Alt H B on Mac: Borders menu in Excel

To open the Borders menu with Alt H B in Excel 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

   Click a cell, or select the range the command should apply to.

3. Tap Option, then type H B

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

What Alt H B does

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

• ⌥HBO Bottom Border
• ⌥HBP Top Border
• ⌥HBL Left Border
• ⌥HBR Right Border
• ⌥HBN No Border
• ⌥HBA All Borders
• ⌥HBS Outside Borders
• ⌥HBT Thick Outside Borders
• ⌥HBB Bottom Double Border
• ⌥HBH Thick Bottom Border
• ⌥HBD Top and Bottom Border
• ⌥HBC Top and Thick Bottom Border
• ⌥HBU Top and Double Bottom Border
• ⌥HBW Draw Border
• ⌥HBG Draw Border Grid
• ⌥HBE Erase Border
• ⌥HBI Line Color
• ⌥HBY Line Style
• ⌥HBM More Borders

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Home tab in Excel:

• ⌥HFK Decrease Font Size
• ⌥H1 Bold
• ⌥H2 Italic
• ⌥H3 Underline
• ⌥HH Fill Color
• ⌥HFC Font Color
• ⌥HAT Top Align
• ⌥HAM Middle Align