If i create powerpoint triggers in wondows, will they work for mac

Then go to the Properties window for the shortcut and select the Shortcut tab. The easiest way to do this is to create a shortcut to the PowerPoint application.

Start PowerPoint from command line and use the /M switch to have PowerPoint run a specified macro when it starts a named presentation file.

This method DOES NOT require any add-ins or application hooks to handle events.

I am using PowerPoint 2016 so I can't speak for earlier versions although the documentation indicates this works for PowerPoint versions 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007.