# Excel for Mac: What is keystroke for line break in cell?

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**Created:** [May 29, 2005, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-for-mac-what-is-keystroke-for-line-break-in-cell/305960 "2005-05-29T04:55:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\
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I know that ALT-Enter in Excel for Windows puts a break in a line in a cell, but what is the keystroke for Mac?

Thanks for your help!

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**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\
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Sorry, it looks like option-fuction-enter. A mod can delete the thread if desired.

Apologies!

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**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-for-mac-what-is-keystroke-for-line-break-in-cell/305960/3 "2005-05-29T14:25:03Z")

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> [@Aeschines](#):
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> Sorry, it looks like option-fuction-enter. A mod can delete the thread if desired.
> 
> Apologies!

Function? My desktop Mac keyboard doesn’t have one of those. My iBook does, though.

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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-for-mac-what-is-keystroke-for-line-break-in-cell/305960/4 "2005-05-31T20:13:24Z")

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I think that’s supposed to be _Command_-Option-Enter.