Alt H C C on Mac: Copy in Excel

To run Copy with Alt H C C in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, C, C. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
HHome
CCopy
CCopy

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 H C C

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then H for Home, C for Copy, C for Copy.

What Alt H C C does

Copy sits under Home › Copy on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt H C C runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Copy › Copy instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Copy menu in Excel:

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