It turns out that some of the commands in Mac Excel can’t actually be rebound. For instance, Allison, wants to have these work. Here is the list and how to get them Mac Excel. For Mac Excel 2001 we have a list.
Control + page up. This maps to Ctrl-Right which is find the next empty cell. On a Mac laptop there is no Page Up or Page Down keys, they only have arrow keys, so can’t remap these. Need to use an extended 101 keyboard for this to work. The Mac equivalent is Command-F6 and Command-Shift-F6 to go back a worksheet
The function keys are gotten by typing FN-F1 since the Mac uses the function keys for other things:
F2. This is so strange, with the Mac, it maps to Ctrl-U and there is no way to get F2 for EDIT and need a shortcut. You can get this with Quickeys
F4. This is Command-T on the Mac (techjive). The only way to get this to work for Excel is some sort of shortcut. You can get this with Quickeys to map it.
F5. This is the Goto function and it works
F9. Recalc which is CMD-W The main issue is that normally Mac Excel makes F9 their own shortcut, so you have to turn off keyboard shortcuts for Expose.
Ctrl-R.Copy from the cell on left into this cell. This works in Mac Excel and is called the Right function
Ctrl-D. Copy from the cell above down to here.
Alt + =. Not sure what this does but on Mac, Alt keys actually puts in special character
Shift+F2. Insert comment. this works in Mac Excel
Alt+E, S, T. Opens the edit menu, then s choose paste specials and then format. You have to get this with Quickeys
Control + 1. Format Cells. Need to change in the Excel Keyboard Shortcuts since it is select object on the Mac and format cells is command-1.
Alt+I+C. Insert Column. Which I actually do as Ctrl-Space and then Ctrl-+, but you need a key remapper to do this.
Alt+I+R. Insert Row. Same thing, but it is actually Ctrl-Shift-Equal
Control+P. Works this is File/Print
Control+Y. This is redo and is mapped to Command-Y on the Mac, but Control-Y is unassigned, so use Excel to map
Control+Tab. This is next workbook. It works in Mac Excel. Note that Alt-Tab on the PC is Command-Taq on the Mac which you need Quickeys can’t remap
Some of my favorites are
Ctrl-$ for currency format. Works on Mac
Ctrl-% for perfentage. Works on Mac
Ctrl-Shift-Arrow. Select to the rigth
Ctrl-PgUp navigates through worksheets
Ctrl-PgDn navigates through worksheets.
Ctrl-Minus is Delect
Ctrl-Shift-Plus is Insert
Ctrl-* is fill in
Shift-Space selects a row
Ctrl-Plus inserts a row
Ctrl-Minus deletes a row