Alt A A Z on Mac: Analyze Data in Excel

To run Analyze Data with Alt A A Z in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type A, A, Z. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

Option
AData
A
ZAnalyze Data

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 A A Z

    Tap on its own to show the key tips, then A for Data, A Z for Analyze Data.

What Alt A A Z does

Analyze Data sits on the Data tab of the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt A A Z runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Data › Analyze Data instead.

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