Alt H S L on Mac: Select menu in PowerPoint

To open the Select menu with Alt H S L in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, S, L. 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 S L

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, S L for Select. That opens the Select menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt H S L does

Alt H S L opens the Select menu on the Home tab of PowerPoint. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥HSLA Select All

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Home tab in PowerPoint:

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