Alt H I on Mac: New Slide menu in PowerPoint

To open the New Slide menu with Alt H I in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, I. 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 I

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, I for New Slide. That opens the New Slide menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt H I does

Alt H I opens the New Slide menu on the Home tab of PowerPoint. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥HIT Title Slide
• ⌥HIC Title and Content
• ⌥HIS Section Header
• ⌥HIW Two Content
• ⌥HIM Comparison
• ⌥HIO Title Only
• ⌥HIB Blank
• ⌥HIN Content with Caption
• ⌥HIP Picture with Caption
• ⌥HID Duplicate Slide
• ⌥HIL Outline
• ⌥HIR Reuse Slides

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Home tab in PowerPoint:

• ⌥HV Paste
• ⌥HX Cut
• ⌥HC Copy
• ⌥HFP Format Painter
• ⌥HL Layout
• ⌥HQ Reset
• ⌥HT Section
• ⌥HFF Font