Alt R A U on Mac: Unmerge Cells in Excel

To run Unmerge Cells with Alt R A U in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type R, A, U. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
RReview
ACheck Accessibility
UUnmerge Cells

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 R A U

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then R for Review, A for Check Accessibility, U for Unmerge Cells.

What Alt R A U does

Unmerge Cells sits under Review › Check Accessibility on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt R A U runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Review › Check Accessibility › Unmerge Cells instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Check Accessibility menu in Excel:

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