Alt X R F on Mac: Flip Sign in Excel

To run Flip Sign with Alt X R F in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type X, R, F. 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 R F

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then X for LightningXL, R for Formulas, F for Flip Sign.

What Alt X R F does

Flip Sign sits under LightningXL › Formulas on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt X R F runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through LightningXL › Formulas › Flip Sign instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Formulas menu in Excel:

• ⌥XRP Wrap Parentheses
• ⌥XRE Error Wrap
• ⌥XRV Convert Formula to Value
• ⌥XRU Unapply Names
• ⌥XRA Anchor Formula