Alt H I on Mac: Text Highlight Color in Word

To run Text Highlight Color with Alt H I in Word on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, I. 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 I

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, I for Text Highlight Color.

What Alt H I does

Text Highlight Color sits on the Home tab of the Word ribbon. On Windows, Alt H I runs it from the keyboard. Word for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Text Highlight Color instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Home tab in Word:

• ⌥H4 Strikethrough
• ⌥H5 Subscript
• ⌥H6 Superscript
• ⌥HFE Text Effects and Typography
• ⌥HFC Font Color
• ⌥HU Bullets
• ⌥HN Numbering
• ⌥HM Multilevel List