Alt X T on Mac: Trace menu in Excel
To open the Trace menu with Alt X T in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type X, T. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.
⌥Option
XLightningXL
TTrace
Step by step
Install LightningXL
Download LightningXL, then follow the instructions. Setup takes about two minutes.
Select what to act on
Click a cell, or select the range the command should apply to.
Tap Option, then type X T
Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then X for LightningXL, T for Trace. That opens the Trace menu; the next key tips show the items in it.
What Alt X T does
Alt X T opens the Trace menu on the LightningXL tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:
- ⌥XTI Trace In...
- ⌥XTO Trace Out...
- ⌥XTS Show All Precedents
- ⌥XTE Show All Dependents
- ⌥XTC Clear Arrows
Related shortcuts
The rest of the LightningXL tab in Excel:
- ⌥XR Formulas
- ⌥XP Paste
- ⌥XY Symbol
- ⌥XM Comments
- ⌥XXP Export To PowerPoint
- ⌥XXW Export To Word
- ⌥XW Width
- ⌥XE Height
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