Alt X T I on Mac: Trace In... in Excel

To run Trace In... with Alt X T I in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type X, T, I. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
XLightningXL
TTrace
ITrace In...

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 T I

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then X for LightningXL, T for Trace, I for Trace In....

What Alt X T I does

Trace In... sits under LightningXL › Trace on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt X T I runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through LightningXL › Trace › Trace In... instead.

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