Alt M X on Mac: Calculation Options menu in Excel

To open the Calculation Options menu with Alt M X in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type M, X. 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 M X

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then M for Formulas, X for Calculation Options. That opens the Calculation Options menu; the next keytips show the items in it.

What Alt M X does

Alt M X opens the Calculation Options menu on the Formulas tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥MXA Automatic
• ⌥MXE Automatic Except for Data Tables
• ⌥MXM Manual
• ⌥MXP Partial

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Formulas tab in Excel:

• ⌥MP Trace Precedents
• ⌥MD Trace Dependents
• ⌥MAA Remove Arrows
• ⌥MH Show Formulas
• ⌥MK Error Checking
• ⌥MW Watch Window
• ⌥MB Calculate Now
• ⌥MJ Calculate Sheet