Alt N P D on Mac: Picture from File in PowerPoint
To run Picture from File with Alt N P D in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type N, P, D. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.
Step by step
Install LightningXL
Download LightningXL, then follow the instructions. Setup takes about two minutes.
Select what to act on
Select the slide, text or object the command should apply to.
Tap Option, then type N P D
Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then N for Insert, P for Pictures, D for Picture from File.
What Alt N P D does
Picture from File sits under Insert › Pictures on the PowerPoint ribbon. On Windows, Alt N P D runs it from the keyboard. PowerPoint for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Insert › Pictures › Picture from File instead.
Related shortcuts
The rest of the Pictures menu in PowerPoint:
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