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Alt X X P on Mac: Export To PowerPoint in Excel

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

⌥Option
XLightningXL
X
PExport To PowerPoint

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 X P

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then X for LightningXL, X P for Export To PowerPoint.

What Alt X X P does

Export To PowerPoint sits on the LightningXL tab of the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt X X P runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through LightningXL › Export To PowerPoint instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the LightningXL tab in Excel:

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