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Alt H A O on Mac: Decrease List Level in PowerPoint

To run Decrease List Level with Alt H A O in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, A, O. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
HHome
A
ODecrease List Level

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 A O

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, A O for Decrease List Level.

What Alt H A O does

Decrease List Level sits on the Home tab of the PowerPoint ribbon. On Windows, Alt H A O runs it from the keyboard. PowerPoint for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Decrease List Level instead.

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