Alt X C R on Mac: Rows menu in Excel

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

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

What Alt X C R does

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

• ⌥XCRH Row Height Cycle
• ⌥XCRF AutoFit Rows
• ⌥XCRI Insert Rows
• ⌥XCRD Delete Rows
• ⌥XCRB Delete Blank Rows
• ⌥XCRX Hide Rows
• ⌥XCRS Unhide Rows
• ⌥XCRG Group Rows
• ⌥XCRU Ungroup Rows
• ⌥XCRE Expand Rows
• ⌥XCRC Collapse Rows

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Cells menu in Excel:

• ⌥XCC Columns
• ⌥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