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Alt W R W on Mac: Reset Window Position in Excel

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

⌥Option
WView
R
WReset Window Position

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 W R W

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then W for View, R W for Reset Window Position.

What Alt W R W does

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

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The rest of the View tab in Excel:

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