Alt X T I on Mac: Trace In... in Excel

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

Option
XLightningXL
TTrace
ITrace In...

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 T I

    Tap on its own to show the key tips, then X for LightningXL, T for Trace, I for Trace In....

What Alt X T I does

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

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