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Alt A P P on Mac: Properties in Excel

To run Properties with Alt A P P in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type A, P, P. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
AData
P
PProperties

Step by step

  1. Install LightningXL

    Download LightningXL, then follow the instructions. Setup takes about two minutes.

  2. Select what to act on

    Click a cell, or select the range the command should apply to.

  3. Tap Option, then type A P P

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then A for Data, P P for Properties.

What Alt A P P does

Properties sits on the Data tab of the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt A P P runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Data › Properties instead.

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