Alt J P A A on Mac: Align menu in PowerPoint

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

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

What Alt J P A A does

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

• ⌥JPAAL Align Left
• ⌥JPAAC Align Center
• ⌥JPAAR Align Right
• ⌥JPAAT Align Top
• ⌥JPAAM Align Middle
• ⌥JPAAB Align Bottom
• ⌥JPAAH Distribute Horizontally
• ⌥JPAAV Distribute Vertically
• ⌥JPAAA Align to Slide
• ⌥JPAAO Align Selected Objects

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Picture Format tab in PowerPoint:

• ⌥JPAF Bring Forward
• ⌥JPAE Send Backward
• ⌥JPAP Selection Pane
• ⌥JPAR Reorder Objects
• ⌥JPAG Group
• ⌥JPAY Rotate
• ⌥JPZB Animate as Background
• ⌥JPV Crop