Alt M Q S on Mac: Statistical in Excel

To run Statistical with Alt M Q S in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type M, Q, S. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
MFormulas
QMore Functions
SStatistical

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 M Q S

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then M for Formulas, Q for More Functions, S for Statistical.

What Alt M Q S does

Statistical sits under Formulas › More Functions on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt M Q S runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Formulas › More Functions › Statistical instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the More Functions menu in Excel:

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