Files · original practice scenario
Open Excel Options
You want to review how a new workbook is configured.
Start here: Windows desktop Excel with no modal dialog open
Changing options can affect other workbooks. This scenario only opens the dialog.
Follow these instructions in your own desktop Excel workbook. This page explains the operation; it does not send commands to Excel.
Mac keys and context
Press the File access key, then T. Commas mean successive presses, not a single held chord.
This catalog has no verified Mac binding for this operation. The steps below describe Windows. Choose Windows to use the walkthrough and recall controls.
Walk through the operation
- Finish any cell edit.
- Use the listed key sequence.
- Review a setting, then cancel if you do not want to change it.
Expected result: The Excel Options dialog opens.
Related walkthroughs
Browse all shortcut references →Catalog updated 2026-10-18. US keyboard notation: + joins held keys; commas separate successive presses. Function keys may require Fn. Desktop instructions are separate from this browser's own keyboard shortcuts.