Alt H F Q O on Mac: Angle Counterclockwise in Excel

To run Angle Counterclockwise with Alt H F Q O in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, F, Q, O. 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 Q O

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, F Q for Orientation, O for Angle Counterclockwise.

What Alt H F Q O does

Angle Counterclockwise sits under Home › Orientation on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt H F Q O runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Orientation › Angle Counterclockwise instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Orientation menu in Excel:

• ⌥HFQL Angle Clockwise
• ⌥HFQV Vertical Text
• ⌥HFQU Rotate Text Up
• ⌥HFQD Rotate Text Down
• ⌥HFQM Format Cell Alignment