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Alt X M D on Mac: Delete Comments in Excel

To run Delete Comments with Alt X M D in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type X, M, D. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
XLightningXL
MComments
DDelete 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 X M D

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then X for LightningXL, M for Comments, D for Delete Comments.

What Alt X M D does

Delete Comments sits under LightningXL › Comments on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt X M D runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through LightningXL › Comments › Delete Comments instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Comments menu in Excel:

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