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Alt X Q on Mac: Save menu in Excel

To open the Save menu with Alt X Q in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type X, Q. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
XLightningXL
QSave

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 Q

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then X for LightningXL, Q for Save. That opens the Save menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt X Q does

Alt X Q opens the Save menu on the LightningXL tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

Related shortcuts

The rest of the LightningXL tab in Excel:

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