Alt X C E on Mac: Reverse Columns in Excel

To run Reverse Columns with Alt X C E in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type X, C, E. 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 E

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then X for LightningXL, C for Cells, E for Reverse Columns.

What Alt X C E does

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

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Cells menu in Excel:

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