Alt H D I on Mac: Designer in PowerPoint

To run Designer with Alt H D I in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, D, I. 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 D I

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, D I for Designer.

What Alt H D I does

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

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Home tab in PowerPoint:

• ⌥HSS Quick Styles
• ⌥HSF Shape Fill
• ⌥HSO Shape Outline
• ⌥HFD Find
• ⌥HR Replace
• ⌥HSL Select
• ⌥HZA Add-ins
• ⌥HZC Claude