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Alt A P N S on Mac: Data Source Settings in Excel

To run Data Source Settings with Alt A P N S in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type A, P, N, S. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
AData
P
NGet Data
SData Source Settings

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 P N S

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then A for Data, P N for Get Data, S for Data Source Settings.

What Alt A P N S does

Data Source Settings sits under Data › Get Data on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt A P N S runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Data › Get Data › Data Source Settings instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Get Data menu in Excel:

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