Alt J D X on Mac: Text Box in PowerPoint

To run Text Box with Alt J D X in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type J, D, X. 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 X

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then J D for Shape Format, X for Text Box.

What Alt J D X does

Text Box sits on the Shape Format tab of the PowerPoint ribbon. On Windows, Alt J D X runs it from the keyboard. PowerPoint for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Shape Format › Text Box instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Shape Format tab in PowerPoint:

• ⌥JDE Edit Shape
• ⌥JDM Merge Shapes
• ⌥JDSF Shape Fill
• ⌥JDSO Shape Outline
• ⌥JDSE Shape Effects
• ⌥JDTF Text Fill
• ⌥JDTO Text Outline
• ⌥JDTE Text Effects