Alt M A A A on Mac: Remove Arrows in Excel

To run Remove Arrows with Alt M A A A in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type M, A, A, A. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

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MFormulas
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ARemove Arrows
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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 M A A A

    Tap on its own to show the key tips, then M for Formulas, A A for Remove Arrows, A for Remove Arrows.

What Alt M A A A does

Remove Arrows sits under Formulas › Remove Arrows on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt M A A A runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Formulas › Remove Arrows › Remove Arrows instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Remove Arrows menu in Excel:

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