Alt N S I on Mac: New Slide menu in PowerPoint

To open the New Slide menu with Alt N S I in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type N, S, 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 N S I

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then N for Insert, S I for New Slide. That opens the New Slide menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt N S I does

Alt N S I opens the New Slide menu on the Insert tab of PowerPoint. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥NSIT Title Slide
• ⌥NSIC Title and Content
• ⌥NSIS Section Header
• ⌥NSIW Two Content
• ⌥NSIM Comparison
• ⌥NSIO Title Only
• ⌥NSIB Blank
• ⌥NSIN Content with Caption
• ⌥NSIP Picture with Caption
• ⌥NSID Duplicate Slide
• ⌥NSIL Outline
• ⌥NSIR Reuse Slides

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Insert tab in PowerPoint:

• ⌥NT Table
• ⌥NP Pictures
• ⌥NSC Screenshot
• ⌥NZM Cameo
• ⌥NSH Shapes
• ⌥NZI Icons
• ⌥NS3 3D Models
• ⌥NM SmartArt