Alt H B C on Mac: Top and Thick Bottom Border in Excel

To run Top and Thick Bottom Border with Alt H B C in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, B, C. 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 C

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

What Alt H B C does

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

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Borders menu in Excel:

• ⌥HBT Thick Outside Borders
• ⌥HBB Bottom Double Border
• ⌥HBH Thick Bottom Border
• ⌥HBD Top and Bottom Border
• ⌥HBU Top and Double Bottom Border
• ⌥HBW Draw Border
• ⌥HBG Draw Border Grid
• ⌥HBE Erase Border