If you're used to working with Excel on Windows, one of the most confusing aspects of using Excel on a Mac is shortcuts. Even basic shortcuts you've been using for years in Windows may not work as you expect. After a few problems, you might wind up thinking that Mac shortcuts are 'totally different' or somehow 'broken'. In reality, Excel shortcuts on the Mac are quite capable, you just have to understand and adjust to certain differences. In this article, I'll walk you through the key differences you need to be aware of to work productively with Excel shortcuts on a Mac. Also see: // 3 minute video 1. Special symbols One of more confusing aspects of keyboard shortcuts on the Mac are the symbols you'll see for certain keys. Sorry I meant to say F4 in excel for PC which locks that cell, what is the equivalent for MAC, thanks! Mac Support Specialist: Bob Cook, Mac Genius replied 9 years ago The only way I know how to lock cells is FORMAT - CELLS - PROTECTION then click the lock box. This is a known issue in Excel 2013, Excel 2010, and Excel 2007. Office for mac home and student 2011. If you cannot use the F4 keyboard shortcut to repeat a command or action, manually perform the command or action that you want to repeat. See what Microsoft has to say about this. ————————————- Good sources of information on keyboard shortcuts and Excel hotkeys. For example, the Command key is abbreviated as ⌘, the Control key with ⌃, and the option key as ⌥. These symbols have a long history on the Mac, and you'll find them in menus everywhere. The Mac Finder – abbreviations appear in all applications, not just Excel You'll see these symbols in menus across all applications, so they're not specific to Excel. There really aren't too many symbols, so I recommend that you bite the bullet and memorize them. The table below shows some example shortcuts with a translation. Command Shortcut Translation New workbook ⌘N Command N Save As ⌘⇧S Command Shift S Toggle ribbon ⌘⌥R Command Option R Paste Special ⌃⌘V Control Command V Select row ⇧Space Shift Space 2. Function keys Like their counterparts in the Windows world, Mac keyboards have function keys. Word for mac 2011 print preview. Re: Excel 2011 Mac (Macintosh) Print Preview in VBA Originally Posted by mikerickson The interface you suggest involves just as many key presses as pressing 'Print' and then 'Preview' on that dialog box. To preview pages in a worksheet, simply click File > Print to preview your sheet and make any print-related adjustments. In the Print dialog box, you can use the arrows below the preview area to navigate to preview different pages in the worksheet. Head to the Print group on the Layout tab of the Office 2011 for Mac Ribbon, and you’ll find the printing tools you’ll use most often when printing from Excel 2011 for Mac: Preview: Displays a preview of your document in the Mac OS X Preview application. Print Preview is no longer an option in Office for Mac 2011’s Excel and has been replaced by the Page Layout View. Mac MVP Bob Jones recommends the following solution: “Have you taken a look at Page Layout View? IMHO, it's far more 'elegant' than Print Preview ever aspired to being. ![]() These keys sit at the top of the keyboard and are labeled F1 to F12 on standard keyboards and F13, F14 and higher on extended keyboards. Standard Mac keyboard with 12 function keys As you know, function keys are uses for many shortcuts in Excel. For example, you can use F1 for help, F7 for spelling, and shift + F3 to insert a function. But if you try these shortcuts directly on a Mac, they don't work. ![]() By default, Function keys on a Mac control the computer itself, things like screen brightness, volume, video pause and play, and so on. This means that if press only the function keys in Excel, you'll end up controlling the Mac, and not Excel. To make function keys work like you expect in Excel, you need to add a key: the function or fn key. You'll find the fn key in the lower left on your keyboard. Here are a few examples: Command Windows Mac New chart F11 fn F11 Calculate worksheets F9 fn F9 Open Spelling F7 fn F7 Evaluate formula F9 fn F9 If you really hate using the fn key, you can change this behavior by changing a preference at System Preferences > Keyboard. Here you can check a box that will that will change function key behavior to work like 'standard function keys'. If you do this, however, note that you won't be able to use function keys for things like Brightness, Volume, etc. Unless you hold down the fn key.
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