Alt N Q on Mac: Pie or Doughnut Chart in Excel

To run Pie or Doughnut Chart with Alt N Q in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type N, Q. 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 Q

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then N for Insert, Q for Pie or Doughnut Chart.

What Alt N Q does

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

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Insert tab in Excel:

• ⌥NKB Checkbox
• ⌥NR Recommended Charts
• ⌥NC1 Column or Bar Chart
• ⌥NN1 Line or Area Chart
• ⌥NGH Hierarchy Chart
• ⌥NSR Statistic Chart
• ⌥ND Scatter or Bubble Chart
• ⌥NGW Waterfall Chart