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Alt X O C S on Mac: AutoColor Selection in Excel

To run AutoColor Selection with Alt X O C S in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type X, O, C, S. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
XLightningXL
OFormat
CColor
SAutoColor Selection

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 C S

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then X for LightningXL, O for Format, C for Color, S for AutoColor Selection.

What Alt X O C S does

AutoColor Selection sits under LightningXL › Format › Color on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt X O C S runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through LightningXL › Format › Color › AutoColor Selection instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Color menu in Excel:

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