Alt H F D C on Mac: Conditional Formatting in Excel

To run Conditional Formatting with Alt H F D C in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, F, D, 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 D C

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, F D for Find & Select, C for Conditional Formatting.

What Alt H F D C does

Conditional Formatting sits under Home › Find & Select on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt H F D C runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Find & Select › Conditional Formatting instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Find & Select menu in Excel:

• ⌥HFDG Go To
• ⌥HFDS Go To Special
• ⌥HFDU Formulas
• ⌥HFDM Notes
• ⌥HFDN Constants
• ⌥HFDV Data Validation
• ⌥HFDO Select Objects
• ⌥HFDP Selection Pane