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Alt R P W on Mac: Protect Workbook in Excel

To run Protect Workbook with Alt R P W in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type R, P, W. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
RReview
P
WProtect Workbook

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 P W

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then R for Review, P W for Protect Workbook.

What Alt R P W does

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

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Review tab in Excel:

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