Alt H G L on Mac: Reorder Overlapping Objects in PowerPoint

To run Reorder Overlapping Objects with Alt H G L in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, G, L. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

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 G L

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, G for Arrange, L for Reorder Overlapping Objects.

What Alt H G L does

Reorder Overlapping Objects sits under Home › Arrange on the PowerPoint ribbon. On Windows, Alt H G L runs it from the keyboard. PowerPoint for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Arrange › Reorder Overlapping Objects instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Arrange menu in PowerPoint:

• ⌥HGB Send Backward
• ⌥HGG Group
• ⌥HGU Ungroup
• ⌥HGE Regroup
• ⌥HGA Align
• ⌥HGO Rotate
• ⌥HGP Selection Pane
• ⌥HGR Reorder Objects