Alt H V K on Mac: Keep Source Formatting in Excel

To run Keep Source Formatting with Alt H V K in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, V, K. 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 K

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then H for Home, V for Paste, K for Keep Source Formatting.

What Alt H V K does

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

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Paste menu in Excel:

• ⌥HVP Paste (Keep Source Formatting)
• ⌥HVM Match Destination Formatting
• ⌥HVF Formulas
• ⌥HVV Values
• ⌥HVR Formatting
• ⌥HVT Transpose
• ⌥HVO Formulas & Number Formatting
• ⌥HVA Values & Number Formatting