Alt J P A T on Mac: Alt Text in PowerPoint

To run Alt Text with Alt J P A T in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type J, P, A, T. 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 T

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then J P for Picture Format, A T for Alt Text.

What Alt J P A T does

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

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Picture Format tab in PowerPoint:

• ⌥JPG Change Picture
• ⌥JPQ Reset Picture
• ⌥JPSO Picture Border
• ⌥JPF Picture Effects
• ⌥JPAF Bring Forward
• ⌥JPAE Send Backward
• ⌥JPAP Selection Pane
• ⌥JPAR Reorder Objects