Alt H V on Mac: Paste menu in Excel

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

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

What Alt H V does

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

• ⌥HVP Paste (Keep Source Formatting)
• ⌥HVK Keep Source Formatting
• ⌥HVM Match Destination Formatting
• ⌥HVF Formulas
• ⌥HVV Values
• ⌥HVR Formatting
• ⌥HVT Transpose
• ⌥HVO Formulas & Number Formatting
• ⌥HVA Values & Number Formatting
• ⌥HVB No Borders
• ⌥HVW Keep Source Column Widths
• ⌥HVN Paste Link
• ⌥HVS Paste Special

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Home tab in Excel:

• ⌥HX Cut
• ⌥HC Copy
• ⌥HFP Format Painter
• ⌥HFF Font
• ⌥HFS Font Size
• ⌥HFG Increase Font Size
• ⌥HFK Decrease Font Size
• ⌥H1 Bold