Alt W M U on Mac: Use Relative References in Excel

To run Use Relative References with Alt W M U in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type W, M, U. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
WView
MMacros
UUse Relative References

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 U

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then W for View, M for Macros, U for Use Relative References.

What Alt W M U does

Use Relative References sits under View › Macros on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt W M U runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through View › Macros › Use Relative References instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Macros menu in Excel:

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