Alt S S on Mac: Set Up Slide Show in PowerPoint

To run Set Up Slide Show with Alt S S in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type S, S. 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 S

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then S for Slide Show, S for Set Up Slide Show.

What Alt S S does

Set Up Slide Show sits on the Slide Show tab of the PowerPoint ribbon. On Windows, Alt S S runs it from the keyboard. PowerPoint for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Slide Show › Set Up Slide Show instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Slide Show tab in PowerPoint:

• ⌥SC Play from Current Slide
• ⌥SV Presenter View
• ⌥SM Custom Show
• ⌥SZC Rehearse with Coach
• ⌥SH Hide Slide
• ⌥ST Rehearse Timings
• ⌥SR Record
• ⌥SK Keep Slides Updated