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Alt E I on Mac: Fill menu in Excel

To open the Fill menu with Alt E I in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type E, I. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
EEdit
IFill

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 E I

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then E for the legacy Edit menu, I for Fill. That opens the Fill menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt E I does

Alt E I opens the Fill menu, one of the legacy Edit-menu shortcuts in Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

Related shortcuts

The rest of the legacy Edit shortcuts in Excel:

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