Alt J D A E K on Mac: Send to Back in PowerPoint

To run Send to Back with Alt J D A E K in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type J, D, A, E, K. 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 J D A E K

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then J D for Shape Format, A E for Send Backward, K for Send to Back.

What Alt J D A E K does

Send to Back sits under Shape Format › Send Backward on the PowerPoint ribbon. On Windows, Alt J D A E K runs it from the keyboard. PowerPoint for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Shape Format › Send Backward › Send to Back instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Send Backward menu in PowerPoint:

• ⌥JDAEB Send Backward