Alt H O on Mac: Format menu in Excel

To open the Format menu with Alt H O in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, O. 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 O

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

What Alt H O does

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

• ⌥HOH Row Height
• ⌥HOA AutoFit Row Height
• ⌥HOW Column Width
• ⌥HOI AutoFit Column Width
• ⌥HOD Default Width
• ⌥HOU Hide & Unhide
• ⌥HOR Rename Sheet
• ⌥HOM Move or Copy Sheet
• ⌥HOT Tab Color
• ⌥HOP Protect Sheet
• ⌥HOL Lock Cell
• ⌥HOE Format Cells

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Home tab in Excel:

• ⌥HT Format as Table
• ⌥HJ Cell Styles
• ⌥HI Insert
• ⌥HD Delete
• ⌥HU AutoSum
• ⌥HFI Fill
• ⌥HE Clear
• ⌥HS Sort & Filter