Alt H E C on Mac: Clear Contents in Excel

To run Clear Contents with Alt H E C in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, E, C. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

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 H E C

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, E for Clear, C for Clear Contents.

What Alt H E C does

Clear Contents sits under Home › Clear on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt H E C runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Clear › Clear Contents instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Clear menu in Excel:

• ⌥HEA Clear All
• ⌥HEF Clear Formats
• ⌥HEM Clear Comments
• ⌥HEL Clear Hyperlinks
• ⌥HER Remove Hyperlinks