Alt H B on Mac: Borders menu in Word

To open the Borders menu with Alt H B in Word on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, 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

   Put the cursor where you want it, or select the text or object.

3. Tap Option, then type H B

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

What Alt H B does

Alt H B opens the Borders menu on the Home tab of Word. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥HBB Bottom Border
• ⌥HBT Top Border
• ⌥HBL Left Border
• ⌥HBR Right Border
• ⌥HBN No Border
• ⌥HBA All Borders
• ⌥HBO Outside Borders
• ⌥HBI Inside Borders
• ⌥HBH Inside Horizontal Border
• ⌥HBV Inside Vertical Border
• ⌥HBD Diagonal Down Border
• ⌥HBU Diagonal Up Border
• ⌥HBZ Horizontal Line
• ⌥HBS Borders and Shading

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Home tab in Word:

• ⌥HAR Align Right
• ⌥HAJ Justify
• ⌥HK Line and Paragraph Spacing
• ⌥HH Shading
• ⌥HLN Normal style
• ⌥HLS No Spacing style
• ⌥HL1 Heading 1
• ⌥HL2 Heading 2