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Alt P W on Mac: Width in Excel

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

⌥Option
PPage Layout
WWidth

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 W

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then P for Page Layout, W for Width.

What Alt P W does

Width sits on the Page Layout tab of the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt P W runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Page Layout › Width instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Page Layout tab in Excel:

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