Alt H D on Mac: Delete menu in Excel

To open the Delete menu with Alt H D in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, D. 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 H D

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then H for Home, D for Delete. That opens the Delete menu; the next keytips show the items in it.

What Alt H D does

Alt H D opens the Delete menu on the Home tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥HDD Delete Cells
• ⌥HDR Delete Sheet Rows
• ⌥HDC Delete Sheet Columns
• ⌥HDS Delete Sheet
• ⌥HDT Delete Table Rows
• ⌥HDL Delete Table Columns

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Home tab in Excel:

• ⌥HL Conditional Formatting
• ⌥HT Format as Table
• ⌥HJ Cell Styles
• ⌥HI Insert
• ⌥HO Format
• ⌥HU AutoSum
• ⌥HFI Fill
• ⌥HE Clear