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Alt X C N P on Mac: Previous Sheet in Excel

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

⌥Option
XLightningXL
CCells
NNavigate
PPrevious Sheet

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 N P

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then X for LightningXL, C for Cells, N for Navigate, P for Previous Sheet.

What Alt X C N P does

Previous Sheet sits under LightningXL › Cells › Navigate on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt X C N P 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 › Previous Sheet instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Navigate menu in Excel:

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