Alt N S H on Mac: Shapes in Excel

To run Shapes with Alt N S H in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type N, S, H. 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 S H

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then N for Insert, S H for Shapes.

What Alt N S H does

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

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Insert tab in Excel:

• ⌥NT Table
• ⌥NFO Forms
• ⌥NFP From Picture
• ⌥NP Pictures
• ⌥NSI Icons
• ⌥NS3 3D Models
• ⌥NM SmartArt
• ⌥NSC Screenshot