Alt H L H on Mac: Highlight Cells Rules menu in Excel

To open the Highlight Cells Rules menu with Alt H L H in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, L, H. 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 L H

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, L for Conditional Formatting, H for Highlight Cells Rules. That opens the Highlight Cells Rules menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt H L H does

Alt H L H opens the Highlight Cells Rules menu on the Home tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥HLHG Greater Than
• ⌥HLHL Less Than
• ⌥HLHB Between
• ⌥HLHE Equal To
• ⌥HLHT Text that Contains
• ⌥HLHA A Date Occurring
• ⌥HLHD Duplicate Values
• ⌥HLHM More Rules

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Conditional Formatting menu in Excel:

• ⌥HLT Top/Bottom Rules
• ⌥HLD Data Bars
• ⌥HLS Color Scales
• ⌥HLI Icon Sets
• ⌥HLN New Rule
• ⌥HLC Clear Rules
• ⌥HLR Manage Rules