Alt E A on Mac: Clear menu in Excel

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

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then E for the legacy Edit menu, A for Clear. That opens the Clear menu; the next keytips show the items in it.

What Alt E A does

Alt E A opens the Clear menu, one of the legacy Edit-menu shortcuts in Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥EAA All
• ⌥EAF Formats
• ⌥EAC Contents
• ⌥EAM Comments
• ⌥EAL Hyperlinks

Related shortcuts

The rest of the legacy Edit shortcuts in Excel:

• ⌥ET Cut
• ⌥EC Copy
• ⌥EP Paste
• ⌥ES Paste Special
• ⌥ED Delete…
• ⌥EI Fill
• ⌥EF Find
• ⌥EH Replace