Alt M U C on Mac: Count Numbers in Excel

To run Count Numbers with Alt M U C in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type M, U, C. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
MFormulas
UAutoSum
CCount Numbers

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 U C

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then M for Formulas, U for AutoSum, C for Count Numbers.

What Alt M U C does

Count Numbers sits under Formulas › AutoSum on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt M U C runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Formulas › AutoSum › Count Numbers instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the AutoSum menu in Excel:

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