G` `T` `C` `C`	Customise Colours... Design, Colours
`G` `T` `C` `R`	Reset Slide Theme Colours Design, Colours
`G` `T` `F`	Fonts Design
`G` `B`	Background Styles Design. Opens the menu.
`G` `B` `B`	Format Background... Design, Background Styles
`G` `B` `R`	Reset Slide Background Design, Background Styles
`G` `L`	Layout Design
`G` `S`	Slide Size Design. Then the arrow keys.
`G` `F`	Format Background Design
`G` `D`	Designer Design
`G` `D`	Design Suggestions Design

Transitions

Tab K.

Keys	What it does
`K` `P`	Preview Transitions
`K` `T`	Transition Styles Transitions
`K` `O`	Effect Options Transitions
`K` `E`	Duration: Transitions
`K` `U`	Sound: Transitions. Opens the menu.
`K` `U` `N`	Loop until Next Sound Transitions, Sound:
`K` `M`	On Mouse Click Transitions
`K` `F`	After: Transitions
`K` `I`	Automatically Transitions
`K` `L`	Apply to All Transitions

Animations

Tab A.

Keys	What it does
`A` `P`	Preview Animations. Opens the menu.
`A` `P` `P`	Preview Animations, Preview
`A` `P` `A`	Auto-preview Animations, Preview
`A` `O`	Effect Options Animations. Then the arrow keys.
`A` `C`	Animation Pane Animations
`A` `A` `T`	Trigger Animations. Opens the menu.
`A` `A` `T` `C`	On Click of Animations, Trigger
`A` `A` `T` `B`	On Bookmark Animations, Trigger
`A` `A` `P`	Animation Painter Animations
`A` `T`	Start: Animations
`A` `D` `U`	Duration: Animations

Slide Show

Tab S.

Keys	What it does
`S` `B`	Play from Start Slide Show
`S` `C`	Play from Current Slide Slide Show
`S` `V`	Presenter View Slide Show
`S` `M`	Custom Show Slide Show. Then the arrow keys.
`S` `S`	Set Up Slide Show Slide Show
`S` `H`	Hide Slide Slide Show
`S` `T`	Rehearse Timings Slide Show
`S` `N`	Record Slide Show. Opens the menu.
`S` `N` `B`	From Beginning Slide Show, Record
`S` `N` `C`	From Current Slide Slide Show, Record
`S` `P`	Play Narrations Slide Show
`S` `U`	Use Timings Slide Show
`S` `W`	Show Media Controls Slide Show
`S` `D`	Keep Slides Updated Slide Show

Record

Tab P.

Keys	What it does
`P` `C` `2`	Cameo Record
`P` `B`	From Beginning Record
`P` `C` `S`	From Current Slide Record
`P` `C` `R`	Clear Recording Record. Opens the menu.
`P` `C` `R` `C`	Clear Recording on Current Slide Record, Clear Recording
`P` `C` `R` `A`	Clear Recordings on All Slides Record, Clear Recording
`P` `R` `S`	Reset to Cameo Record. Opens the menu.
`P` `R` `S` `C`	Reset to Cameo on Current Slide Record, Reset to Cameo
`P` `R` `S` `A`	Reset to Cameo on All Slides Record, Reset to Cameo
`P` `C` `V`	Enhanced with Copilot Record
`P` `L`	Learn More Record

Review

Tab R.

Keys	What it does
`R` `S`	Spelling Review
`R` `E`	Thesaurus Review
`R` `L`	Translate Review
`R` `U`	Language Review
`R` `C`	New Comment Review
`R` `D`	Delete Review. Opens the menu.
`R` `D` `D`	Delete Review, Delete
`R` `D` `A`	Delete All Comments on Slide Review, Delete
`R` `D` `P`	Delete All Comments in Presentation Review, Delete
`R` `V`	Previous Review
`R` `N`	Next Review
`R` `R`	Restrict Permission Review. Opens the menu.
`R` `R` `N`	No Restrictions Review, Restrict Permission
`R` `R` `R`	Restricted Access... Review, Restrict Permission

View

Tab W.

Keys	What it does
`W` `L`	Normal View
`W` `P` `O`	Outline View View
`W` `I`	Slide Sorter View
`W` `T`	Notes Page View
`W` `D`	Reading View View
`W` `M`	Slide Master View
`W` `H`	Handout Master View
`W` `K`	Notes Master View
`W` `R`	Ruler View
`W` `S`	Guides View
`W` `G`	Gridlines View
`W` `P` `N`	Notes View
`W` `Q`	Zoom View
`W` `F`	Fit to Window View
`W` `P` `M`	Macros View

Narrow window

When the window is narrow, PowerPoint folds a group into one button. These letters open that button while its tab is showing. The tab's own letters then apply inside it.

Keys	What it does
`H` `Z` `L`	Clipboard Home
`H` `Z` `S`	Slides Home
`H` `Z` `F`	Font Home
`H` `Z` `P`	Paragraph Home
`H` `Z` `N`	Insert Home
`N` `Z` `A`	Slides Insert
`N` `Z` `B`	Tables Insert
`N` `Z` `I`	Images Insert
`N` `C`	Camera Insert
`N` `Z` `I`	Illustrations Insert
`N` `Z` `L`	Links Insert
`N` `C`	Comments Insert
`N` `Z` `T`	Text Insert
`N` `Z` `S`	Symbols Insert
`N` `Z` `M`	Media Insert
`J` `I` `Z` `T`	Tools Draw
`J` `I` `Z` `C`	Convert Draw
`G` `Z` `T`	Themes Design
`G` `Z` `P`	Variants Design
`G` `Z` `B`	Customise Design
`K` `Z` `P`	Preview Transitions
`K` `Z` `T`	Transition to This Slide Transitions
`K` `Z` `S`	Timing Transitions
`A` `Z` `P`	Preview Animations
`A` `Z` `T`	Animation Animations
`A` `Z` `A`	Advanced Animation Animations
`A` `Z` `M`	Timing Animations
`S` `Z` `S`	Start Slide Show Slide Show
`S` `Z` `N`	Rehearse with Coach (Preview) Slide Show
`S` `Z` `U`	Set Up Slide Show
`S` `Z` `T`	Captions & Subtitles Slide Show
`P` `C`	Camera Record
`R` `Z` `P`	Proofing Review
`R` `Z` `A`	Accessibility Review
`R` `Z` `T`	Translate Review
`R` `Z` `T`	Activity Review
`R` `Z` `C`	Comments Review
`R` `Z` `R`	Protect Review
`R` `Z` `I`	Ink Review
`W` `Z` `P`	Presentation Views View
`W` `Z` `V`	Master Views View
`W` `Z` `S`	Show View
`W` `Z` `Z`	Zoom View
`W` `Z` `M`	Macros View