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Alt S B on Mac: Play from Start in PowerPoint

To run Play from Start with Alt S B in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type S, B. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
SSlide Show
BPlay from Start

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 S B

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then S for Slide Show, B for Play from Start.

What Alt S B does

Play from Start sits on the Slide Show tab of the PowerPoint ribbon. On Windows, Alt S B runs it from the keyboard. PowerPoint for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Slide Show › Play from Start instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Slide Show tab in PowerPoint:

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