Alt H D D on Mac: Delete Cells in Excel

To run Delete Cells with Alt H D D in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, D, 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 D

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then H for Home, D for Delete, D for Delete Cells.

What Alt H D D does

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

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Delete menu in Excel:

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