Alt R T P on Mac: Previous Note in Excel

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

⌥Option
RReview
TNotes
PPrevious Note

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 T P

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then R for Review, T for Notes, P for Previous Note.

What Alt R T P does

Previous Note sits under Review › Notes on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt R T P runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Review › Notes › Previous Note instead.

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