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Alt H V P on Mac: Paste (Keep Source Formatting) in Excel

To run Paste (Keep Source Formatting) with Alt H V P in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, V, P. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
HHome
VPaste
PPaste (Keep Source Formatting)

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 V P

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, V for Paste, P for Paste (Keep Source Formatting).

What Alt H V P does

Paste (Keep Source Formatting) sits under Home › Paste on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt H V P runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Paste › Paste (Keep Source Formatting) instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Paste menu in Excel:

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