Alt J D S E E on Mac: Soft Edges in PowerPoint
To run Soft Edges with Alt J D S E E in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type J, D, S, E, E. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.
Step by step
Install LightningXL
Download LightningXL, then follow the instructions. Setup takes about two minutes.
Select what to act on
Select the slide, text or object the command should apply to.
Tap Option, then type J D S E E
Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then J D for Shape Format, S E for Shape Effects, E for Soft Edges.
What Alt J D S E E does
Soft Edges sits under Shape Format › Shape Effects on the PowerPoint ribbon. On Windows, Alt J D S E E runs it from the keyboard. PowerPoint for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Shape Format › Shape Effects › Soft Edges instead.
Related shortcuts
The rest of the Shape Effects menu in PowerPoint:
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