Alt R S on Mac: Spelling in Excel

To run Spelling with Alt R S in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type R, S. 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 S

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then R for Review, S for Spelling.

What Alt R S does

Spelling sits on the Review tab of the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt R S runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Review › Spelling instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Review tab in Excel:

• ⌥RE Thesaurus
• ⌥RWS Workbook Statistics
• ⌥RA Check Accessibility
• ⌥RL Translate
• ⌥RGC Show Changes
• ⌥RC New Comment
• ⌥RD Delete
• ⌥RV Previous Comment