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Alt R C on Mac: New Comment in PowerPoint

To run New Comment with Alt R C in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type R, C. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
RReview
CNew Comment

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 R C

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then R for Review, C for New Comment.

What Alt R C does

New Comment sits on the Review tab of the PowerPoint ribbon. On Windows, Alt R C runs it from the keyboard. PowerPoint for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Review › New Comment instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Review tab in PowerPoint:

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