Alt W F on Mac: Freeze Panes menu in Excel

To open the Freeze Panes menu with Alt W F in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type W, F. 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 F

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then W for View, F for Freeze Panes. That opens the Freeze Panes menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt W F does

Alt W F opens the Freeze Panes menu on the View tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥WFF Freeze Panes
• ⌥WFR Freeze Top Row
• ⌥WFC Freeze First Column
• ⌥WFU Unfreeze Panes

Related shortcuts

The rest of the View tab in Excel:

• ⌥WQ Zoom
• ⌥WG Zoom to Selection
• ⌥WN New Window
• ⌥WA Arrange All
• ⌥WB Split
• ⌥WU Hide
• ⌥WH Unhide
• ⌥WZB View Side by Side