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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.

⌥Option
XLightningXL
PPaste
NPaste Number Formats

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 key tips, 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:

Every Windows shortcut you know, on your Mac

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