Alt R T on Mac: Notes menu in Excel
To open the Notes menu with Alt R T in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type R, T. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.
Step by step
Install LightningXL
Download LightningXL, then follow the instructions. Setup takes about two minutes.
Select what to act on
Click a cell, or select the range the command should apply to.
Tap Option, then type R T
Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then R for Review, T for Notes. That opens the Notes menu; the next keytips show the items in it.
What Alt R T does
Alt R T opens the Notes menu on the Review tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:
- ⌥RTN New Note
- ⌥RTP Previous Note
- ⌥RTX Next Note
- ⌥RTH Show/Hide Note
- ⌥RTA Show All Notes
- ⌥RTC Convert to Comments
Related shortcuts
The rest of the Review tab in Excel:
- ⌥RD Delete
- ⌥RV Previous Comment
- ⌥RN Next Comment
- ⌥RH Show Comments
- ⌥RPS Protect Sheet
- ⌥RPW Protect Workbook
- ⌥RPR Always Open Read-Only
- ⌥RK Hide Ink
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