Alt L G on Mac: Group Box in Excel

To run Group Box with Alt L G in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type L, G. 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 L G

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then L for Developer, G for Group Box.

What Alt L G does

Group Box sits on the Developer tab of the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt L G runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Developer › Group Box instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Developer tab in Excel:

• ⌥LR Record Macro
• ⌥LU Use Relative References
• ⌥LE Excel Add-ins
• ⌥LB Button
• ⌥LC Combo Box
• ⌥LL Label
• ⌥LH Check Box
• ⌥LS Scroll Bar