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NOTE: Changing system function key preferences affects how the function keys work for your Mac, not just Excel. After changing this setting, you can still perform the special features printed on a function key. Just press the FN key. For example, to use the F12 key to change your volume, you would press FN+F12. If a function key doesn't work as you expect it to, press the FN key in addition to the function key. If you don't want to press the FN key each time, you can change your Apple system preferences: Change function key preferences with the mouse.
The Mac version of Excel contains the same features as its Windows counterpart, including the standard filtering tools and preformatted formulas. The answer is to use Control+Option+Enter, which will create a line break in the cell. As an alternative, Control+Command+Enter can also be used to achieve the same. These combinations work both in Excel for Mac 2011 and the new Excel for Mac 2015.
On the Apple menu, press System Preferences. Select Keyboard. On the Keyboard tab, select the check box for Use all F1, F2, etc. Keys as standard function keys.
File this under the “so I remember it later” department. Tonight I was working on a large financial model and banging my head against the fact that all my old Excel keyboard shortcuts don’t work on the Mac. So I dug around and pulled together the list of ones that I commonly use: MAC EXCEL 2016 Define a name: Ctrl + L Enter edit mode on a cell: Ctrl + U Toggle cell anchoring: Command + T Format as percentage: Ctrl + Shift +% (% = 5) Format as number with commas: Ctrl + Shift +!