Alt A R P on Mac: Properties in Excel

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

⌥Option
AData
RRefresh All
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 R P

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then A for Data, R for Refresh All, P for Properties.

What Alt A R P does

Properties sits under Data › Refresh All on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt A R P 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 › Properties instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Refresh All menu in Excel:

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