Alt Key Shortcuts Lag in Excel

Has this issue been solved yet? This was really the only reason I wanted to use parallels and if I can't get this to work there is no point :(
 
Can someone please let me know how to resolve this issue? I just bought parallels and this is significantly impacting my workflow
 
I submitted the report. The alt key is slow to respond so if i try to do a key command in Excel that uses alt, it ends up not registering because I'm typing faster than the computer is registering the alt key. Same issue as others in this thread reported. It makes excel extremely difficult to use for power users.
 
Any resolution? I'm experiencing this exact issue. Excel is hard to use negating my reason for installing Parallels.
 
Confirmed that this issue is unique to remapping the Cmd (⌘) key. I plugged in a PC keyboard and instead of my typical Mac remapping of ⌘ to ⌥ and ⌥ to ⌘, I left those defaulted and then remapped ⌥ to Alt in Parallels. I can now use Alt commands quickly in Parallels, but the keyboard isn't usable in OS X at the same time.
 
Any solutions to this problem, I have the exact same problem! It only happens with the apple magic keyboard as mentioned above and when remapping ⌘ to ALT. When I press ⌘, there is a delay when Alt is activated in the VM
 
I'm running into the same exact problem. I'm an excel power user used to Wintel machines. Just got a new Macbook M4 Pro running Parallels Desktop Pro v20 and a Windows 11 VM. The ALT key lag is killing me and making excel nearly unusable.
 
Anyone got a fix for this? Having the same problem when mapping Command to the Alt key, there is a lag of about 1 to 2 seconds, it hinders workflow. I don't want to use the Option key as a Windows Alt key, can someone shed some light on this issue?
 
Just to be clear on my last post, I am using Excel as a power user and when mapping Command to Alt there is a lag of 1-2 seconds, otherwise I might as well use a Windows laptop. 1-2 seconds of a delay for thousands of shortcuts in a day adds up to about 30 minutes wasted time, so please can we get a fix for this
 
Are there any updates to this? Excel is the only reason why I downloaded parallels and the alt key delay is a deal breaker. Let me know if there is any solutions to this. I am running parallels 26.
 
JorgeG20 said:
Are there any updates to this? Excel is the only reason why I downloaded parallels and the alt key delay is a deal breaker. Let me know if there is any solutions to this. I am running parallels 26.
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I'm glad that i'm not the only one super annoyed by this. I've asked Parallels multiple times and they insist it's built-in issue by design with no solution (I don't know if I believe this). I'm in the same boat as you... the workaround is that I swapped the Parallels remapping so that CMD=WIN and OPT=ALT. Then i used Karabiner Elements to swap the CMD and OPT keys when parallels is the frontmost application. I don't know how to code but used ChatGPT to write me the following "Complex Modification"

{
"description": "Parallels-only: swap Command ↔ Option; keep macOS Cmd+Space/Tab intact",
"manipulators": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": {
"key_code": "tab",
"modifiers": {
"mandatory": ["option"],
"optional": ["any"]
}
},
"to": [
{
"key_code": "tab",
"modifiers": ["command"]
}
],
"type": "basic"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": {
"key_code": "tab",
"modifiers": {
"mandatory": ["command"],
"optional": ["any"]
}
},
"to": [
{
"key_code": "tab",
"modifiers": ["command"]
}
],
"type": "basic"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": {
"key_code": "tab",
"modifiers": {
"mandatory": ["option", "shift"],
"optional": ["any"]
}
},
"to": [
{
"key_code": "tab",
"modifiers": ["command", "shift"]
}
],
"type": "basic"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": {
"key_code": "tab",
"modifiers": {
"mandatory": ["command", "shift"],
"optional": ["any"]
}
},
"to": [
{
"key_code": "tab",
"modifiers": ["command", "shift"]
}
],
"type": "basic"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": {
"key_code": "spacebar",
"modifiers": {
"mandatory": ["option"],
"optional": ["any"]
}
},
"to": [
{
"key_code": "spacebar",
"modifiers": ["command"]
}
],
"type": "basic"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": {
"key_code": "spacebar",
"modifiers": {
"mandatory": ["command"],
"optional": ["any"]
}
},
"to": [
{
"key_code": "spacebar",
"modifiers": ["command"]
}
],
"type": "basic"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": { "key_code": "left_command" },
"to": [{ "key_code": "left_option" }],
"type": "basic"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": { "key_code": "left_option" },
"to": [{ "key_code": "left_command" }],
"type": "basic"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": { "key_code": "right_command" },
"to": [{ "key_code": "right_option" }],
"type": "basic"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": { "key_code": "right_option" },
"to": [{ "key_code": "right_command" }],
"type": "basic"
}
]
}
 
AdamC28 said:
I'm glad that i'm not the only one super annoyed by this. I've asked Parallels multiple times and they insist it's built-in issue by design with no solution (I don't know if I believe this). I'm in the same boat as you... the workaround is that I swapped the Parallels remapping so that CMD=WIN and OPT=ALT. Then i used Karabiner Elements to swap the CMD and OPT keys when parallels is the frontmost application. I don't know how to code but used ChatGPT to write me the following "Complex Modification"

{
"description": "Parallels-only: swap Command ↔ Option; keep macOS Cmd+Space/Tab intact",
"manipulators": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": {
"key_code": "tab",
"modifiers": {
"mandatory": ["option"],
"optional": ["any"]
}
},
"to": [
{
"key_code": "tab",
"modifiers": ["command"]
}
],
"type": "basic"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": {
"key_code": "tab",
"modifiers": {
"mandatory": ["command"],
"optional": ["any"]
}
},
"to": [
{
"key_code": "tab",
"modifiers": ["command"]
}
],
"type": "basic"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": {
"key_code": "tab",
"modifiers": {
"mandatory": ["option", "shift"],
"optional": ["any"]
}
},
"to": [
{
"key_code": "tab",
"modifiers": ["command", "shift"]
}
],
"type": "basic"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": {
"key_code": "tab",
"modifiers": {
"mandatory": ["command", "shift"],
"optional": ["any"]
}
},
"to": [
{
"key_code": "tab",
"modifiers": ["command", "shift"]
}
],
"type": "basic"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": {
"key_code": "spacebar",
"modifiers": {
"mandatory": ["option"],
"optional": ["any"]
}
},
"to": [
{
"key_code": "spacebar",
"modifiers": ["command"]
}
],
"type": "basic"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": {
"key_code": "spacebar",
"modifiers": {
"mandatory": ["command"],
"optional": ["any"]
}
},
"to": [
{
"key_code": "spacebar",
"modifiers": ["command"]
}
],
"type": "basic"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": { "key_code": "left_command" },
"to": [{ "key_code": "left_option" }],
"type": "basic"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": { "key_code": "left_option" },
"to": [{ "key_code": "left_command" }],
"type": "basic"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": { "key_code": "right_command" },
"to": [{ "key_code": "right_option" }],
"type": "basic"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"bundle_identifiers": [
"^com\\.parallels\\..*"
],
"type": "frontmost_application_if"
}
],
"from": { "key_code": "right_option" },
"to": [{ "key_code": "right_command" }],
"type": "basic"
}
]
}
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I gave it a try and it worked perfectly. Thanks again for putting it together, I really appreciate it!

Also, did you ever figure out the trackpad issue with Excel in parallels? When scrolling down, mine goes crazy and becomes super sensitive to left-and-right movements on the trackpad. Curious if you found a fix.
 
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