Alt H F C on Mac: Font Color menu in Excel

To open the Font Color menu with Alt H F C in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, F, 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 F C

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then H for Home, F C for Font Color. That opens the Font Color menu; the next keytips show the items in it.

What Alt H F C does

Alt H F C opens the Font Color menu on the Home tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥HFCA Automatic
• ⌥HFCM More Colors

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Home tab in Excel:

• ⌥H2 Italic
• ⌥H3 Underline
• ⌥HB Borders
• ⌥HH Fill Color
• ⌥HAT Top Align
• ⌥HAM Middle Align
• ⌥HAB Bottom Align
• ⌥HFQ Orientation