Alt P R on Mac: Print Area menu in Excel

To open the Print Area menu with Alt P R in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type P, R. 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 P R

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then P for Page Layout, R for Print Area. That opens the Print Area menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt P R does

Alt P R opens the Print Area menu on the Page Layout tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥PRS Set Print Area
• ⌥PRC Clear Print Area

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Page Layout tab in Excel:

• ⌥PTF Fonts
• ⌥PM Margins
• ⌥PO Orientation
• ⌥PSZ Size
• ⌥PB Breaks
• ⌥PG Background
• ⌥PI Print Titles
• ⌥PSP Page Setup