5 Excel Shortcuts Every Mac User Should Memorize

If you spent years on Windows before switching to a Mac, the hardest habit to break isn't the dock or the missing right-click menu, it's Excel. Your fingers already know Alt+E+S+V or Alt+=. Mac Excel Shortcuts lets you keep using them, unchanged.

1. Paste Special (Alt+E, S, V)

Paste just the value from a copied cell, formulas and formatting left behind. Essential when pulling numbers out of a templated report.

2. Paste Special: Formats Only (Alt+E, S, T)

Copy the look of a cell, borders, fill, number format, without touching what's underneath it. Great for quickly matching styles across a sheet.

3. AutoSum (Alt+=)

Select a range and drop in a SUM formula instantly. No typing, no mouse.

4. New Line in Cell (Alt+Enter)

Wrap text inside a single cell without spilling into the next one, useful for multi-line notes and addresses.

5. AutoFit Column Width (Alt+H, O, I)

Resize every selected column to fit its contents in one shortcut, no more dragging column borders by hand.

All five run natively through macOS Accessibility and Input Monitoring permissions, nothing is emulated, and nothing leaves your device.