Shortcuts
Every shortcut Slideturbo adds to PowerPoint for Mac: aligning and distributing shapes, making them the same size, and fixing text boxes.
Letter keys go by what’s printed on the key, so on a German keyboard ⌃Z is still the key marked Z. In PowerPoint, ⌃⌘S brings up this list.
Align & Distribute
| ⌃⌘← | Align leftLines up the selected shapes on their left edges. One shape on its own moves to the left edge of the slide. |
| ⌃⌘→ | Align rightLines up the selected shapes on their right edges. One shape on its own moves to the right edge of the slide. |
| ⌃⌘C | Align centerCenters the selected shapes on one vertical line. One shape on its own is centered on the slide, left to right. |
| ⌃⌘↑ | Align topLines up the tops of the selected shapes. One shape on its own moves to the top of the slide. |
| ⌃⌘↓ | Align bottomLines up the bottoms of the selected shapes. One shape on its own moves to the bottom of the slide. |
| ⌃⌘M | Align middleCenters the selected shapes on one horizontal line. One shape on its own is centered on the slide, top to bottom. |
| ⌃⌘H | Distribute horizontallySpaces three or more shapes so the gaps between them are equal. The leftmost and rightmost shapes stay where they are. |
| ⌃⌘V | Distribute verticallySpaces three or more shapes so the gaps between them are equal, top to bottom. The top and bottom shapes stay where they are. |
Arrange
| ⌃Z | Make same sizeGives every selected shape the width and height of the first one you selected. Each keeps its top-left corner, so a lined-up row stays lined up. |
| ⌃⌘E | Make same widthGives every selected shape the width of the first one you selected. |
| ⌃⇧E | Make same heightGives every selected shape the height of the first one you selected. |
| ⌃1 | Copy positionRemembers where the first selected shape sits, so you can put other shapes in exactly the same spot, on this slide or another. |
| ⌃2 | Paste positionMoves the selected shapes to the position you copied. Each one keeps its own size. |
| ⌃3 | Swap positionsTwo shapes selected: they trade places. Each one keeps its own size. |
Text
| ⌘8 | Shrink shape to fit textResizes the shape to fit its text, and keeps doing so as you type. |
| ⇧⌘8 | Turn autofit offTurns autofit off, so the shape keeps its size whatever the text does. |
| ⌘7 | Wrap text in shapeWraps the text at the edges of the shape. |
| ⇧⌘7 | Do not wrap textStops wrapping, so each paragraph stays on one line. |
| ⌃⌘0 | Increase text marginAdds 2 pt to all four inner margins of the text. |
| ⌃⌘9 | Decrease text marginTakes 2 pt off all four inner margins, down to zero. |
| ⌃⌥0 | Remove text marginsSets all four inner margins to zero, so the text sits right against the edge of the shape. |
| ⌃⇧O | Swap fill and text colorSwaps each shape’s fill color with its text color, so a dark box with light text becomes a light box with dark text. |
Elements
| ⌃T | Toggle Harvey ball or symbolMoves the selected element on: a Harvey ball to its next quarter, a symbol from outlined to filled to plain. With several selected, they all follow the first one. |
| ⌃⌘Y | Insert a Harvey ball or symbol…Opens the picker with all Harvey balls, symbols and trackers. Choose with the arrow keys and Return, or click. Esc closes it. |
Slideturbo
| ⌃⌘S | Show the shortcut listOpens this list inside PowerPoint, with a search field. |
| ⌃⌘B | Align to first selected shape, on or offSwitches what alignment lines up to: the whole selection, or the first shape you clicked. When it’s on, that first shape stays put and the others move to it. |
Change a shortcut
Your shortcuts are kept in a plain text file:
~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Slideturbo/keymap.json
Open it in any text editor and change the keys of a line, for example "ctrl+cmd+left" to "ctrl+opt+left". Then click the Slideturbo button on PowerPoint’s Home tab, go to Settings and choose Reload shortcuts.
Updates keep your changes. If a new version brings a new shortcut, it only takes a key you aren’t already using.
The shortcuts PowerPoint for Mac is missing
Slideturbo adds them, completely free. Install it once and have them ready on every PowerPoint slide.