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Alt R H on Mac: Show Comments in Excel

To run Show Comments with Alt R H in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type R, H. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
RReview
HShow Comments

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 R H

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then R for Review, H for Show Comments.

What Alt R H does

Show Comments sits on the Review tab of the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt R H runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Review › Show Comments instead.

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The rest of the Review tab in Excel:

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