Alt J I E E on Mac: Medium Eraser in Excel

To run Medium Eraser with Alt J I E E in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type J, I, E, E. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

Option
J
IDraw
EEraser
EMedium Eraser

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 J I E E

    Tap on its own to show the key tips, then J I for Draw, E for Eraser, E for Medium Eraser.

What Alt J I E E does

Medium Eraser sits under Draw › Eraser on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt J I E E runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Draw › Eraser › Medium Eraser instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Eraser menu in Excel:

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