Alt H F Q on Mac: Orientation menu in Excel

To open the Orientation menu with Alt H F Q in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, F, Q. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

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 Q

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, F Q for Orientation. That opens the Orientation menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt H F Q does

Alt H F Q opens the Orientation menu on the Home tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥HFQO Angle Counterclockwise
• ⌥HFQL Angle Clockwise
• ⌥HFQV Vertical Text
• ⌥HFQU Rotate Text Up
• ⌥HFQD Rotate Text Down
• ⌥HFQM Format Cell Alignment

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Home tab in Excel:

• ⌥HFC Font Color
• ⌥HAT Top Align
• ⌥HAM Middle Align
• ⌥HAB Bottom Align
• ⌥HW Wrap Text
• ⌥HAL Align Left
• ⌥HAC Center
• ⌥HAR Align Right