Alt N D on Mac: Scatter or Bubble Chart in Excel

To run Scatter or Bubble Chart with Alt N D in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type N, D. 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 N D

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then N for Insert, D for Scatter or Bubble Chart.

What Alt N D does

Scatter or Bubble Chart sits on the Insert tab of the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt N D runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Insert › Scatter or Bubble Chart instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Insert tab in Excel:

• ⌥NN1 Line or Area Chart
• ⌥NQ Pie or Doughnut Chart
• ⌥NGH Hierarchy Chart
• ⌥NSR Statistic Chart
• ⌥NGW Waterfall Chart
• ⌥NCB Combo Chart
• ⌥NGM Maps
• ⌥NSZ PivotChart