Alt R T X on Mac: Next Note in Excel

To run Next Note with Alt R T X in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type R, T, X. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

Option
RReview
TNotes
XNext Note

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 X

    Tap on its own to show the key tips, then R for Review, T for Notes, X for Next Note.

What Alt R T X does

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

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