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Alt X M on Mac: Comments menu in Excel

To open the Comments menu with Alt X M in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type X, M. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
XLightningXL
MComments

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 M

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

What Alt X M does

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

Related shortcuts

The rest of the LightningXL tab in Excel:

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