Alt N S I L on Mac: Outline in PowerPoint

To run Outline with Alt N S I L in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type N, S, I, 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 N S I L

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then N for Insert, S I for New Slide, L for Outline.

What Alt N S I L does

Outline sits under Insert › New Slide on the PowerPoint ribbon. On Windows, Alt N S I L runs it from the keyboard. PowerPoint for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Insert › New Slide › Outline instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the New Slide menu in PowerPoint:

• ⌥NSIW Two Content
• ⌥NSIM Comparison
• ⌥NSIO Title Only
• ⌥NSIB Blank
• ⌥NSIN Content with Caption
• ⌥NSIP Picture with Caption
• ⌥NSID Duplicate Slide
• ⌥NSIR Reuse Slides