Alt W B on Mac: Split in Excel

To run Split with Alt W B in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type W, B. 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 W B

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then W for View, B for Split.

What Alt W B does

Split sits on the View tab of the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt W B runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through View › Split instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the View tab in Excel:

• ⌥WG Zoom to Selection
• ⌥WN New Window
• ⌥WA Arrange All
• ⌥WF Freeze Panes
• ⌥WU Hide
• ⌥WH Unhide
• ⌥WZB View Side by Side
• ⌥WVS Synchronous Scrolling