Alt X Q P on Mac: PDF to Folder in Excel

To run PDF to Folder with Alt X Q P in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type X, Q, P. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
XLightningXL
QSave
PPDF to Folder

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 P

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then X for LightningXL, Q for Save, P for PDF to Folder.

What Alt X Q P does

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

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