Alt R K on Mac: Hide Ink menu in Excel

To open the Hide Ink menu with Alt R K in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type R, K. 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 R K

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then R for Review, K for Hide Ink. That opens the Hide Ink menu; the next keytips show the items in it.

What Alt R K does

Alt R K opens the Hide Ink menu on the Review tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥RKH Hide Ink
• ⌥RKS Delete All Ink on Sheet
• ⌥RKW Delete All Ink in Workbook

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Review tab in Excel:

• ⌥RD Delete
• ⌥RV Previous Comment
• ⌥RN Next Comment
• ⌥RH Show Comments
• ⌥RT Notes
• ⌥RPS Protect Sheet
• ⌥RPW Protect Workbook
• ⌥RPR Always Open Read-Only