Alt X O B on Mac: Border menu in Excel

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

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

What Alt X O B does

Alt X O B opens the Border menu on the LightningXL tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥XOBT Top Border
• ⌥XOBB Bottom Border
• ⌥XOBL Left Border
• ⌥XOBR Right Border
• ⌥XOBO Outside Borders
• ⌥XOBI Inside Borders
• ⌥XOBN No Border

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Format menu in Excel:

• ⌥XOC Color
• ⌥XON Number
• ⌥XOA Alignment
• ⌥XOF Font
• ⌥XOU Underline Cycle
• ⌥XOE Case Cycle
• ⌥XOS Styles
• ⌥XOW Wrap Text