Alt H F I U on Mac: Up in Excel

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

Option
HHome
F
IFill
UUp

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 F I U

    Tap on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, F I for Fill, U for Up.

What Alt H F I U does

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

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