Alt S R B on Mac: From Beginning in PowerPoint

To run From Beginning with Alt S R B in PowerPoint on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type S, R, B. 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 S R B

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then S for Slide Show, R for Record, B for From Beginning.

What Alt S R B does

From Beginning sits under Slide Show › Record on the PowerPoint ribbon. On Windows, Alt S R 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 › Record › From Beginning instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Record menu in PowerPoint:

• ⌥SRC From Current Slide