Alt S O V on Mac: Previous Endnote in Word

To run Previous Endnote with Alt S O V in Word on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type S, O, V. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

Option
SReferences
ONext Footnote
VPrevious Endnote

Step by step

  1. Install LightningXL

    Download LightningXL, then follow the instructions. Setup takes about two minutes.

  2. Select what to act on

    Put the cursor where you want it, or select the text or object.

  3. Tap Option, then type S O V

    Tap on its own to show the key tips, then S for References, O for Next Footnote, V for Previous Endnote.

What Alt S O V does

Previous Endnote sits under References › Next Footnote on the Word ribbon. On Windows, Alt S O V runs it from the keyboard. Word for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through References › Next Footnote › Previous Endnote instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Next Footnote menu in Word:

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