Alt J P E on Mac: Remove Background in PowerPoint

To run Remove Background with Alt J P E in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type J, P, 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 E

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then J P for Picture Format, E for Remove Background.

What Alt J P E does

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

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Picture Format tab in PowerPoint:

• ⌥JPZE Edit Picture
• ⌥JPZX Erase
• ⌥JPR Corrections
• ⌥JPI Color
• ⌥JPX Artistic Effects
• ⌥JPT Transparency
• ⌥JPM Picture Quality (Compress)
• ⌥JPG Change Picture