Alt H A X R on Mac: Rotate all text 90 in PowerPoint

To run Rotate all text 90 with Alt H A X R in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, A, X, R. 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 H A X R

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, A X for Text Direction, R for Rotate all text 90.

What Alt H A X R does

Rotate all text 90 sits under Home › Text Direction on the PowerPoint ribbon. On Windows, Alt H A X R runs it from the keyboard. PowerPoint for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Text Direction › Rotate all text 90 instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Text Direction menu in PowerPoint:

• ⌥HAXH Horizontal
• ⌥HAXL Rotate all text 270
• ⌥HAXS Stacked
• ⌥HAXM More Options