Alt E S on Mac: Paste Special menu in Excel

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

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

What Alt E S does

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

• ⌥ESA All
• ⌥ESF Formulas
• ⌥ESV Values
• ⌥EST Formats
• ⌥ESC Comments and Notes
• ⌥ESN Validation
• ⌥ESH All using Source Theme
• ⌥ESX All except Borders
• ⌥ESW Column Widths
• ⌥ESR Formulas and Number Formats
• ⌥ESU Values and Number Formats
• ⌥ESB Skip Blanks
• ⌥ESE Transpose
• ⌥ESL Paste Link
• ⌥ESS Paste Special…

Related shortcuts

The rest of the legacy Edit shortcuts in Excel:

• ⌥ER Repeat
• ⌥ET Cut
• ⌥EC Copy
• ⌥EP Paste
• ⌥EA Clear
• ⌥ED Delete…
• ⌥EI Fill
• ⌥EF Find