Alt H V S on Mac: Paste Special in Excel

To run Paste Special with Alt H V S in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, V, S. 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 S

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then H for Home, V for Paste, S for Paste Special.

What Alt H V S does

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

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Paste menu in Excel:

• ⌥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