Reclaim Your McKinsey PowerPoint Shortcuts

Leaving McKinsey shouldn’t mean losing your hard-earned skills

You’ve spent countless hours and late nights at McKinsey building slides.

Not just “making slides”, but building a skill and muscle memory under pressure: perfect alignment, beautiful layouts, SteerCo-ready decks at speed.

This wasn’t handed to you. You earned it.

Then you leave, open PowerPoint… and suddenly all of that is gone.

Formato brings back the McKinsey way of working in PowerPoint

Built by McKinsey alumni and used by hundreds of Ex-McKinsey consultants to regain the speed and quality they earned in PowerPoint.

The core shortcuts you’ll recognize instantly

These are the shortcuts you used every day — the ones that made speed and quality second nature.

See them in action

The favorite Add-in of Ex-McKinseys

Formato was built by McKinsey alumni who ran into the same problem — and is now used by hundreds of Ex-McKinsey consultants across firms, roles, and industries.

Here’s what they say:

“Formato has everything I missed after leaving the Firm.”

“I can move through decks 10x faster again.”

“It means the years of slide muscle memory weren’t wasted.”

Built for Windows and Mac

Formato works on both Windows and Mac. Getting started takes about a minute. No setup, no configuration, no relearning needed.

You install it, open PowerPoint, and work the way you did just like when you were at McKinsey.

Simple pricing

Formato is priced simply and fairly — and deliberately kept affordable. Plans start at €5 per month (billed annualy), making it accessible compared to other professional PowerPoint tools.

Before you try

Do I need to remap shortcuts? No. Formato works out of the box. You don’t need to remap keys or change how you work.

Are there differences between Windows and Mac? Only minor ones. The core shortcuts and workflows are the same on both platforms.

Does it work with corporate restrictions? Yes — Formato works without admin elevation in most environments. If you run into any issues, just reach out to kim@formato.ai and we’ll help you get set up.

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Try Formato and reclaim your McKinsey toolkit

The easiest way to see if Formato fits your workflow is to use it on a real slide. Start a free trial and see how quickly things feel familiar again.