Alt J I A C on Mac: Pencil in Excel

To run Pencil with Alt J I A C in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type J, I, A, 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 J I A C

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then J I for Draw, A for Add, C for Pencil.

What Alt J I A C does

Pencil sits under Draw › Add on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt J I A C runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Draw › Add › Pencil instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Add menu in Excel:

• ⌥JIAP Pen
• ⌥JIAH Highlighter