Alt A R C on Mac: Cancel Refresh in Excel
To run Cancel Refresh with Alt A R C in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type A, R, C. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.
Step by step
Install LightningXL
Download LightningXL, then follow the instructions. Setup takes about two minutes.
Select what to act on
Click a cell, or select the range the command should apply to.
Tap Option, then type A R C
Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then A for Data, R for Refresh All, C for Cancel Refresh.
What Alt A R C does
Cancel Refresh sits under Data › Refresh All on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt A R C runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Data › Refresh All › Cancel Refresh instead.
Related shortcuts
The rest of the Refresh All menu in Excel:
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