Alt S M on Mac: Custom Show menu in PowerPoint

To open the Custom Show menu with Alt S M in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type S, M. 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 S M

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then S for Slide Show, M for Custom Show. That opens the Custom Show menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt S M does

Alt S M opens the Custom Show menu on the Slide Show tab of PowerPoint. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥SMW Custom Slide Show

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Slide Show tab in PowerPoint:

• ⌥SB Play from Start
• ⌥SC Play from Current Slide
• ⌥SV Presenter View
• ⌥SZC Rehearse with Coach
• ⌥SS Set Up Slide Show
• ⌥SH Hide Slide
• ⌥ST Rehearse Timings
• ⌥SR Record