Alt H G A on Mac: Align menu in PowerPoint

To open the Align menu with Alt H G A in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, G, A. 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 G A

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

What Alt H G A does

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

• ⌥HGAL Align Left
• ⌥HGAC Align Center
• ⌥HGAR Align Right
• ⌥HGAT Align Top
• ⌥HGAM Align Middle
• ⌥HGAB Align Bottom
• ⌥HGAH Distribute Horizontally
• ⌥HGAV Distribute Vertically
• ⌥HGAA Align to Slide
• ⌥HGAO Align Selected Objects

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Arrange menu in PowerPoint:

• ⌥HGB Send Backward
• ⌥HGG Group
• ⌥HGU Ungroup
• ⌥HGE Regroup
• ⌥HGO Rotate
• ⌥HGP Selection Pane
• ⌥HGR Reorder Objects
• ⌥HGL Reorder Overlapping Objects