Alt X Q on Mac: Save menu in Excel

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

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then X for LightningXL, Q for Save. That opens the Save menu; the next keytips show the items in it.

What Alt X Q does

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

• ⌥XQS Quick Save
• ⌥XQA Quick Save As...
• ⌥XQU Quick Save Up
• ⌥XQP PDF to Folder

Related shortcuts

The rest of the LightningXL tab in Excel:

• ⌥XH Share
• ⌥XN Name Manager
• ⌥XFC Font Color Cycle
• ⌥XLC Fill Color Cycle
• ⌥XBC Border Color Cycle
• ⌥XO Format
• ⌥XC Cells
• ⌥XR Formulas