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Alt J P A A V on Mac: Distribute Vertically in PowerPoint

To run Distribute Vertically with Alt J P A A V in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type J, P, A, A, V. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
J
PPicture Format
A
AAlign
VDistribute Vertically

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 V

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then J P for Picture Format, A A for Align, V for Distribute Vertically.

What Alt J P A A V does

Distribute Vertically sits under Picture Format › Align on the PowerPoint ribbon. On Windows, Alt J P A A V runs it from the keyboard. PowerPoint for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Picture Format › Align › Distribute Vertically instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Align menu in PowerPoint:

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