Alt R T A on Mac: Show All Notes in Excel

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

Option
RReview
TNotes
AShow All Notes

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 T A

    Tap on its own to show the key tips, then R for Review, T for Notes, A for Show All Notes.

What Alt R T A does

Show All Notes sits under Review › Notes on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt R T A runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Review › Notes › Show All Notes instead.

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