Alt J P A E on Mac: Send Backward menu in PowerPoint

To open the Send Backward menu with Alt J P A E in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type J, P, A, E. 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 P A E

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then J P for Picture Format, A E for Send Backward. That opens the Send Backward menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt J P A E does

Alt J P A E opens the Send Backward menu on the Picture Format tab of PowerPoint. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥JPAEB Send Backward
• ⌥JPAEK Send to Back

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Picture Format tab in PowerPoint:

• ⌥JPSO Picture Border
• ⌥JPF Picture Effects
• ⌥JPAT Alt Text
• ⌥JPAF Bring Forward
• ⌥JPAP Selection Pane
• ⌥JPAR Reorder Objects
• ⌥JPAA Align
• ⌥JPAG Group