Alt W M on Mac: Macros menu in Excel

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

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then W for View, M for Macros. That opens the Macros menu; the next keytips show the items in it.

What Alt W M does

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

• ⌥WMV View Macros
• ⌥WMR Record Macro
• ⌥WMU Use Relative References

Related shortcuts

The rest of the View tab in Excel:

• ⌥WF Freeze Panes
• ⌥WB Split
• ⌥WU Hide
• ⌥WH Unhide
• ⌥WZB View Side by Side
• ⌥WVS Synchronous Scrolling
• ⌥WRW Reset Window Position
• ⌥WW Switch Windows