Alt A W on Mac: What-If Analysis menu in Excel

To open the What-If Analysis menu with Alt A W in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type A, W. 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 W

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then A for Data, W for What-If Analysis. That opens the What-If Analysis menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt A W does

Alt A W opens the What-If Analysis menu on the Data tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥AWS Scenario Manager
• ⌥AWG Goal Seek
• ⌥AWT Data Table

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Data tab in Excel:

• ⌥AFF Flash Fill
• ⌥AM Remove Duplicates
• ⌥AV Data Validation
• ⌥AN Consolidate
• ⌥AG Group
• ⌥AU Ungroup
• ⌥AB Subtotal
• ⌥AJ Show Detail