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Alt X P I on Mac: Paste Insert in Excel

To run Paste Insert with Alt X P I in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type X, P, I. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
XLightningXL
PPaste
IPaste Insert

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 P I

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then X for LightningXL, P for Paste, I for Paste Insert.

What Alt X P I does

Paste Insert sits under LightningXL › Paste on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt X P I runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through LightningXL › Paste › Paste Insert instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Paste menu in Excel:

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