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Alt H A X on Mac: Text Direction menu in PowerPoint

To open the Text Direction menu with Alt H A X in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, A, X. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
HHome
A
XText Direction

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 X

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, A X for Text Direction. That opens the Text Direction menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt H A X does

Alt H A X opens the Text Direction menu on the Home tab of PowerPoint. Type one more key to pick an item:

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Home tab in PowerPoint:

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