Alt A U on Mac: Ungroup menu in Excel

To open the Ungroup menu with Alt A U in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type A, U. 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

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

3. Tap Option, then type A U

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then A for Data, U for Ungroup. That opens the Ungroup menu; the next keytips show the items in it.

What Alt A U does

Alt A U opens the Ungroup menu on the Data tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥AUU Ungroup
• ⌥AUC Clear Outline

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Data tab in Excel:

• ⌥AV Data Validation
• ⌥AN Consolidate
• ⌥AW What-If Analysis
• ⌥AG Group
• ⌥AB Subtotal
• ⌥AJ Show Detail
• ⌥AH Hide Detail
• ⌥AZA Analysis Tools