Alt J D T O on Mac: Text Outline menu in PowerPoint

To open the Text Outline menu with Alt J D T O in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type J, D, T, O. 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 T O

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then J D for Shape Format, T O for Text Outline. That opens the Text Outline menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt J D T O does

Alt J D T O opens the Text Outline menu on the Shape Format tab of PowerPoint. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥JDTON No Outline
• ⌥JDTOM More Outline Colors
• ⌥JDTOW Weight
• ⌥JDTOS Dashes

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Shape Format tab in PowerPoint:

• ⌥JDSF Shape Fill
• ⌥JDSO Shape Outline
• ⌥JDSE Shape Effects
• ⌥JDTF Text Fill
• ⌥JDTE Text Effects
• ⌥JDAT Alt Text
• ⌥JDAF Bring Forward
• ⌥JDAE Send Backward