Alt H 3 on Mac: Underline menu in Excel

To open the Underline menu with Alt H 3 in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, 3. 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 H 3

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then H for Home, 3 for Underline. That opens the Underline menu; the next keytips show the items in it.

What Alt H 3 does

Alt H 3 opens the Underline menu on the Home tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥H3U Underline
• ⌥H3D Double Underline

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Home tab in Excel:

• ⌥HFG Increase Font Size
• ⌥HFK Decrease Font Size
• ⌥H1 Bold
• ⌥H2 Italic
• ⌥HB Borders
• ⌥HH Fill Color
• ⌥HFC Font Color
• ⌥HAT Top Align