Alt P M C on Mac: Custom Margins in Excel

To run Custom Margins with Alt P M C in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type P, M, C. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
PPage Layout
MMargins
CCustom Margins

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 M C

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then P for Page Layout, M for Margins, C for Custom Margins.

What Alt P M C does

Custom Margins sits under Page Layout › Margins on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt P M C runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Page Layout › Margins › Custom Margins instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Margins menu in Excel:

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