Alt mode

Use alt mode to systematically complete any action in the spreadsheet

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Written by Ben McRedmond
Updated over a week ago

Equals supports the full set of Excel alt mode shortcuts. On a Mac, use option to enter alt mode. On a PC, use shift-alt to enter alt mode.

Once you enter alt mode you will see the toolbar light up:

You can then follow the hints to systematically trigger any action in the spreadsheet. For example, press H to access any of the actions in the blue area above:

Now you see the hints for the actions within H. From here, if you press 1 it will toggle bold on the selected cell.

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