Alt H A X M on Mac: More Options in PowerPoint

To run More Options with Alt H A X M in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, A, X, M. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
HHome
A
XText Direction
MMore Options

Step by step

  1. Install LightningXL

    Download LightningXL, then follow the instructions. Setup takes about two minutes.

  2. Select what to act on

    Select the slide, text or object the command should apply to.

  3. Tap Option, then type H A X M

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then H for Home, A X for Text Direction, M for More Options.

What Alt H A X M does

More Options sits under Home › Text Direction on the PowerPoint ribbon. On Windows, Alt H A X M runs it from the keyboard. PowerPoint for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Text Direction › More Options instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Text Direction menu in PowerPoint:

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