Alt H V K on Mac: Keep Source Formatting in PowerPoint
To run Keep Source Formatting with Alt H V K in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, V, K. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.
Step by step
Install LightningXL
Download LightningXL, then follow the instructions. Setup takes about two minutes.
Select what to act on
Select the slide, text or object the command should apply to.
Tap Option, then type H V K
Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, V for Paste, K for Keep Source Formatting.
What Alt H V K does
Keep Source Formatting sits under Home › Paste on the PowerPoint ribbon. On Windows, Alt H V K runs it from the keyboard. PowerPoint for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Paste › Keep Source Formatting instead.
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The rest of the Paste menu in PowerPoint:
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