Alt X P N on Mac: Paste Number Formats in Excel

To run Paste Number Formats with Alt X P N in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type X, P, N. 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 P N

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then X for LightningXL, P for Paste, N for Paste Number Formats.

What Alt X P N does

Paste Number Formats sits under LightningXL › Paste on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt X P N 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 Number Formats instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Paste menu in Excel:

• ⌥XPI Paste Insert
• ⌥XPD Paste Duplicate
• ⌥XPE Paste Exact Formulas
• ⌥XPL Paste Links
• ⌥XPT Paste Transpose