Alt K T B on Mac: Random Bars in PowerPoint
To run Random Bars with Alt K T B in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type K, T, B. 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 K T B
Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then K for Transitions, T B for Random Bars.
What Alt K T B does
Random Bars sits on the Transitions tab of the PowerPoint ribbon. On Windows, Alt K T B runs it from the keyboard. PowerPoint for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Transitions › Random Bars instead.
Related shortcuts
The rest of the Transitions tab in PowerPoint:
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