Alt X C N M on Mac: Move Sheet Left in Excel
To run Move Sheet Left with Alt X C N M in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type X, C, N, M. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.
Step by step
Install LightningXL
Download LightningXL, then follow the instructions. Setup takes about two minutes.
Select what to act on
Click a cell, or select the range the command should apply to.
Tap Option, then type X C N M
Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then X for LightningXL, C for Cells, N for Navigate, M for Move Sheet Left.
What Alt X C N M does
Move Sheet Left sits under LightningXL › Cells › Navigate on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt X C N M runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through LightningXL › Cells › Navigate › Move Sheet Left instead.
Related shortcuts
The rest of the Navigate menu in Excel:
- ⌥XCNF First Sheet
- ⌥XCNP Previous Sheet
- ⌥XCNN Next Sheet
- ⌥XCNL Last Sheet
- ⌥XCNR Move Sheet Right
- ⌥XCNU Jump Up
- ⌥XCND Jump Down
- ⌥XCNJ Jump Left
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