Alt X Y on Mac: Symbol menu in Excel

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

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 Y

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

What Alt X Y does

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

• ⌥XYD Dollar
• ⌥XYP Pound
• ⌥XYE Euro
• ⌥XYY Yen / Yuan
• ⌥XYW Won
• ⌥XYB Bitcoin
• ⌥XYC Cent
• ⌥XYS Subtract
• ⌥XYM Multiply
• ⌥XYV Divide
• ⌥XYL Ellipsis
• ⌥XYU Bullet
• ⌥XYN Section
• ⌥XYT Beta
• ⌥XYA Delta
• ⌥XYO Copyright
• ⌥XYR Trademark
• ⌥XYG Registered Trademark

Related shortcuts

The rest of the LightningXL tab in Excel:

• ⌥XO Format
• ⌥XC Cells
• ⌥XR Formulas
• ⌥XP Paste
• ⌥XM Comments
• ⌥XT Trace
• ⌥XXP Export To PowerPoint
• ⌥XXW Export To Word