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Alt H F C A on Mac: Automatic in Excel

To run Automatic with Alt H F C A in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, F, C, A. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
HHome
F
CFont Color
AAutomatic

Step by step

  1. Install LightningXL

    Download LightningXL, then follow the instructions. Setup takes about two minutes.

  2. Select what to act on

    Click a cell, or select the range the command should apply to.

  3. Tap Option, then type H F C A

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, F C for Font Color, A for Automatic.

What Alt H F C A does

Automatic sits under Home › Font Color on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt H F C A runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Font Color › Automatic instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Font Color menu in Excel:

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