Alt P B on Mac: Breaks menu in Excel

To open the Breaks menu with Alt P B in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type P, B. 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 P B

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then P for Page Layout, B for Breaks. That opens the Breaks menu; the next keytips show the items in it.

What Alt P B does

Alt P B opens the Breaks menu on the Page Layout tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥PBI Insert Page Break
• ⌥PBR Remove Page Break
• ⌥PBA Reset All Page Breaks

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Page Layout tab in Excel:

• ⌥PM Margins
• ⌥PO Orientation
• ⌥PSZ Size
• ⌥PR Print Area
• ⌥PG Background
• ⌥PI Print Titles
• ⌥PSP Page Setup
• ⌥PW Width