Alt H B I on Mac: Line Color in Excel

To run Line Color with Alt H B I in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, B, 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

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

3. Tap Option, then type H B I

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then H for Home, B for Borders, I for Line Color.

What Alt H B I does

Line Color sits under Home › Borders on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt H B I runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Borders › Line Color instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Borders menu in Excel:

• ⌥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
• ⌥HBY Line Style
• ⌥HBM More Borders