Alt X V on Mac: View menu in Excel

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

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

What Alt X V does

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

• ⌥XVI Zoom In
• ⌥XVO Zoom Out
• ⌥XVG Toggle Gridlines
• ⌥XVP Toggle Page Breaks
• ⌥XVR Reset Print Areas
• ⌥XVM Maximize Workspace

Related shortcuts

The rest of the LightningXL tab in Excel:

• ⌥XY Symbol
• ⌥XM Comments
• ⌥XT Trace
• ⌥XXP Export To PowerPoint
• ⌥XXW Export To Word
• ⌥XW Width
• ⌥XE Height
• ⌥XS Settings