Alt H B B on Mac: Bottom Border in Word

To run Bottom Border with Alt H B B in Word on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, B, 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 B

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, B for Borders, B for Bottom Border.

What Alt H B B does

Bottom Border sits under Home › Borders on the Word ribbon. On Windows, Alt H B B runs it from the keyboard. Word for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Borders › Bottom Border instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Borders menu in Word:

• ⌥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