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Alt X C C X on Mac: Hide Columns in Excel

To run Hide Columns with Alt X C C X in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type X, C, C, X. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
XLightningXL
CCells
CColumns
XHide Columns

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 X

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then X for LightningXL, C for Cells, C for Columns, X for Hide Columns.

What Alt X C C X does

Hide Columns sits under LightningXL › Cells › Columns on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt X C C X runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through LightningXL › Cells › Columns › Hide Columns instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Columns menu in Excel:

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