Alt X C C on Mac: Columns menu in Excel

To open the Columns menu with Alt X C C in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type X, C, C. 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 X C C

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then X for LightningXL, C for Cells, C for Columns. That opens the Columns menu; the next keytips show the items in it.

What Alt X C C does

Alt X C C opens the Columns menu on the LightningXL tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥XCCH Column Width Cycle
• ⌥XCCF AutoFit Columns
• ⌥XCCI Insert Columns
• ⌥XCCD Delete Columns
• ⌥XCCB Delete Blank Columns
• ⌥XCCX Hide Columns
• ⌥XCCS Unhide Columns
• ⌥XCCG Group Columns
• ⌥XCCU Ungroup Columns
• ⌥XCCE Expand Columns
• ⌥XCCC Collapse Columns

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Cells menu in Excel:

• ⌥XCR Rows
• ⌥XCV Reverse Rows
• ⌥XCE Reverse Columns
• ⌥XCP Proper Hide
• ⌥XCY Copy Row Heights Column Widths
• ⌥XCT Paste Row Heights Column Widths
• ⌥XCN Navigate
• ⌥XCU Uniform Range