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Alt H A B on Mac: Bottom Align in Excel

To run Bottom Align with Alt H A B in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, A, B. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
HHome
A
BBottom Align

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 A B

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

What Alt H A B does

Bottom Align sits on the Home tab of the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt H A B runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Bottom Align instead.

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The rest of the Home tab in Excel:

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