Alt N F P C on Mac: Picture From Clipboard in Excel

To run Picture From Clipboard with Alt N F P C in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type N, F, P, 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 N F P C

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then N for Insert, F P for From Picture, C for Picture From Clipboard.

What Alt N F P C does

Picture From Clipboard sits under Insert › From Picture on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt N F P C runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Insert › From Picture › Picture From Clipboard instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the From Picture menu in Excel:

• ⌥NFPF Picture From File